The reason is that Jeff Jarvis is a CUNY, and he's a bit of a force consulting with papers in regard to new media restructuring in journalism, and the hyperlocal movement.
I don't know that Columbia has a similar guru and a student program already in place.
Who knows what will happen to the Columbia J-school snob appeal, with traditional journalism basically imploding. I'm guessing it will just morph into a small shell of non-J-School Ivy League cronies like in publishing, while those with geek chops who are willing to work for free will slave online (or will rely on trust funds, but those folks don't tend to have geek chops).
To Brenda from Flatbush:
The reason is that Jeff Jarvis is a CUNY, and he's a bit of a force consulting with papers in regard to new media restructuring in journalism, and the hyperlocal movement.
I don't know that Columbia has a similar guru and a student program already in place.
Who knows what will happen to the Columbia J-school snob appeal, with traditional journalism basically imploding. I'm guessing it will just morph into a small shell of non-J-School Ivy League cronies like in publishing, while those with geek chops who are willing to work for free will slave online (or will rely on trust funds, but those folks don't tend to have geek chops).
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