r/Journalism

I know people in this group often say dont go into debt for J School and school isnt worth it, but i have no formal journalism training and am not seeing good results as a freelancer. I feel like i want more skills and mentorship and industry connections.

I got a full ride scholarship to Columbia and CUNY j-schools, both for the documentary specialty. At CUNY i also got a summer internship guaranteed with Reuters. I’m really torn on which one to pick. I like cuny course offering a bit more, but the program is 6 months longer than CJS which turns me off.

I also met a lot of CJS students that said alumni and professors connections took them really far. CJS also has some exclusive fellowships like at Frontline and CNN that CUNY doesn’t. But CUNY has the guaranteed reuters component. Im so torn!!!!

What would you do in my shoes? Any alumni input would be super helpful!!!

I am a third year university student who has been a writer for one of my school's larger newspaper/magazine clubs since I first enrolled and plan to stick with it in my final year. Of course I plan on getting more real world experience in journalism (internships and such), but I am genuinely curious if employers take university newspapers seriously or if they might brush it off as "not real experience" or something like that.

Edit: Yes, I know I forgot a question mark in my title but its almost midnight and my ADHD meds are wearing off. lol

The journalism job market is beyond cooked, so recently I’ve decided to launch my own independent journalist brand on Substack. Any advice on how to market it?

Today I was informed by a research center at my local university that they wanted to give me an award for articles I written. Apparently my reporting on higher education, state and regional politics has been useful in their research.

I am unsure I can accept the award though because I have previously quoted the center's director and several of its other members. However, I am no longer in the position or even at the same outlet as I was when I wrote the articles they are wanting to award me for.

Would it be unethical for me to accept the award? It also comes with a cash prize, which I am even more hesitant about.

Hello! My name is Mirjana Pantic, and I am a professor at Pace University.

I am currently collecting survey data to examine how media professionals (journalists, editors, producers, photographers, etc.) across the globe are using AI at work.

• Time: Approximately 10 minutes.
• Participation: Completely voluntary and anonymous.
• Eligibility: Any professional working in media/news.

Survey Link: https://pace.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bluu23NDDj0MP5Q

Please feel free to distribute this to your colleagues in the media who might also be interested in sharing their insights. If you have any questions, you can contact me at: mpantic@pace.edu.

Month 6 in the profession as a broadcast journalist. Small news room so at times I’m script writer, editor, producer etc. at once.

The other day I interviewed a councillor, the chair of the local district, a fellow councillor picked this apart point by point in a facebook tirade.

I pulled the online copy, the subject matter is quite tense and I didn’t want to upset people by keeping up a representative possibly spreading misinformation on my watch.

The bosses have seen the Facebook tirade and it just happens to coincide with my half year review.

I know it reads as not a big deal but I keep thinking about it, how should I play it when inevitably it’s brought up. No doubt lack of experience adding to anxiety.