Columbia J-School’s Existential Crisis

(Blog Post) Part of the problem is the perception that the situation is a “a zero-sum game,” as one person put it, where adding lessons in video production or law for bloggers will dilute or displace the school’s long-heralded focus on journalism’s core precepts: concise prose, ethical reporting, and sophisticated editorial sensibilities. “There’s this big, huge, fundamental issue: How much of the skills do you teach?” says journalism school dean ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Kaizar Campwala - Mar 12, 2009 - 9:27 AM PDT
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Edited by: Kaizar Campwala - Mar 12, 2009 - 9:27 AM PDT

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Kaizar Campwala
3.8
by Kaizar Campwala - Mar. 12, 2009
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Paul Hyland
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by Paul Hyland - Mar. 13, 2009

Interesting, somewhat informative, seemed a little too interested in the controversy, in tweaking the old vs. the new, the Ivy vs. the upstart, and less interested in the way the old and new need to work together. Quality comments, obviously read by many of the key players, actually added to understanding.

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Adam Orden
5.0
by Adam Orden - Mar. 13, 2009

Excellent reporting and writing

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