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This Month's Featured School

Phillip Merril School of Journalism, University of Maryland

Located at the University of Maryland and just nine miles from Washington, DC, the Phillip Merril School has developed a repuation for journalism education excellence. Being close to one of the largest media centres in the world affords students a great opportunity to get hands-on experience in a variety of disciplines. The college's reputation has managed to attract a world class faculty made up of award-winning journalists and educators. The cirriculum also encourages students to take courses in liberal arts, law, ethics and design. For more info on this journalism school visit the site here.

Articles

Why a journalism degree?

In days past, there was always room for talented amateurs to get into the journalism business.
There used to be a backdoor way into journalism. Entry level job at a local paper. Follow a journalist around for a few months, make the coffee, run around a lot, make more coffee. Then you got to write up the weddings, obits and children’s art shows. Then, if you were good enough and learned enough, you’d get a beat and could put together a portfolio to show you learned the tricks of the trade at pubs and clubs and small town city halls. Editors at big city newspapers would often take a chance on a writer who displayed talent, style and a knack for finding stories and you could make the move from small town to big city. There are still cases where this happens. But today, even small town media houses are looking for a degree or a diploma and a portfolio. Read the rest of the article here.