This is for a Interactive in the category for a Beginner audience.
Two years ago I wrote that Canadian journalism schools should be teaching more entrepreneurial skills. We’re still not there yet. But really it’s systemic of a wider issue in higher journalism education: how can universities be learning labs for digital innovation with a largely tenured faculty, sometimes decades removed from practicing the craft?
If journalism educators are serious about reforming and adapting the curriculum to keep up with technology, students need to play a larger role in the decision making. Education is a constant conversation, and curriculum development should be no different. There’s been a lot of talk lately about diversity in newsrooms. It’s time we start to have a talk about diversity of voices on a syllabus.
The plan by the International Center for Journalists to send professors back into the newsroom is one solution. But what if no budget for a program like this exists? What can schools do in the short-term? Let’s continue the search for answers by bringing together students, journalists and educators to brainstorm solutions.
How does your submission contribute to the diversity of the conference?
I am Canadian, and am just graduating from j-school in June.
What will your audience have gained by the time your session is over?
Suggested Speakers
Arik Ligeti | @arikligeti
Raju Narisetti | @raju
Gary Kebbel | @garykebbel