… sounds sorta weird to me, but, well, it is what it is.
This fall I will be teaching writing at Manhattanville College in Purchase, N.Y. Here’s the release from the school.
This will be my first time teaching a class, though I’ve lectured at a slew of universities over the years. I’ve been thinking back to my ol’ journalism classes at the University of Delaware, but then I stop. The business has changed so incredibly much through the years, I just don’t think I should be thinking of this in conventional terms.
In other words, what is journalism in 2010? More opinionated? Certainly. Less newspaper-oriented? Without question. Is there still the same importance on the inverted pyramid lede? On the nut graph? On the proper formatting of a new story? Hard to say, but I’d argue No. The modern journalist must be able to handle 8,000 branches at once—newspaper story, Twitter feeds, web updates, etc … etc.
It just ain’t the same—and I’m excited.
PS: If you’re wondering, the photo is of Sue Flack, one of my all-time favorite actresses.
