Special Series: Beyond J-School

\n\nEducation content on MediaShift is sponsored by Carnegie-Knight News21, an alliance of 12 journalism schools in which top students tell complex stories in inventive ways. See tips for spurring innovation and digital learning at Learn.News21.com.\n\nh2. About this Series\n\nAfter the success last month with our \"Beyond Content Farms series\":http://blogs.pbs.org/mediashift-mt/mt-search.cgi?blog_id=4&tag=beyond%20content%20farms&limit=20&IncludeBlogs=4, we decided to do another in-depth special series on MediaShift. This time the series will look at \"Beyond J-School,\" chronicling how journalism education and training are changing, and how journalists need more than traditional j-school. They need multimedia skills, social media knowledge, community management chops, and must learn to collaborate with their audience. It's more than just learning the basics of journalism: They also need more background in business, entrepreneurship, technology and even programming. The entire series is linked below, and we'll be updating it throughout the next two weeks.\n\nh2. Check Out All the Posts\n\n> \"How to Teach Social Media in Journalism Schools\":http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2010/08/how-to-teach-social-media-in-journalism-schools242.html by Alfred Hermida\n\n> \"5Across - Beyond J-School\":http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2010/08/5across-beyond-j-school243.html, a video roundtable show hosted by Mark Glaser\n\n> \"Revamping J-Schools in Australia to Bring in Citizens Agenda\":http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2010/09/revamping-j-schools-in-australia-to-bring-in-citizens-agenda244.html by Julie Posetti\n\n> \"How to Conquer Journalism Students' Fear of Technology\":http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2010/09/how-to-conquer-journalism-students-fear-of-technology245.html by Jen Lee Reeves\n\n> \"Business, Entrepreneurial Skills Come to Journalism School\":http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2010/09/business-entrepreneurial-skills-come-to-journalism-school246.html by Dorian Benkoil\n\n> \"4 Minute Roundup - Helping Journalism Students Get Tech Skills\":http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2010/09/4-minute-roundup-helping-journalism-students-get-tech-skills246.html by Mark Glaser, with guest Jen Lee Reeves\n\n> \"Spending the Summer in Journalist Law School\":http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2010/09/spending-the-summer-in-journalist-law-school250.html by Nick Baumann\n\n> \"How College Students Became Mini-Media Moguls in School\":http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2010/09/how-college-students-became-mini-media-moguls-in-school251.html by Dan Reimold\n\n> \"Columbia, Medill Training New Breed of Programmer-Journalists\":http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2010/09/columbia-medill-training-new-breed-of-programmer-journalists252.html by Craig Silverman\n\n> \"4 Minute Roundup - NYU's Jay Rosen on Rethinking J-Schools\":http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2010/09/4-minute-roundup-nyus-jay-rosen-on-rethinking-j-schools253.html by Mark Glaser, with guest Jay Rosen\n\n> \"NYC J-Schools Take Divergent Paths on Training, Hyper-Local\":http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2010/09/nyc-j-schools-take-divergent-paths-on-training-hyper-local256.html by Davis Shaver\n\nh2. Your Feedback\n\nWhat do you think about our series? How could it be improved? Are there other series you'd like to see MediaShift tackle in the coming months? We'd like to hear from you either in the comments below or via our \"Feedback form\":http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/contactus.html.\n\n

\n\nEducation content on MediaShift is sponsored by Carnegie-Knight News21, an alliance of 12 journalism schools in which top students tell complex stories in inventive ways. See tips for spurring innovation and digital learning at Learn.News21.com.