Journalism
schools across the country are constantly tweaking their programs to
provide students with the most realistic foundation possible. Even when I
received my bachelor's degree in journalism in 2010 from The College at
Brockport (N.Y.), the program was in the midst of an overhaul,
attempting to broaden the curriculum similar to what every single
J-school has been forced to tackle over the past few years.
By
nature, this change in curriculum forces undergraduate students out of
their academic norms. With the continuing debate about journalism
education embodied in the push for a "teaching hospital" model, journalism classes increasingly require outside work and the need for students to learn skills they may have never considered.
In
this issue, Norm Lewis offers an inside look at the University of
Florida's recent switch to a converged newsroom. While forcing students
out of their comfort zones hasn't been easy, it's been for the better of
the individual student, he says – and may have help propped up the
tissue industry.
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