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Newsroom Convergence In A College Journalism School: Are Students Prepared For A Job?, Travis Feltner
Newsroom Convergence In A College Journalism School: Are Students Prepared For A Job?, Travis Feltner
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This study aims to examine the current state of broadcast journalism education at the college level. It will also ask if college broadcast journalism students are receiving sufficient education and experience in their university newsrooms to get a job after graduation. The study surveyed professional television news directors from the 210 Designated Market Areas (DMA) in the United States. Most respondents agreed to some extent that converged college newsrooms better prepare students for a job as prior research suggested. However, it does not appear that those same applicants would be preferred over ones with traditional broadcast journalism education. The survey …