This is the first episode in a regular Monday series of articles I have been promising to write for some time. It is about innovation in journalism. That is, it is about how we might innovate in the core product of news organisations. It is intended as a counter to what I have been describing […]
Journalism education
All those journalism graduates … all these jobs
It might seem that a journalism degree is a sure-fire path to a life of blogging about your experiences at Centrelink, says Chris Scanlon, yet enrolments in the country’s journalism courses have been rising steadily.
Twitter goes tertiary
DePaul University in the US will be starting what it calls “the first college-level journalism course focused solely on Twitter”. Is that really something to brag about? Surprisingly, yes, says Gawker, who got a sneak-peak at the syllabus.
Why journalism degrees should be scrapped
Journalism is not a profession like engineering, medicine or even law, says journalist Richard Sine: you can pick up most media skills on the job, and no-one dies if you stuff-up. Wannabe reporters would be better off honing their skills out in the real world.
Grading the celebrity faculty of YouTube’s J-school
YouTube recently launched their Reporters’ Center, offering free video journalism tutorials from some of the media’s biggest names. But are they actually any good? Lewis Grossblogger grades the online professors on their classes.
YouTube launches online training for journos
YouTube has launched their Reporters’ Centre, offering instructional videos, tips and advice from established journalists like Katie Couric, Bob Woodward, Nicholas Kristof, Arianna Huffington and Michael Isikoff.
Computer nerds: the saviours of journalism
Universities are blending journalism and computer programming subjects to create a new breed of media whiz kids to mix high-tech savvy with hard-nosed reporting skills. Can they save the ailing media industry?
Fairfax fails graduates and the industry
The new boss of newspapers at Fairfax, Brian McCarthy, is taking the industry backwards and setting it up to fail, according to the head of one of the country’s leading journalism education programs.
Fairfax betrays journalism education
Fairfax has struck a devastating blow to journalism education and the future of the profession by radically cutting back on the number of its trainees, and altering the requirements for its intake, writes Margaret Simons.
Coles ends Supreme Court action against sacked executive
Coles yesterday ended its Supreme Court action to seek information from sacked executive Peter Scott. The action related to alleged breaches of confidentiality in March this year, after an email (between Mr Scott and Coles Corporate Affairs Manager, Sarah McNeil) was leaked to the media.
