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River City Times
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Reporting students in the University of South Carolina School of Journalism and Mass Communications will post their work, observations and thoughts in this space as they venture out into the world.
Recent Posts
Wanted: Big Ideas
"Why aren't journalism schools coming up with solutions to the newspaper problem?" I was asked recently.It's a great question and a potentially damning one. It's not that journalism educators aren't obsessing about the stresses being placed upon the ...
Big Ideas and Where to Find Them
While it may seem likely that journalism schools would be the places generating new ideas and solving the problems that plague our industry, I haven't seen much of that happening - that is, at least not at our journalism school. While we have a stron...
New Ideas
When I think of great journalism schools I do assume that they are doing whatever is necessary to bring about change to the field. I don’t think that anyone would want to go to a place where they won’t learn the newest and more efficient way to g...
We need a tweak things a bit
I believe it is a Journalism School's job to prepare future journalists for the profession, and that even means pushing the boundaries.As you asked, "does one imagine them as places of innovation and experimentation that test new methods of news gat...
Adler's Luck
Straight talk from a straight shooter, way to go, Steve Adler you continue to fulfill your journalistic role of sharing useful, succinct and timely information.So the ‘sky is not falling,’ there is the possibility of a future but it’s all on me...
Thoughts on Plain
1. Your career will probably depend on luck.That is true. It is all about being at the right place and the right time, and knowing the right people. 2. Few journalists write really well, so you have an advantage if you can, especially as editing res...

