journalism school

Media career preparation

A journalism school is an academic institution or division within a university that trains students in reporting, writing, and media production.

Programs typically cover news gathering, ethics, broadcast techniques, and increasingly digital media skills.

She enrolled in journalism school after working as a newspaper intern.

The term is sometimes shortened to j-school in informal contexts.

Opposites
educational vs. professional practice

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Media gathering hub

professional practice · news desk · press corps · bureau · wire service

institutional purpose

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Physician training institution

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professional training approach

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Education through suffering

on-the-job training · apprenticeship · citizen journalism · learning by doing · blogosphere

Family

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