An article at Inside Higher Ed has started an interesting discussion on the worth of journalism schools. Here is one example from Maria B. Marron, a journalism professor at Central Michigan University:
…the ages-old debate about the value vs. non-value of journalism programs and arrived only at the conclusion, articulated by Alberto Ibarguen, that j-schools “ought to be [...]
I find myself often getting a little miffed at Clark Hoyt’s Public Editor column for the New York Times. I am again. On Sunday he runs a column that says that of 700 people who wrote to him about the the choice of William Kristol as a columnist only one thought it a good choice. One [...]
Each year Edge asks big thinkers a question, this year’s question: What Have You Changed Your Mind About?
Well, before reading this year’s question from 165 top thinkers, I thought there were lots of people of color in this world, but the empirical evidence, at least from looking at the Edge respondents, is that fewer than 1 in a 100 [...]
Butch Ward, in a Poynter online column, looks at the last 10 months of primary coverage, and based on the storylines below asked: Where was the journalism? The storylines include:
McCain’s campaign is doomed.
Clinton’s nomination is inevitable.
Obama is too effete and inexperienced to win.
Giuliani is running surprisingly strong.
Huckabee has no shot.
He adds:
Watching the cable channels cover Tuesday night’s [...]
So I see a car crash. I park the car, get out my camera and start shooting still photos and some video. Soon a Georgia State Police officer starts asking me questions like my name and address. At first I refuse, saying it is a public space. He gets a little more intimidating and maybe [...]
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Leonard Witt is the Robert D. Fowler Distinguished Chair in Communication at Kennesaw State University and the chief blogger of PJNet. His academic interests include public and citizen journalism and how to get citizens' voices heard. He has spent most of his professional career as an award-winning journalist.