oh those wacky college kids

Agreed, especially when gen-ROFLMAOzerz hits the job market. There's one thing J-School gives you that few other college majors provide: the ability to write cleanly and clearly to a broad audience.

 

Where were you guys three years ago when I decided to major in journalism? I just got my degree in December and am learning the hard way how valuable it really is.

 

Well done.

 

With a name like Dillon Panther, you should have gone into porn.

 

I take it you've never seen Friday Night Lights, but now that you mention it, that is a hell of a porn name.

 

I love how the picture is from people who work at the actual newspaper.

If I was entering college now instead of five years ago, I wouldn't have majored in journalism. Oh well, it's done now. I have the degree and a job and an exit plan. The last part of it shouldn't be something any 23-year-old should have, but there it is.

 

I echo this sentiment. I'm graduating with the degree in May and am wishing I had at least done some other more practical major while writing for the paper instead of busting my butt to become editor of the thing.

 

At least, that's how I feel on the particularly hard days. But maybe something amazing will come along for all of us hard-working journalistic folks.

Maybe....

 

Awful advice. So you can write and that is a fallback option. Does the finance guy go into finance for a just in case job as a math teacher? Give me a break. If you are a journalism major it should be for journalism. This is a specific degree for a specific career that is dying on the vine.

Is it that hard to get any sense of realism in college anymore? Kids thinks because they are good, there will be a job for them. As if your talent mattered. Even star quality gets treated like trash now.

 

So what's there to do with writing talent? Not sure if you're bitching or just stating the facts, but are there viable alternatives for talented writes?

There's gotta be something talented young writers can do to continue growing in the craft while remaining respectable and credible, right?

 

J Schools should fold. Newspapers are training citizen journalists. There won't be a need for true reporting in the future, just fluff pieces. Nobody's going to be doing great pieces on police brutality, government corruption, etc. The easy citizen journalism training should be enough to suffice. Editors think they are so cool getting people to do their little photo galleries and online projects. This business is dead and J Schools should all fold right now. Let 'em get English majors and trained by the newspapers for the fluff journalism of the future. Have 'em major in something else.

 

"If they want it bad enough, they'll be fine!" -- Dave Kindred, SportsJournalists.com circa January, 2009