How to repair journalism education

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In the latest of a Nieman Lab series, Dan Gillmor offers a plan to reposition undergraduate journalism teaching as "great liberal arts programs" with more emphasis on relevant skills such as scientific methodology, programming, and entrepreneurship: "All this suggests a considerably broader mission for journalism schools and programs than the one they’ve had in the past. It also suggests a huge opportunity for journalism schools," Gillmor writes.

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September 30, 2012

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