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more about #soledadobrien more comments → WardLaevinus: As a classmate of yours this year (and someone who was therefore also at orientation, natch) I have to say this leaves a sour taste in my mouth. From... more » chickiedisco: I finished the MS in Journalism degree at Columbia in 2005. Since I'm an employee there, I paid my tuition via tuition reimbursement, although I still... more » HypocriticalOath: I've always viewed the media as a crucial 'check and balance' for business and government. But like teaching, you can't get high quality individuals i... more » VerneyMedusa: What I fear is a future of journalism (no matter what multimedia platforms that journalism takes) that does NOT value training investigation skill-set... more » Shariq Torres: No matter what they teach you in there, you had better come out of J-School with an intimate knowledge of HTML, CSS, and lots of experiences with diff... more » once: Hunter, I know a couple of Columbia J graduates who are making it for themselves post school by living & working from Asia, where you can live very we... more » Spirit Fingers: Okay, I'm late to the show kiddies but here's my two cents: I can say without a doubt that all my J-school degree ever got me was internships. Serious... more » DannyOcean: My wife graduated from J-school last year. The program was one of the top 5 J-schools in the country. She worked at the school newspaper for 3 years... more » Lulupasternak: Mediabistro? Why would he ever need a jschool degree after that? "training in research, writing, and investigative skills" Why not just work hard and... more » notsofresh: People will always dog Columbia J-school for being expensive and useless. An amazing number of these same people applied there and didn't get in. Neve... more » Charolastra: Here's an alternative to J-School that as far as I know, no one else here has brought up. The Foreign Service. I'm not sure what the procedure is to... more » snugbug: Hey, am I the only one who went to J-school but didn't pay for it? Applied to four, got into three, went to the one that gave me a full TA-ship that c... more » sweetpickles: Going to school to become a journalist is the biggest waste of money. Ever. How do I know? I didn't go to school for journalism and have wrote for a t... more » JeanneJibsy: I second pretty much everything Funyonjr says here. I shelled out big bucks for an MA in journo, landed at a big-time newspaper and learned everything... more » SinisterRouge: O'Brien also offered advice about starting a career in journalism. Her main tip for us was to "live without debt" and "live within your means." . Ms.... more » -
#jschoolembed
The First Rule of J-School Is You Don't Talk About J-School Debt
Hunter Walker recently gave up alucrativecareer as a media blogger to enroll in Columbia's Journalism School. Today was orientation and a pitch for why a $47,000 journalism degree is a better investment than a year-long drug-and-hooker bender. More » -
#pets
Soledad O'Brien Hates This Dog
Why should this family mastiff be homeless, along with the family? Because CNN's Soledad O'Brien is personally terminating a lease to remove the gassy creature. More » -
