Comments on: The Value of Media Education http://mlliu.com/blog/2005/05/12/the-value-of-media-education/ Sun, 06 Jul 2008 06:32:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: mlliu http://mlliu.com/blog/2005/05/12/the-value-of-media-education/comment-page-1/#comment-45 mlliu Thu, 19 May 2005 01:40:00 +0000 http://mlliu.com/blog/?p=68#comment-45 That's what I believe, though some people seem to think that a j-school degree can work against you. I guess the thinking is that an editor, in particular one who worked up through the ranks and learned on the job, would think that a j-school degree holder is too snooty or just dumb if he or she had to go to school to learn journalism. But I don't know how prevalent that thinking is among employers. <br/><br/>If one is a freelance journalist, then it's more about one's ideas, one's clips and who one knows because freelancers don't submit their resumes to publications. So I guess in that sense, individual creativity counts the most. I've heard that publications will work with a freelancer, even if he or she does not have much experience, if the freelancer has a fantastic idea. That’s what I believe, though some people seem to think that a j-school degree can work against you. I guess the thinking is that an editor, in particular one who worked up through the ranks and learned on the job, would think that a j-school degree holder is too snooty or just dumb if he or she had to go to school to learn journalism. But I don’t know how prevalent that thinking is among employers.

If one is a freelance journalist, then it’s more about one’s ideas, one’s clips and who one knows because freelancers don’t submit their resumes to publications. So I guess in that sense, individual creativity counts the most. I’ve heard that publications will work with a freelancer, even if he or she does not have much experience, if the freelancer has a fantastic idea.

]]> By: Anonymous http://mlliu.com/blog/2005/05/12/the-value-of-media-education/comment-page-1/#comment-44 Anonymous Thu, 12 May 2005 21:26:00 +0000 http://mlliu.com/blog/?p=68#comment-44 I think going to j-school or business school for that matter is partly about branding yourself for the job market. As more people opt for careers in the service industry, market forces inevitably decide on parameters to thin the crowd. So someone with a degree in journalism or business administration will (initially at least) be at an advantage as compared to someone who doesn't. Which is ironic since one would expect that individual creativity would matter more than a degree in such areas. I think going to j-school or business school for that matter is partly about branding yourself for the job market. As more people opt for careers in the service industry, market forces inevitably decide on parameters to thin the crowd. So someone with a degree in journalism or business administration will (initially at least) be at an advantage as compared to someone who doesn’t. Which is ironic since one would expect that individual creativity would matter more than a degree in such areas.

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