The education of journalists is going through the same upheavals that journalism itself is going through.
Should j-programs go with a convergence model, which gives students experience with multimedia tools, or should they create subject-matter experts, allowing them to gather the necessary technical experience on the job?
I think many schools are going with the former, bringing together their print and radio/TV folks under one roof. The University of Missouri is going with the latter, probably with an eye to blogging for cash, should traditional newspaper or newspaper web site jobs not be available.
The main point here is that most j-schools are flying blind. They don’t truly know what journalists will need in five years, aside from the usual critical thinking skills and the ability to put words together in a meaningful way.
What do you think?
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