Showing posts with label Len Downie. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Len Downie. Show all posts

Saturday, September 15, 2012

Journalism schools could re-invent the industry

Newton (Knight Foundation
photo)
(Versión en español aquí.)

University journalism programs are not changing fast enough to meet the needs of students entering an industry in which job opportunities lie in ventures that are entrepreneurial and multimedia, say experts writing a series of articles for Nieman Lab.

One of the commentators is Eric Newton, who says it is not enough to make changes every few years; schools need to embrace a culture of continuous change or rapidly become irrelevant.