Comments on: Five journalism graduate programs to consider http://www.copress.org/2009/06/11/five-journalism-graduate-programs-to-consider/ Building a Better Technical Ecosystem for Student News Organizations Mon, 10 May 2010 13:35:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Kevin Koehlerhttp://www.copress.org/2009/06/11/five-journalism-graduate-programs-to-consider/comment-page-1/#comment-1944 Kevin Koehler Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:20:37 +0000 http://www.copress.org/?p=2051#comment-1944 In my humble opinion, it's a truly terrible idea to spend a dime on journalism graduate school. You are like pay a lot of money for a degree which will not enhance your future salary or job prospects in any substantive way.Exceptions: 1) You're exceptionally wealthy and enjoy unnecessary schooling. 2) You're given a scholarship that makes grad school free or better yet a fellowship that makes it profitable.Consider: Journalists who never went to j-school (graduate or undergraduate) have done as well or better than their colleagues who did. 59 percent of Pulitzer Prize winners NEVER STUDIED JOURNALISM. http://journalism.fas.nyu.edu/pubzone/debate/forum.1.essay.medsger.html In my humble opinion, it’s a truly terrible idea to spend a dime on journalism graduate school. You are like pay a lot of money for a degree which will not enhance your future salary or job prospects in any substantive way.

Exceptions: 1) You’re exceptionally wealthy and enjoy unnecessary schooling. 2) You’re given a scholarship that makes grad school free or better yet a fellowship that makes it profitable.

Consider: Journalists who never went to j-school (graduate or undergraduate) have done as well or better than their colleagues who did. 59 percent of Pulitzer Prize winners NEVER STUDIED JOURNALISM. http://journalism.fas.nyu.edu/pubzone/debate/forum.1.essay.medsger.html

]]> By: Kevin D. Granthttp://www.copress.org/2009/06/11/five-journalism-graduate-programs-to-consider/comment-page-1/#comment-1940 Kevin D. Grant Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:54:32 +0000 http://www.copress.org/?p=2051#comment-1940 I'd like to offer a shout to USC's Annenberg School. A host of Web-focused faculty, a brilliant dean in Geneva Overholser (took over 2008), and highly entrepreneurial to boot. I’d like to offer a shout to USC’s Annenberg School. A host of Web-focused faculty, a brilliant dean in Geneva Overholser (took over 2008), and highly entrepreneurial to boot.

]]> By: Greg Linchhttp://www.copress.org/2009/06/11/five-journalism-graduate-programs-to-consider/comment-page-1/#comment-1920 Greg Linch Fri, 12 Jun 2009 22:27:41 +0000 http://www.copress.org/?p=2051#comment-1920 If you're looking for ridiculous multimedia opportunities and the most underrated program in the country, look no further than the University of Miami.Full disclosure: I'm an alumnus of the undergrad "print" journalism program (wink, wink). They also have an undergrad visual journalism program and recently rolled out their new multimedia master's program:http://com.miami.edu/graduate/multimedia-journalism If you’re looking for ridiculous multimedia opportunities and the most underrated program in the country, look no further than the University of Miami.

Full disclosure: I’m an alumnus of the undergrad “print” journalism program (wink, wink). They also have an undergrad visual journalism program and recently rolled out their new multimedia master’s program:

http://com.miami.edu/graduate/multimedia-journalism

]]> By: Cody Brownhttp://www.copress.org/2009/06/11/five-journalism-graduate-programs-to-consider/comment-page-1/#comment-1919 Cody Brown Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:51:52 +0000 http://www.copress.org/?p=2051#comment-1919 You're really leaving NYU off?We've got Jay Rosen + Clay Shirky. The 2 prongs of the Holy Trinity.; ) You’re really leaving NYU off?

We’ve got Jay Rosen + Clay Shirky. The 2 prongs of the Holy Trinity.

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