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Of course, this is all obvious by now, right? When I ask aspiring journalists where they want to be in ten or twenty years, not a single one says The New York Times or The Wall Street Journal. They want to have a famous blog. Some already do.

 

So who the hell are all these people enrolling in journalism schools? Forbes has reported today that enrollment is soaring, even though nearly one-sixth of newspaper jobs have evaporated since 2001, and those left pay an average of $40,000 a year— just slightly more than journalism school will cost you. I know people do crazy things in a recession, but taking out a student loan for a degree that won’t give an edge in a wheezing industry actually makes getting an MBA look smart.

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http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/08/who-the-hell-is-enrolling-in-journalism-school-right-now/

I got my bachelor's in Journalism and opted to skip J-school since it seemed like a way to lose a shit load of money in a quick time in order to get illustrious jobs like copy editor at a small newspaper that's going tits up.

yeah, pretty much andross. and the type of shit these schools are teaching in they're "online journalism" programs is a damn joke.

 

that said, working in online media requires way too much marketing and self-promotion by writers. which is damn distracting. sometimes i can see the beauty in only having to worry about writing words.