Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/07/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Chandos- Even though your school may not offer a degree in journalism, you have to admit that it is one of the better schools in this great country of ours, and that the students that W&M matriculates are at least to handle what Churchill called "The simple English declarative sentence", and can no doubt make change for a dollar with out removing their shoes in order to count on their finger AND toes. I have run into MBAs that couldn't put paper in a printer, or find their way to the company cafeteria! Given their academic background, I am sure they will go far, live long and prosper!! Dan (used to be, I cudn't even spel soffomoore, but now I are won!) Post - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chandos Michael Brown" <cmbrow@wm.edu> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Monday, July 23, 2001 4:02 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] College > Just to offer anecdotal support of BD's advice. At least six of my former > students have moved into journalism from a major in history over the past > decade. All of them were active in one form or another of campus > publication, ranging from the college newspaper to various literary > magazines. They all secured internships (usually between jr. and senior > year), and they all landed respectable though low level jobs directly out > of college. I can't compare this with the success of journalism programs > (we don't have one at William and Mary), but I think that it's a pretty > decent placement record. > > Good luck! > > Chandos > > > At 02:13 PM 7/23/01 -0400, you wrote: > >The truth? DO NOT MAJOR IN PHOTOJOURNALISM. DO NOT MAJOR IN JOURNALISM. > > Chandos Michael Brown > History and American Studies > College of William and Mary > www.wm.edu/cas/asp/faculty/brown > >