Romenesko

Romenesko Misc. | BuzzMachine.com
Nicholas Lemann, dean of the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, thought he was sending his class projects evaluation to students, but the attachment was his self-evaluation for the provost. Two of his points:
* "I cannot be sure how long our school can continue to thrive if the profession it serves is not thriving. We have many advantages, including our financial resources, our location, our worldwide reputation, our strong relationships with employers, and the quality of our faculty and curriculum. We do not have the advantages almost all other journalism schools have: a large and not very job market-sensitive undergraduate student body and low tuition."
* "I don't think I have been nearly effective enough in persuading either our own Journalism School community, or other journalism schools, or the wider world of the profession, that the professional education of a journalist should include intellectual content."
> Jeff Jarvis on the self-evaluation: "It's an impressive document -- it helps to hire New Yorker writers to pen memos -- that sets out Lemman’s accomplishments and worldview." || More at CharlieBeckett.org.