Comments on: The What: Journalism School Enrollment Is Up. Now Let’s Get to the Why http://collegemediamatters.com/2009/04/04/the-what-journalism-school-enrollment-is-up-now-lets-get-to-the-why/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:04:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Richland Chronicle http://collegemediamatters.com/2009/04/04/the-what-journalism-school-enrollment-is-up-now-lets-get-to-the-why/#comment-2321 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:35:30 +0000 http://collegemediamatters.com/?p=2182#comment-2321 [...] seems I’m not alone in this field though; here is a link to a story from College Media Matters Journalism Enrollment is Up which goes into why enrollment in journalism has spiked. Journalism School Enrollment is Booming | [...]

]]> By: GRADY COLLEGE RULES « Simply Sunshine http://collegemediamatters.com/2009/04/04/the-what-journalism-school-enrollment-is-up-now-lets-get-to-the-why/#comment-1135 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:50:53 +0000 http://collegemediamatters.com/?p=2182#comment-1135 [...] journalism programs are keeping up with the pace of change in the industry. Despite the criticism, enrollment is up at journalism schools around the country. So the big question in my mind is which schools are doing the best job at [...]

]]> By: Best Schools for Journalism http://collegemediamatters.com/2009/04/04/the-what-journalism-school-enrollment-is-up-now-lets-get-to-the-why/#comment-1134 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:26:47 +0000 http://collegemediamatters.com/?p=2182#comment-1134 [...] journalism programs are keeping up with the pace of change in the industry. Despite the criticism, enrollment is up at journalism schools around the country. So the big question in my mind is which schools are doing the best job a [...]

]]> By: How J-schools can stay relevant « 20 cents: news paradigms http://collegemediamatters.com/2009/04/04/the-what-journalism-school-enrollment-is-up-now-lets-get-to-the-why/#comment-1089 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:34:17 +0000 http://collegemediamatters.com/?p=2182#comment-1089 [...] enrollments are up! and the media downturn is accurate. Here is one guy’s answer to WHY? College Media Matters Possibly related posts: (automatically generated)Paying for newsTime for the r/evolution of [...]

]]> By: Harvard Crimson Staffers Avoiding Journalism Upon Graduation « College Media Matters http://collegemediamatters.com/2009/04/04/the-what-journalism-school-enrollment-is-up-now-lets-get-to-the-why/#comment-938 Tue, 19 May 2009 09:04:08 +0000 http://collegemediamatters.com/?p=2182#comment-938 [...] print-in-flux times.  Let’s also not forget: J-school enrollment is still climbing.  I previously passed along my top reasons for why this phenomenon exists.  Here’s one more, by a Poynter Institute rep, who notes that [...]

]]> By: Greg Linch http://collegemediamatters.com/2009/04/04/the-what-journalism-school-enrollment-is-up-now-lets-get-to-the-why/#comment-792 Sat, 11 Apr 2009 01:38:32 +0000 http://collegemediamatters.com/?p=2182#comment-792 Or they want to go law school.

On that note, would it be worth creating a separate track for those people? They’re not really interested in the practical side as the people who actually want to go into journalism, so it makes some sense.

]]> By: Yi Wen http://collegemediamatters.com/2009/04/04/the-what-journalism-school-enrollment-is-up-now-lets-get-to-the-why/#comment-765 Mon, 06 Apr 2009 06:33:32 +0000 http://collegemediamatters.com/?p=2182#comment-765 Hi Dan,

How are you doing? This is Yi Wen reporting live from Kathmandu, Nepal. Regarding your post on why students keep flocking to journalism, well, in this age of global financial gloom and doom, everyone is suffering. On a more practical level, at least as journalists we still have to keep reporting the bad news. No doubt newspapers are cutting costs and imposing hiring freezes, but I think journalism students remain positive to the advances in technology in hopes that will help to cut costs and yet allow more journalists to jump on board.

On a more idealogical side, maybe the youths of today like the hippies of the past just wanted to make a difference in their corner of the world. Journalism in Nepal is fraught with threats, challanges and very low pay and yet increasingly it has the power to highlight the sufferings of the Nepalese people. Especially for third world countries such as Nepal, there is a need to train local journalists who understand the culture and nuances of the nation better. Parachutes and bang bang journalists like us can only do so much to help highlight the problems of the country to the rest of the world, but from my interactions with the local journalism students here, it seems that these students are drawn to journalism by the idealism of what journalism can offer-a voice to the voiceless and hope for the sufferings of the people.

]]> By: spatialcontext http://collegemediamatters.com/2009/04/04/the-what-journalism-school-enrollment-is-up-now-lets-get-to-the-why/#comment-761 Sat, 04 Apr 2009 15:08:55 +0000 http://collegemediamatters.com/?p=2182#comment-761 As one of the very non-traditional students I am attracted by the new nature of journalism. It has more appeal to me than the old form. I am excited. I want in even if along the edges. The big question is can it be a career? How will it pay? I am beyond that to some extent. I am old enough that I can do it for the love of it and collect social security. There is always my part time library job. BUT democracy is back, at least for a while. This is the new frontier. It is stimulating. Metaphors abound. It is wonderful to see students going to college to follow their passions instead of just getting the degree to become another cog in the corporate wheel. As with all change this one was inevitable and brought on by the rigidity of the institution and loss of creativity and courage in the corporate structure. Journalism is dead. long live journalism.

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