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Presidents of Five of America's Most Respected Research Universities Renew Their Commitment to Revitalize Journalism Education; |
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From Ascribe Newsfeed: The leaders of five of America's leading research universities have reaffirmed their pledge to fund a third year for the Carnegie-Knight Initiative on the Future of Journalism Education. President Lee Bollinger, Columbia University; President Henry S. Bienen, Northwestern University; Chancellor Robert J. Birgeneau, University of California, Berkeley; President Steven B. Sample, University of Southern California and acting President Derek Bok, Harvard University have all renewed their commitment to advance the U.S. news business by helping revitalize their schools of journalism. "Continuing to invest in schools of journalism is investing in the democratic health of the country," said Vartan Gregorian, president of Carnegie Corporation of New York. Vartan Gregorian and Hodding Carter III, former John S. and James L. Knight Foundation president, announced the formation of the Carnegie-Knight Initiative on the Future of Journalism Education in 2005. The Carnegie-Knight Initiative involves three distinct efforts: (1) integrating schools of journalism more closely with the entire campus in an effort to better teach, challenge and prepare the next generation of news industry leaders for an increasingly complex world; (2) The Carnegie-Knight Task Force, focusing on research and the creation of platforms for educators to speak on policy and journalism education issues; (3) the creation of News 21 incubators on innovative reporting through traditional and new media. Carnegie Corporation and the Knight Foundation see these five highly respected universities as centers for experimentation, research and change.
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