Describes a course designed to give journalism students functional knowledge in business and economics so that they can become business news reporters. (RL)

Explores ways that journalism administrators can reverse declining enrollments by developing courses for graduate programs in sports management. (RL)

Reports on survey data revealing the changes in advanced reporting courses, particularly those focusing on investigative reporting and specialized reporting (urban affairs, business, law, education). (RL)

Discusses the need for courses about community journalism in college journalism programs. Provides a composite course outline from those supplied by 30 schools or departments of journalism, with suggestions about assignments, projects, discussion topics, and textbooks. (RL)

Summarizes survey results of black print journalists and details areas in which minority journalism education needs improvement. (CRH)

Laments journalism students' lack of general world knowledge and describes an abbreviated general knowledge curriculum implemented in a newswriting course. (HTH)

A study compared attitudes of editors and educators concerning how undergraduate news-editorial programs should respond to newspaper industry change, in particular new technology and changing reader needs. A questionnaire was mailed to 352 editors (representing small, medium-sized, and large newspapers) and 186 professors at undergraduate…