Bienvenidos!

Bienvenidos!

Lots of journalists out there mope about the state of the industry and bemoan its current failings. Young journalists wonder if they are making the right career choice or should run the other way and hide. And college students hear tales of what they should know but aren’t being taught at the university level.

Penn State student Kat Lackey wrote recently that she was tired of being self taught when it comes to multimedia skills that news organizations are now demanding. She wants her PSU journalism profs to teach her these things, to make her a bit more marketable when she applies for jobs.

That leads me to this blog. Unfortunately, we cannot depend on j-schools to give this type of instruction, leaving current college students and younger journalists (like myself) in a lurch. We still need the traditional set of journalism skills – writing, reporting, editing – but we also need a few other skills as well. Sound editing, photoshop, html are all helpful, but typically not part of a regular j-school curriculum. So what do we do? I’m on the lookout for the best and cheapest (preferably free) web tools to help young news journos navigate their ever-changing field.

E-mail me at khaughney@gmail.com or post a comment to let me know which tools/sites you like.