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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Journalism. I am shocked anyone still goes to J school. It is totally possible to go into journalism without a J school degree and the job market is bad so why spend money/take on debt for a field that doesn't pay well and where it isn't necessary.

I have an MPH and there were a lot of government and think tank jobs available to me once I got my degree. So I am glad I did it.[/quote]

I have a kid in high school who loves to write (editor for school newspaper) and has expressed interest in studying journalism in college. Are the job prospects that bad in this field? What would you recommend for a kid who has a passion for journalism to study in college?[/quote]

Former journalist here. Most news organizations demand that you have additional skills, i.e. video, audio, foreign language, HTML, and, if you work at a larger daily pub, are also willing to go on television to discuss a topic you are covering. I got out of the field before the requirements changed. Once upon a time you only had to be a strong writer with great storytelling skills. Now, editors want reporters with multiple skills. If I were going into the field now, I also wouldn't be so fast to turn my nose up at trade pubs. Often, you can spend a few years covering, say, the mortgage industry or pharma or construction and eventually land a cushy in-house corporate communications job for a company you had covered earning a lot more. [/quote]

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