While attempting to shape curriculum, journalism programs across the country face similar, complex issues to keep pace with today's evolving field. With more skills required for entry-level journalists, one of the challenges is shaping classes to not onlywhat students need to know but also the skills they already bring.
In this issue, Dr. Jeff Wilkinson of Houston Baptist University writes about the effective steps for building a better journalism program, the decisions that need to be made in the trenches. He says it's vital for educators to assess their program in three areas. Once they've done that, the proper steps can be taken to get a program to the next level.
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Friday, April 12, 2013
March 2013: Common Issues Face Journalism Programs Today
Monday, February 25, 2013
February 2013: Understanding journalism's future vital for educators
In the February issue of The Convergence Newsletter, Shixin Zhang and David Edwards of the University of Nottingham in Ningbo, China, pose an interesting look at the future of journalism education. The professors examine the changing world of journalism and offer a formula on the future of its education.
It begs the question of how we teach students in this constantly redeveloping field? Read the article and post your comments below. Be sure to visit the newsletter on our Facebook and Google+ pages as well.
Thursday, December 20, 2012
December 2012: A call to disrupt convergence
Larry Dailey issues a provocative call to disrupt convergence projects between colleges and newspapers in America. The University of Nevada-Reno professor questions whether some of the partnerships do more than provide newspapers with free student labor. Read Dailey's article in the December edition of the The Convergence Newsletter, and post your thoughts below. What should college journalism programs require of newspapers, television stations, and other news businesses in a convergence partnership? Continue the conversation on the newsletter's Google+ or Facebook pages.
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