Taking an innovative approach to teaching journalism

November 1, 2009
By Steve Safran

We have some great journalism schools here in Boston, and their mission will be the same as ours: to evolve. NYU is offering what could be a model for next-gen J-school, its Studio 20 concentration. The classes are led by Prof. Jay Rosen whose blog, PressThink, is a provocative must-read. Another splendid J-prof is Mindy McAdams, who teaches at the University of Florida. On her blog, Teaching Online Journalism, Mindy observes the innovative requirements for the class:

Studio 20 expects all applicants to have a keen interest in journalism and improving it, a strong command of written English, a devotion to high standards in reportage and verification, and a familiarity with creative uses of the World Wide Web. It also requires applicants to have obtained competence in at least one of the following three skill sets:

  • Capturing audio and editing it, or
  • Video recording, production and editing, or
  • Web skills (which could be production, design and coding, or Web journalism and blogging).
    • Next-gen journalists need to know it all. It’s not enough to interview and write. You need to know how to use more tools. Are we doing a good enough job teaching this stuff here in Boston?

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    1. We shared, you came: the power of social media | Boston MediaNEXT on November 2, 2009 at 8:53 am

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