Comments on: The insider peek at Columbia’s j-school http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2008/the-insider-peek-at-columbias-j-school/ Notes from the classroom and observations about today's practice of journalism online Fri, 05 Dec 2008 08:39:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: What’s going on? « J-School Today: Discussions on journalism education http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2008/the-insider-peek-at-columbias-j-school/#comment-9342 What’s going on? « J-School Today: Discussions on journalism education Wed, 02 Apr 2008 22:49:07 +0000 http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2008/the-insider-peek-at-columbias-j-school/#comment-9342 [...] schools at Columbia and Northwestern are taking close looks at their programs, hoping that they can evolve and develop [...] [...] schools at Columbia and Northwestern are taking close looks at their programs, hoping that they can evolve and develop [...]

]]> By: Pat Thornton http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2008/the-insider-peek-at-columbias-j-school/#comment-8293 Pat Thornton Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:16:27 +0000 http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2008/the-insider-peek-at-columbias-j-school/#comment-8293 It sounds like my decision to not get a masters in journalism was a sound one. Most programs don't have much to offer students right now. I think it's going to be a few years before the dust settles and some of the major programs really get their acts together. It does sound like Columbia is starting to turn things around, but I can only imagine paying tens of thousands of dollars (or hundreds) to get a degree from Columbia only to find out that you didn't learn many of the skills you needed. If I do go back to school, I'm pretty sure it won't be in journalism this time. It sounds like my decision to not get a masters in journalism was a sound one. Most programs don’t have much to offer students right now. I think it’s going to be a few years before the dust settles and some of the major programs really get their acts together.

It does sound like Columbia is starting to turn things around, but I can only imagine paying tens of thousands of dollars (or hundreds) to get a degree from Columbia only to find out that you didn’t learn many of the skills you needed.

If I do go back to school, I’m pretty sure it won’t be in journalism this time.

]]> By: BuzzMachine » Blog Archive » Lemann links http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2008/the-insider-peek-at-columbias-j-school/#comment-8284 BuzzMachine » Blog Archive » Lemann links Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:55:11 +0000 http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2008/the-insider-peek-at-columbias-j-school/#comment-8284 [...] And here’s Mindy McAdams. [...] [...] And here’s Mindy McAdams. [...]

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