Poynter for Educators & Students
Herbert Lowe, who has taught journalism since 2010, spent seven weeks as a fellow with the Times and shares his takeaways.
‘I don’t think anyone else except this generation could give voice and legs to this feeling of what it’s like to be on lockdown …’
Journalism schools make the case that it is in order to give international students more time to work in the US
'Speak the words that you see, and share the knowledge that you learned … so that this information is not lost'
Teaching student journalists to fill accountability gaps is a model that can work anywhere
Specialists offer advice (and hope!) for people starting in the industry in 2023.
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