You'll uncover 500 hits if you google the phrase, "Don't go to journalism school."
It's pretty common advice--the publishing, print, and journalism businesses are all being rocked by momentous changes. Today, I invited one of my favorite journalism professors to explain why you might want to go to journalism school.
Robert Boynton is one of my old professors from New York University. He's written for countless magazines, from The New Yorker to Rolling Stone. Last year, Boynton published book called The New New Journalism, where veteran writers shared tips for the future.
Welcome to my deceptively simple feature, Five Easy Questions. In the spirit of Jack Nicholson’s mad piano player, I run a weekly set of quality interviews with writing pioneers—delivering some practical, unexpected advice about web publishing.
Jason Boog:
You urge your students to not surrender to the "hysteria" of the topsy-turvy world of new media. How do you reassure the young grad student scared about all the media downsizing, industry earthquakes and dwindling paychecks in this business? How do you cope with the frustrations of the industry?
Rob Boynton:
It isn't easy to resist being swayed by a culture's "conventional wisdom," and even those who resist it aren't guaranteed a good career. Continue reading...
It is impossible to do this--or pretty much anything else--if you are distracted by macro changes in the industry that you can't control. I'm agnostic about the future of media, but I'm pretty certain that people who have good ideas, and evidence that they can execute them, will be in demand.
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You'll uncover 500 hits if you google the phrase, "Don't go to journalism school."It's pretty common advice--the publishing, print, and journalism businesses are all being rocked by momentous changes. Today, I invited one of my fa... [Read More]
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