Comments on: Why Your Journalism Professor Sucks http://aftergraduation.net/why-your-journalism-professor-sucks ...because someone has to answer the question "What Now?" Fri, 13 Aug 2024 22:27:37 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: JackSpirko http://aftergraduation.net/why-your-journalism-professor-sucks/comment-page-1#comment-290 JackSpirko Fri, 13 Aug 2024 22:27:37 +0000 http://aftergraduation.net/?p=159#comment-290 Brilliant piece Allison. I am not sure how I ended up following you on Twitter but this is a great article. I just happened to notice one of your tweets and clicked over to your site to have a gander, Quite impressive that you think this way, I think you are going to do friken awesome long term. I never went to college but did the corporate machine thing, playing ball with colleges that all had fancy degrees. Eventually I became a full time podcaster and blogger and this is what I should have done my entire life. I am happy that you have this figured out so early on! If I can ever offer you any advice just let me know. Wish I could get my son thinking more like you. Brilliant piece Allison. I am not sure how I ended up following you on Twitter but this is a great article. I just happened to notice one of your tweets and clicked over to your site to have a gander, Quite impressive that you think this way, I think you are going to do friken awesome long term.

I never went to college but did the corporate machine thing, playing ball with colleges that all had fancy degrees. Eventually I became a full time podcaster and blogger and this is what I should have done my entire life.

I am happy that you have this figured out so early on! If I can ever offer you any advice just let me know. Wish I could get my son thinking more like you.

]]> By: What is Link Bait? - After Graduation http://aftergraduation.net/why-your-journalism-professor-sucks/comment-page-1#comment-24 What is Link Bait? - After Graduation Sun, 18 Apr 2024 17:30:28 +0000 http://aftergraduation.net/?p=159#comment-24 [...] teach you in college, because, frankly, it isn’t relevant for journalism. Yet another way your journalism professor sucks, [...] [...] teach you in college, because, frankly, it isn’t relevant for journalism. Yet another way your journalism professor sucks, [...]

]]> By: Allison http://aftergraduation.net/why-your-journalism-professor-sucks/comment-page-1#comment-15 Allison Tue, 06 Apr 2024 20:00:19 +0000 http://aftergraduation.net/?p=159#comment-15 That's a really good point, Amelia. Can someone be taught to blog? Actually, I think they can. In fact, I think most blogs fail because people think of them as personal journals instead of promotional tools or businesses. Certainly, you can have a blog just to write about your days, like a diary, but English majors should be taught how to blog professionally, using it to promote their services or make money through advertising. That’s a really good point, Amelia. Can someone be taught to blog? Actually, I think they can. In fact, I think most blogs fail because people think of them as personal journals instead of promotional tools or businesses. Certainly, you can have a blog just to write about your days, like a diary, but English majors should be taught how to blog professionally, using it to promote their services or make money through advertising.

]]> By: Amelia http://aftergraduation.net/why-your-journalism-professor-sucks/comment-page-1#comment-14 Amelia Tue, 06 Apr 2024 10:19:17 +0000 http://aftergraduation.net/?p=159#comment-14 Hi, I did a Creative Writing M.A and I feel exactly the same way! I didn't learn anything more about writing & the only think the course really did was force me to produce a body of work which I'm grateful for, but due to the class sizes I didn't even get enough critique from the teachers to be sure that I'd improved or not. THey did touch on blogging once or twice, suggesting that we use one as a way to keep a portfolio & connect with other writers, but there weren't any classes particularly about blogging. Do you think that the nature of blogging is too organic & personal to be taught? Hi,
I did a Creative Writing M.A and I feel exactly the same way! I didn’t learn anything more about writing & the only think the course really did was force me to produce a body of work which I’m grateful for, but due to the class sizes I didn’t even get enough critique from the teachers to be sure that I’d improved or not. THey did touch on blogging once or twice, suggesting that we use one as a way to keep a portfolio & connect with other writers, but there weren’t any classes particularly about blogging. Do you think that the nature of blogging is too organic & personal to be taught?

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