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   Michelle, Jul 19th, 2001 @ 11:34am

   
   

   Journalism schools should definitely teach good journalism (have you read some of the writers out there today??). BUT -- they do need to be teaching Web language, as well. Check out the help wanted section in AZ... you can't get a job as a journalist unless you know HTML, etc. One person for four-plus specialties: The New Economy.

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   Mike (profile), Jul 19th, 2001 @ 3:17pm

   
   

   Well, as someone who thinks that everyone should know basic HTML skills, I can see why it's important - but why should it be the responsbility of a journalism school which should focus on more fundamental journalism concepts? Most anyone can pick up basic HTML in a few hours (possibly minutes). Good journalism skills aren't so easy...

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   Michelle, Jul 24th, 2001 @ 11:32am

   
   

   Unfortunately, with the way the world works today, it doesn't seem possible to excel with only one specialized skill set. Yes, the main focus of a journalism school should be journalism. But you'll never get a journalism job without other skills. For example, I don't know HTML (yep, it's true... somehow never had to do it and so never learned), but I took graphic design classes. Most journalism jobs require either one or the other, so I was ok. But without knowing that, I would have been very, very limited and would still possibly be looking for work. If a school is to prepare you for the "real world," they must take into account what that real world requires and provide some background -- even if it's just minimal.

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