Journalists entering the news business today are better trained in video, audio, social media and web skills than they were five years ago, according to a new CU Boulder study exploring longtime journalists鈥� perceptions of newcomers. But those longtime journalists also believe newcomers lack news judgment, interviewing skills and writing chops.
鈥淰eteran journalists believe schools have overcorrected and begun to focus too much on technology at the expense of the fundamentals,鈥� said study author Patrick Ferrucci, an assistant professor of journalism in the听College of Media, Communication and Information.
罢丑别听听is one of six to come out of a two-year research project in which Ferrucci interviewed 72 journalists nationwide at length about how the digital revolution has changed the way they do their jobs.
It comes as films such as听The Post听补苍诲听Spotlight听are highlighting the triumphs of past hard-hitting print reporting, and as journalism educators鈥攊ncluding those at CU Boulder鈥攁re re-examining curricula to ensure graduates have an optimal balance of high-tech and old-school skills.