Classrooms as newsrooms Columbia University, Oct 26, 2013 Donica Mensing Reynolds School of Journalism University of Nevada, Reno @donica
Classrooms as newsroomsColumbia University, Oct 26, 2013
Donica MensingReynolds School of Journalism
University of Nevada, Reno@donica
485 journalism programs in the US93% of journalism students are undergraduates
51,315 students graduated with degrees in journalism and mass communication in 2012 (total daily newspaper workforce in 2013 was 38,000)
We need to change not just tactics but also self-conception.
Post-Industrial Journalism: Adapting to the PresentC.W. Anderson, Emily Bell, Clay Shirky
“…Taking advantage of access to individuals,
crowds and machines will mean changing
organizational structure as well.
JOURNALISTS. JOURNALISM EDUCATION.
The entire economy is shifting.
Global transition from the industrial age to the digital information age.
The publishing business has experienced 40 years of stagnation (Hoag and Seo,
2005) .
JOURNALISTS. JOURNALISM EDUCATION.
Reproduces the best of journalism as we know it
Prepares students
for established
roles
Teaching hospital model:
Entrepreneurial Model• Prepares students for a changing labor market
• Sharpens focus on social needs and problems
• Provides tools for responding and adapting to change
Entrepreneurial concepts could be applied to:•Professional practices (e.g. story forms, sourcing, interviewing, etc.)
•Civic practices (organize, contribute)•Technological practices (new apps, sites)
•Economic practices (new forms of revenue)
•Pedagogical practices (alternative teaching methods, lessons, assignments)
• Reporter• Editor• Photographer• Designer
• Data journalist• Interactive designer• Community manager• Social media editor• Verification analyst• Curator/aggregator• Coder/programmer• Map developer• Blogger• Analytics manager
Prepares for new journalistic roles