"The quantity and quality of international news is shrinking when we need it the most," he reportedly said during a lecture at one of America's top journalism schools.
While network news outlets may be scaling back on the number of foreign desks they hold, there is still a strong demand for news. Today we have 24-hour cable news networks, such as CNN, MSNBC, and Fox News.
But a career in journalism doesn't have to mean bringing stories only to a television audience. Journalism is still very much alive and well in print media, with leading papers like the Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, and The Washington Post.
The New York Times, for example, broke the story on the CIA's secret eavesdropping program. The Los Angeles Times produced investigative stories about the questionable use of earmarks by Congress. The Washington Post recently wrote about secret prison camps operated by the U.S. in remote areas of the world.
Your Career in Journalism
Journalism school can provide you with the skills needed to find stories and report them accurately in a way that engages the reader. You'll learn how to conduct research, perform interviews, and use technology to analyze complex information from government sources.You will also learn how to pursue a career in journalism as a freelance journalist, a production assistant for a television news show, and other jobs. You might learn how to operate a handheld camera. If you want to report on the genocide in Darfur, for example, you likely won't have the luxury of a camera crew. You'll also learn how to file reports from remote areas through digital technology.
So put on your investigative reporter hat and start looking for the best journalism school for you. A career in journalism is not as far away as you might think.
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Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
