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Friday, September 10, 2010

The Educated Reporter: Journalism: dying field, endangered course?

The Educated Reporter: Journalism: dying field, endangered course?

Journalism: dying field, endangered course?

Corey Jones of the Topeka Capital-Journal reports on Kansas eliminating funds for high school journalism class because it’s not a growth field. The funding has been provided through vocational streams, which is why it is at risk. But why isn’t it funded as an English class? As a profession, journalism cannot be any more endangered