Colorado regents vote to close J-school

I agree with Starman. If you major in journalism at this point, you're insane. If you want to major in something else and write for the paper on the side, fine...

It's no longer a viable profession, sad as it is to say...

 

In my best Cochran:

If UCF is a fit, the list is not legit.

 

Are my recent students now working at SI, NBC and the Wall Street Journal insane?

 

No, they are the exceptions.

 

A deeper understanding of journalism isn't the end. It's another step in the process of doing better journalism. Nobody goes to college to understand journalism better *just for the sake of understanding journalism better.*

 

Yeah, well that's part of my original point. Let's not make blanket statements.

I'm glad the "exceptions" didn't have people discouraging them.

 

If they are recent students, it's a little early in the game to decide if they've won or not.

 

Exactly the kind of attitude I despise right there. I guarantee you I will continue encouraging them.

 

They are also very young. I have no doubt about their talents, but let's see where they are and what they're doing once they get on the wrong side of 30, never mind once they approach 40.

 

All of which, in the end, is dedicated to the production of actual, working journalists.

I'm not saying there's no academic side to it at all. I'm saying that if you start breaking it down by ratio, the "career prep" side takes up much more time, attention and resources than the academic side.

 

Okay.

 

Journalism, as a field, isn't going away. It's simply changing, like a lot of other fields. There will always be a need for people who can research, interview, report and write with clarity, no matter what the platform.