Alpha opened this issue on Dec 10, 2002 ยท 8 posts
Misha883 posted Thu, 12 December 2002 at 7:53 AM
Many different sides to look at: One wonders if a student now pursuing a degree in Multimedia will have the same opportunities to take still photography classes as the student under the old Photojournelism program? I suspect there will be some budget cuts in less popular areas. Changing the name of the program seems to open up broader possibilities for students. If they've "cheapened" the curriculum, it is a sad thing, but as Bsteph pointed out, the school will just lose in the long run. I guess I have this Midwestern ethnic-agriculture view of things that says the schools have the responsibility to prepare the students for jobs. If the jobs are changing, the schools should change. Are the jobs changing for the better? With nation-state Corporations controlling the fabric of everything, with Mission Statements strung together with the latest fad words? It is real possibility that Alpha has hit a key point; if the schools are watered down, and the ways we raise our children are suspect, then we should expect exactly what we are getting. From the point of view of a "pure" Photojournalism graduate, such a graduate should be pretty p____ off driving a taxi cab because all the journalism jobs require different skills. Everything is connected. Nothing is simple. Trust no one. The Truth is out there.