Justin Ellis's article in Nieman Journalism Lab offers a great example opposing viewpoints on a certain subject. While I see validity in both points of view, I agree with Ryfe and Mensing that a hospital-style education plan for journalism schools would not be beneficial.
I think the point that solidifies Ryfe and Mensing's point of view is that unlike a medical school, journalism is constantly changing, therefore teaching it should constantly change. It's one thing to memorize and practice terms and techniques, but actually following trends and altering teaching schedules based on the day's events seems more akin to what journalism education should look like.
At the end of the article, Ellis tosses in a quick paragraph and quote about the future of journalism schools in relation to specialization. I'm familiar with some journalism school specialization, like Syracuse for broadcast journalism, but I think the idea that more specialization will happen over time is fascinating. Maybe someday there will be programs that only offer sports writing or focus only on editorial writing. Personally, I think this level of specialization would take it a bit too far. Simply because a well-rounded host of journalism courses can only benefit a budding journalist.
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