Students brave roadside bombs and Taliban threats while on class assignments. Professors are kidnapped and killed. Campus radio stations get regular visits from military intelligence. Welcome to journalism education in Pakistan's tribal areas. The region is off-limits to most outsiders, so students find themselves reporting for Pakistani and…

In 2007 the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation placed a major bet on State University of New York at Stony Brook: $1.7-million to enroll 10,000 students in its news-literacy curriculum over five years. Alberto Ibarguen, president and chief executive of the foundation, expected the course to foster "a group of students who would simply…

Journalism programs across the country have rolled out new curricula and courses emphasizing complex social issues, in-depth reporting, and "new media" such as online news sites with streaming audio and video. Journalism education has rightly taken its cue from media outlets that find themselves not relevant enough for a new generation of readers,…

The new Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of New York may not have the history or prestige of Columbia University, but it does not come with the high tuition and fees of the older college either. Stephen B. Shepard, the founding dean of the school believes the school will help him forge a new way of teaching journalism at a time…

In this article, the author outlines his thoughts on what media education might look like in the future. He raises questions regarding media's role in the society, the blurring of the lines between consumption and creation of media, and the implications of fundemantal shifts in power within the culture. He stresses that the modern university…

Discusses the decision by Columbia University's new president to reevaluate the mission of its journalism school before naming a new dean, in order to explore how the journalism school fits into the mission of a research university. (EV)

This paper discusses a Lawsuit filed against Dow Jones Newspaper Fund and the legal settlement between the defendant and the plaintiff. The fund, a nonprofit organization affiliated with Dow Jones & Company had been operating more than 20 programs for minority high-school students to pursue careers in newspaper journalism. The organization…

A controversial new curriculum unveiled this month at one of the nation's leading journalism schools is sparking heated debate over the role that marketing and technology should play in the education of future reporters and broadcasters. The most controversial change, though, is the increased emphasis on "audience understanding." Some praise the…

Since 1985, the University of Missouri at Columbia's School of Journalism has been developing a high-technology environment for student work, including word processing, electronic imaging, networked personal computers, and telecommunications. Some faculty worry that the emphasis on technology may overshadow the concepts, principles, and substance…

The increased enrollment in journalism is from students interested in advertising, public relations, and the new programs being offered under the rubric of "communications." More jobs appear to be available in those fields and students perceive salaries in those fields to be greater than those in print journalism. (MLW)

Media and news companies strive to keep costs down while maximizing profit through electronic news and information dissemination and engaging in unethical personnel managing practices. The author argues that journalism teachers and schools have catered to the demands of media companies by concentrating only on skills demanded by the industry. It…

The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has contributed $58 million to improve journalism education since 1990, including endowment of 10 university chairs, fellowships for mid-career journalists, and scholarships for journalism majors. The endowed chairs are bringing respected journalists into academe. The foundation also donates to schools,…