Journalism Schools, Degree Requirements and Job Prospects

In hiring, I look for individuals who demonstrate insatiable intellectual curiosity, critical thinking and analytical skills as well as firm control of the English language. Today, it is important for journalists also to have a sound grounding in science and business/finance. Sadly, I find that it is common to find journalism grads that lack all of these. —J Lawn —Journalism Schools, Degree Requirements and Job Prospects

This is from a comment appended to an article by David Epstein, called “The J-School Boom.”