Grand Theft Auto eat ya heart out

Posted by Lou Thomas on 10 March 2006 at 10:54
Tags: Journalism, Training

The experience vs education debate provokes strong feelings from many veterans and novices in journalism, with those having spent years studying and thousands of pounds at Uni often clashing with those who believe in the old route from tea-making editor on a local paper upwards.

Most now recognise that both can be massively beneficial but learning the trade through a computer game may make even the most devoted academic types balk.

Teaching new media phenomena

Posted by Martin Stabe on 13 February 2006 at 15:20
Tags: Online, Training

Online Journalism Review: Teaching the future of journalism

Learn journalism on your iPod

Posted by Martin Stabe on 13 February 2006 at 11:52
Tags: Podcasting, Student Media, Training

Students at a top American journalism school will be among the first to be able to download their lectures as free podcasts.

Recordings of courses at the University of Missouri journalism school will be among those available for available for free download as podcasts produced as part of a pilot project involving Apple Computer and six US universities, the Financial Times reports.

“Our students are digital natives and what we’re trying to do is meet them where they already are,�? Keith Politte, development officer at the Mizzou’s j-school told the FT.