Topic: J-School

Nieman Reports Heads to Journalism Classrooms
By Melissa Ludtke, Editor

Old Newspapers Lead Students to New Discoveries
A valuable collection of historic newspapers is used to put ‘journalistic skills to work on news long dead.’
By Doug Cumming

Credibility Resides at the Core of Teaching Journalism
The challenge involves adjusting to the new rigors of the practice and getting students to think in digital ways.
By Jean Folkerts

Newspapers, Schools and Newsroom Diversity
Redirecting Newspapers in Education to focus on the program's proven benefits could result in more minority students becoming journalists.
By Dan Sullivan

Adapt or Die of Irrelevance
The clash between academic requirements for professors and the education students of journalism need to have grows more intense.
By Karl Idsvoog

How Best Prepare for Newspaper Work?
Nieman Fellows answer the question.
By Edward A. Walsh

The BBC’s College of Journalism
By Richard Sambrook

Accepting the Challenge: Using the Web to Help Newspapers Survive
‘Meeting us where we are—with a great Web site, content that works well in digital media, told in ways we can absorb and share—is a step in the right direction.’
By Luke Morris

Finding a Different Path Into the Newsroom
For Native students, a summer journalism institute, an online newspaper, and internships can lead to full-time jobs.
By Denny McAuliffe

Digital Media Push Images to the Foreground
In the midst of big changes in the working lives of photojournalists, a former news photographer looks at how journalism schools and programs should respond.
By Lester Sloan

An Investigative Reporting Partnership: A Serendipitous Collaboration
‘At Northeastern University in Boston, where I joined the faculty in 2007, students in my investigative reporting seminars have produced 11 Page One stories for The Boston Globe in just 20 months.’
By Walter V. Robinson

A Student’s Most Memorable Story
In tackling a tough topic—racial relations in a Montana community—a young reporter learned how much good journalism matters.
By Anne E. Pettinger

Native News Honors Project
In a journalism class at the University of Montana, students report from the state’s Indian Country, and their words and images are published.
By Carol Van Valkenburg

Filling a Local Void: J-School Students Tackle Watchdog Reporting
‘Those of us who have been investigative reporters have a responsibility to ensure that local watchdogging remains robust in our industry.’
By Maggie Mulvihill and Joe Bergantino

The Missourian: A Unique Approach to Teaching Journalism
‘All journalism schools have trouble reconciling vocational goals and academic needs, and the conflict was felt first and most sharply at Missouri.’
By Philip Meyer