Comments on: What they’re teaching in J-school today

By: You said it, sister « Inverted Soapbox

You said it, sister « Inverted Soapbox — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:01:54 +0000

[...] path after graduation. But I would have probably went about it another way, and would have hoped my j school was on board. I also probably would have taken that interview I had for an internship at Washingtonpost.com a [...]

By: “Traditionally very print-oriented” « Curious in Chicago

“Traditionally very print-oriented” « Curious in Chicago — Sat, 02 May 2009 17:05:38 +0000

[...] very print-oriented” Jump to Comments After reading this post at invertedsoapbox.com, I wonder: Should I be glad I won’t be going to University of [...]

By: cribbster

cribbster — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 16:05:24 +0000

I’ve always had a bit of a chip on my shoulder regarding the J-school, obviously. But I don’t think all this “multimedia” training will amount to much. I don’t see a sudden wealth of these job openings either, particularly during this industry downturn. Any kid going in and out of that J-school — or any of them — right now is one of two things: fucked or lucky. Either they won’t find a job or they will. None of those degrees will provide them any security at all, however.