http://whatiknow.freedomblogging.com/2008/09/02/new-asu-journalism-school-raises-concerns-about-spending-priorities/261/ Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:21:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://whatiknow.freedomblogging.com/2008/09/02/new-asu-journalism-school-raises-concerns-about-spending-priorities/261/#comment-771 Bill in Mesa Wed, 03 Sep 2008 05:46:48 +0000 http://whatiknow.freedomblogging.com/2008/09/02/new-asu-journalism-school-raises-concerns-about-spending-priorities/#comment-771 Journalism graduates do not just write stories for traditional newspapers (and their web counterparts) or the evening Television news. They research and write for trade publications, internal company communication media, government bodies and a vast array of other outlets. Often they apply their learned skill sets to help others formulate and document concepts and visions that secure the funding for research grants (like the ones ASU seeks) and to publicize and praise the results of the research so that others may learn of and apply it. In this day where many youth cannot spell, cannot speak in full sentences with words that match their dictionary definition, cannot write a coherent paragraph, and think the whole word communicates in text message speak (C U L8R), I applaud a school that wants to stay on the leading edge of honing communication skills and fully see the merit of that expenditure (i.e., investment). To me the timing could not be more appropriate. Journalism graduates do not just write stories for traditional newspapers (and their web counterparts) or the evening Television news. They research and write for trade publications, internal company communication media, government bodies and a vast array of other outlets. Often they apply their learned skill sets to help others formulate and document concepts and visions that secure the funding for research grants (like the ones ASU seeks) and to publicize and praise the results of the research so that others may learn of and apply it. In this day where many youth cannot spell, cannot speak in full sentences with words that match their dictionary definition, cannot write a coherent paragraph, and think the whole word communicates in text message speak (C U L8R), I applaud a school that wants to stay on the leading edge of honing communication skills and fully see the merit of that expenditure (i.e., investment). To me the timing could not be more appropriate.

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