tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32402245.post7779844723630171405..comments2023-09-25T07:44:17.471-04:00Comments on The Editorialiste: Columbia J-School Moves Toward New Media, "Tradigital" JournalistAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13684537013120858057noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32402245.post-91564165072483794252007-08-27T21:04:00.000-04:002007-08-27T21:04:00.000-04:00@doug:Your comment is welcome as always! I do beli...@doug:<BR/><BR/>Your comment is welcome as always! I do believe that cutting edge is in other cities as well; I'm just sad that I'm unable to reach (please do point some others this way, maybe I can bring some others on to guest blog a post). Must be the stranglehold on New York media, I suppose.<BR/><BR/>You wrote: "I was in the room at the College Media conference last year in St. Louis and one session had j-school instructor say "We don't know what to teach because we don't know what media wants." Danger! Danger!"<BR/><BR/>I'm so glad you brought forth that anecdote -- 'Danger danger!' is exactly the sentiment. But the bottom line, I think, is that there needs to be less focus on journalism for profit and more focus on journalism as a public good. Should journalism resort to accepting losses? I don't think so, but at the same time, the pursuit of profit won't create profitable journalism in the 'useful' sense, in my opinion. Wishful thinking, I know.<BR/><BR/>As always, thanks for reading and commenting,<BR/>The Editorialiste.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13684537013120858057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32402245.post-40282405076441584082007-08-25T15:01:00.000-04:002007-08-25T15:01:00.000-04:00Columbia, like many other proven, sophisticated (a...Columbia, like many other proven, sophisticated (and expensive) grad schools is simply reacting to the request of media companies who hire their graduates. These companies are saying, "We want people who know how to do a little of everything and can do it quickly." Finally, colleges and universities are waking up to this. But for every Rosen and Jarvis (has cutting edge moved to New York only?) there are hundreds of others still wondering what they should be doing or within j-school departments still woefully underfunded and not attracting progressive leaders. I was in the room at the College Media conference last year in St. Louis and one session had j-school instructor say "We don't know what to teach because we don't know what media wants." Danger! Danger!<BR/>Also, I'm still not sure how all of this will affect the quality of journalism. And, I'm wondering what (if anything) labor unions will say. It's been pretty quiet out there. <BR/>The good news is that they are changing and you cannot sneeze at that. I like that word, "tradigital." I hope it doesn't become a cliche for companies hiring people to do more work to save money, keep double digit profits rolling and the stock price up.<BR/><BR/>Doug MitchellAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com