Carnegie-Knight Initiative on the Future of Journalism Education

The Shorenstein Center participates in an initiative funded by Carnegie Corporation of New York and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. The two foundations joined together with five, then nine and now twelve universities to develop a vision of what a journalism school can be at an institution of higher education.

The Carnegie-Knight Initiative on the Future of Journalism Education has three parts:

• A curriculum enrichment effort to deepen the journalism education
• News21, an innovative news reporting project for students that builds on intensive content-based coursework
• The Carnegie-Knight Task Force, which is the research arm of the Initiative

The Task Force is based at the Shorenstein Center and has produced five reports on journalism and journalism education. The most recent is Journalism School Curriculum Enrichment.

The Task Force also coordinates group efforts by the deans to speak out on public policy issues affecting journalism and journalism education. These have included a New York Times article on the impact of FCC regulations on local reporting, and a Washington Post article taking on the issue of government secrecy and the press.

New Report

• Journalism School Curriculum Enrichment

Earlier Reports

• Mandatory Testing and News in the Schools: Implications for Civic Education
• The Internet and the Threat It Poses to Local Media: Lessons from News in the Schools
• Young People and News
• Creative Destruction: An Exploratory Look at News on the Internet