Demand for entrepreneurial journalism training is multilingual, international

One in six U.S. residents is of Hispanic or Latino origin. Half consume news in Spanish. This post was prepared for sharing at the City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism Entrepreneurial Journalism Educators Summit July 10. Much of the material is drawn from previous blog posts.  American universities are leaders in creating programs in entrepreneurial […]

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What journalism schools can and can’t teach students

Versión en español aquí. A master’s degree in English literature might not seem an ideal preparation for a career as a business journalist. Actually it served me well, for all the reasons given by advocates of a liberal arts education.  But my own experience seems to have little to do with what the journalism job […]

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Journalism schools could re-invent the industry

Newton (Knight Foundation photo) (Versión en español aquí.) University journalism programs are not changing fast enough to meet the needs of students entering an industry in which job opportunities lie in ventures that are entrepreneurial and multimedia, say experts writing a series of articles for Nieman Lab. One of the commentators is Eric Newton, who says […]

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