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Perhaps an anomaly within the universe of all that is journalism, enrollment is up.  Yes, in this dying industry with poor job prospects and no way to monetize content, more people are looking to get in.  Go figure. I am one of these people.  Hooray. Stop the Presses! Revamped Journalism Courses Attract Hordes of Students

Finally, something of substance.  It now makes my decision final.  Well, sort of.  I’d still consider Columbia, but it appears as if they have reached their maximum occupancy.  Somebody call the fire marshall. — Dear Xxxx, Thank you for applying to the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. The Admission Committee appreciates the time and [...]

Here’s the text of an email I received on Friday, letting me know the money is no longer mine: — Dear Xxxx I’m writing to let you know that we have received your tuition deposit – thank you!  We are delighted that you will be joining us and we look forward to welcoming you to [...]

Count me as one of those knuckleheads who thinks being properly trained as a journalist is important.  It seems like I add nothing but other people’s content to the site, but so be it.  I can’t say I give a damn.  All this stuff I’m putting up here seems important to me.  And that’s all [...]

Forbes jumped in on the party, banging out more info to make everyone feel better about the job outlook for journalists and those of us entering/graduating from grad programs in journalism in the near future.  Read up on it here: Journalism Bust, J-School Boom I can’t say they’re telling me anything I didn’t already know, [...]

So says this article on eduinreview.  Figures are probably in line with what I was thinking previously.  Now there’s some evidence to go along with my presumptions. According to the article, enrollment is up 38% at Columbia and 6% at NYU.  Hmm.  This speaks to the situation I currently find myself in: waitlisted at Columbia [...]