global journalism
yet another thing to consider for the next year or so at medill: should i do the global journalism quarter? it's an optional fifth quarter next fall where you're sent to paris for a couple of weeks for seminars, then sent off to wherever in the world to do 10-12 weeks of reporting for real live newspapers and foreign bureaus (like the AP). there's a rome office...and a london one. not to mention much more exotic locations in south america, asia and africa. but i don't much like exiting my comfort zone, at least not THAT much. i know, i'm a pussy.
cons: it's an extra quarter of tuition.
pros: i'm not paying any tuition for THESE four quarters, so what's a few extra grand?
cons: it'd be that much longer before i'm back on the job market.
pros: but this might be the last time that i can live abroad, again, for the second time. i'm going to be popping out babies before i know it, and they sure as hell won't want to be reporting from prague. unless they are really awesome babies.
cons: it's a program all about enforcing your skills as a regular reporter, and, uh, i know i'm in journalism school, but i really don't want to be a reporter.
pros: paris! rome! london! i can fake it for a while, right?
but seriously, i need help deciding. it's not like i have to know tomorrow, but if you have any input, pass it along.
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My general thinking is that if one ever gets a chance to go overseas, DO IT. Seriously, this isn't the kind of stuff you'll get to do forever. And maybe you'll catch the reporting bug, who knows.
You're a posting machine tonight.
i know! it just all came out. i think it was a backlog from the past week and a half.
I vote no.
But I may be biased.
With all respects to Tom...Effing London! Does the NME have a foreign correspondants desk? Hit that up.
i'm pretty much convinced that reporting for a living sucks, but i would definitely go. then again, i've never even gotten to travel out of the country, much less live abroad, so it's kind of high on my list of things to do.
regardless, i think it would be fun and worthwhile -- especially since you'll get to see another country's conception of journalism, presentation, web presence (maybe) and all that stuff, so it will be good industry experience all around.
uh, concept of journalism, not the miracle of life.
Go! And leave your comfort zone! Europe is fucking dead. Asia is where it's at, although the culture is more fun in Latin America.
You should go! This sounds like something I'd like to know something about, and I'd just as soon not go to J-school, so if you do it you can just tell me/blog about it and that'll be almost as good. Speaking of which: What's the deal with new media? I was I guest speaker at a class on the subject the other day and made an ass of myself with my ignorance....
you were? what panel? what did you say? i have lots to say about what *i* think new media is, or at least what parts of it i'm interested in, but it's far from any sort of complete definition. a post for another time, probably.
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