What’s wrong with journalism education?
It's no secret that journalism is in flux. Layoffs, buyouts, shrinking budgets—this is the reality the industry faces today. So how can journalism schools prepare the journalists of the future? That was the subject of the Toward 2020: New Directions in Journalism Education conference at Ryerson University, in Toronto, on May 31.
It's no secret that journalism is in flux. Layoffs, buyouts, shrinking budgets—this is the reality the industry faces today. So how can journalism schools prepare the journalists of the future?
That was the subject of the Toward 2020: New Directions in Journalism Education conference at Ryerson University, in Toronto, on May 31.
Tamara Baluja is an award-winning journalist with CBC Vancouver and the 2018 Michener-Deacon fellow for journalism education. She was the associate editor for J-Source from 2013-2014.