Tag Archives: education
The move to Philadelphia
This is a personal post, but it’s tied to my journalism education in a large way. After graduating from Northampton Community College with an Associate’s Degree in journalism, I’m continuing to pursue my Bachelor’s degree at Temple University. That’s right I’ve moved from the sticks, to the city. Now, what does this have to do [...]
Rebuilding a Web journalism class from scratch
Image via Wikipedia As the potential handful of readers of this blog know, I’m a recent graduate of Northampton Community College’s journalism program. And I’ve also blogged about what I think of the journalism program at NCC. Quite frankly I think I’m lucky to get out of there with any idea of what online news [...]
Is shorthand necessary in a Web world or is it just a useful skill?
Last week I came across a post from Dave Lee about journalism and shorthand. He describes how learning shorthand is under debate in UK j-schools, where the skill appears to have a strong following. In fact one of the comments berates any journalist who doesn’t know a form of shorthand: Anyone who thinks it is [...]
Worthy journalism skills to learn on your own
I’m interested in compiling a list of worthwhile skills I can teach myself, preferably over the summer. So far I’m crawling through Pat Thornton’s summer reading list, the Innovation in College Media blog’s multimedia course syllabus, and a few other “Top Ten” lists. But I still want to know more. If you’re a professional, what [...]
Philadelphia Weekly article covers the “death” of journalism