October 16, 2007

A Glance at the October/November Issue of the American Journalism Review: The Challenges Facing Journalism Deans

By Mary Andom

Leaders of schools of journalism and mass communication face new challenges as the digital revolution reshapes how news is gathered and presented, write two authors who describe a recent survey by the dean of the Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland at College Park.

Those challenges include keeping pace with and teaching young journalists to use emerging new media, raising money to support the evolving technology needed for journalism schools, and