JOURNALISM SCHOOL

A 'journalism school' is a school or department, usually part of an established university, where journalists are trained. An increasingly used short form for a journalism department, school or college is 'j-school'. Many of the most famous and respected journalists of the past and present had no formal training in journalism, but learned their craft on the job, often starting out as ''copy boys''/''copy girls''.
Today, in many parts of the world it is usual for journalists to first complete university-level training which incorporates both technical skills such as research skills, interviewing technique and shorthand and academic studies in media theory, cultural studies and ethics.
Current preference within the United Kingdom is for entrants to first complete a non media-studies related degree course, giving maximum educational breadth, prior to taking a specialist postgraduate pre-entry course, most of which are either recognised by the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) or the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ).

History

The world's first journalism school was founded by Walter Williams as the Missouri School of Journalism at the University of Missouri in 1908.^[1] Since then the journalism school has become standard at most major universities.

Top journalism schools

There have been various attempts to rank journalism schools, and the question of which are the "best" or "top" journalism schools is frequently raised on the internet by students. Many institutions claim to be leading schools of journalism, and there is inevitably debate about which are the most appropriate criteria with which to evaluate and judge journalism schools. Awards are obvious indicators of a quality "J" school, as are the quality of school graduates.

Asia

Two "top 10" lists have been compiled in 'India': [1] and [2].

Australia and New Zealand

In 'Australia', a ranking of all journalism schools in the country has been assembled based on graduating students' assessments of the quality of their courses: [3]. The 'New Zealand' Training Organisation has published a list of that country's journalism schools recognised by industry.[4]

Europe

Issues from a European perspective in evaluating journalism schools are discussed by the president of the European Journalism Training Association: [5].
In 'Russia' the MSU Faculty of Journalism is the leading journalism school. The majority of textbooks on journalism in Russian was written by the MSU scientists.

Latin America

An evaluation of developments in journalism education in Latin America has been undertaken by Professor Rosental Calmon Alves.

North America

A listing (unranked) of leading 'Canadian' journalism schools has been assembled by Campus Access[6]. Journalism schools are listed and classified on the "J-Schools & Programs" page of The Canadian Journalism Project
In the 'United States' the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (ACEJMC) [7] applies nine standards in evaluating university programs: mission, governance and administration; curriculum and instruction; diversity and inclusiveness; full-time and part-time faculty; scholarship: research, creative and professional activity; student services; resources, facilities and equipment; professional and public service; and assessment of learning outcomes. The ACEJMCC has awarded accreditation to 109 university and college programs of study in journalism and mass communications, but does not attempt to rank the courses or programs. It accredits colleges, schools, Departments or "Divisions.
The listing of a unit as accredited indicates that the unit has been judged by ACEJMC to meet its standards. That judgment is rendered after a self-study prepared by the faculty and administration of the unit and an independent evaluation of the unit by educators and practitioners.The listing shows the bachelor's and professional master's degree programs that were examined during the unit's most recent accreditation review. Some units offer degrees in addition to those listed here. ACEJMC does not accredit programs leading to the Ph.D., which is considered a research (and not a professional) degree. The Council does not list sequences or specialties.
''Editor & Publisher'' has presented an unranked list of leading journalism schools [8], while ''U.S. News & World Report'' produces annual lists of the top schools in advertising, print, and other categories based on responses to questionnaires sent to deans and faculty members. A list based on a variety of resources claims to identify the "ten most popular journalism schools in the United States"[9]. One critic has pointed to the anecdotal nature of much j-school ranking in the absence of effective tracking of journalism graduates' career paths[10]. Schools such as New York University, University of Texas, Ohio University, Indiana University, Columbia University, University of Maryland, University of Kansas, University of Missouri, Michigan State University, Northwestern University, Syracuse University, University of Minnesota, University of Florida, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, University of California, Berkeley, and University of Wisconsin-Madison are typically considered among the best in the United States based upon the success of those who attended these institutions.

Debate about the role of journalism schools

One of the most cited critiques of a journalism school was Michael Lewis's article in ''The New Republic'' (1993), "J-school ate my brain" ([11]), which was strongly criticized by University of Maryland College of Journalism dean Reese Cleghorn in ''American Journalism Review'': [12]. Discussion of the issues raised by Lewis was evident a decade later in the ''Chronicle of Higher Education'' colloquy on journalism education, [13], ''Columbia Journalism Review's "Searching for the perfect j-school", [14], and "The j-school debate" in the Christian Science Monitor, [15]. Alternative approaches to journalism education were suggested in Jack Shafer's ''Slate'' article "Can J-school be saved? Professional advice for Columbia University" [16]. An article in ''The Australian'' discusses "What makes a good school of journalism".[17].

On the internet, a range of weblogs have been set up by journalism students to chronicle or to criticize their journalism colleges. Examples are:
[18],
[19],
[20],
[21]. An example of a weblog criticising university journalism education in Australia is [22]. One journalism school in the UK, at the University of Westminster, has established a clearing house where all students are expected to contribute to the development and content of their own education and training using blogs.

Various commentaries on journalism education are related to criticisms of contemporary news media standards and values. One example is a paper by Jan Schaffer, executive director of J-Lab: the Institute for Interactive Journalism[23]. A controversial paper to Australia's peak newspaper industry body PANPA (Pacific Area Newspaper Publishers Association) by Professor John Henningham ("Journalism sold short in media courses") blamed industry lack of interest and university cost-cutting for falling standards in journalism education[24]. In Canada, Mark Anderson of the Ottawa Citizen has argued the case for teaching business journalism in college rather than on the job[25]. ''Muncie Free Press'' proprietor Paul Mallasch has called for more j-school graduates to choose the participatory model known as citizen journalism [26], while issues of citizen participation are also discussed by American University professor and CBS journalist Danna Walker in her discussion of implications for journalism education in media industry restructuring flowing from internet challenges[27].

List of Journalism Schools and Programs

United States and Canada

Asia

★ Indian Institute of Journalism & New Media

★ Good learning articals on tv news

Australia and New Zealand

★

Europe

★ CELSA Paris - Sorbonne University, France

★ CFJ - Paris-based Journalism School and Training center, Paris, France

★ Westminster University Journalism Department - London, England

★ City University Journalism Department - London, England

★ Moscow State University Faculty of Journalism - Moscow, Russia

External Links

★ Article on television news

★ ACEJMC list of accredited programs

★ Columbia University Journalism School

★ Indian Institute of Journalism and New Media

★ Jschool: Journalism Education & Training

★ Medill Northwestern University

★ Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University

★ New York University, Department of Journalism & Mass Communications

★ University of Maryland College of Journalism

★ Shorthand and the Journalist

★ Article collection on Broadcast Journalism

★ [http://www.celsa.fr/ CELSA Paris - ]

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JOURNALISM SCHOOL

History

Top journalism schools

Asia

Australia and New Zealand

Europe

Latin America

North America

Debate about the role of journalism schools

List of Journalism Schools and Programs

United States and Canada

Asia

Australia and New Zealand

Europe

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