The Need for More Business Education in Mass Communication Schools

From: Journalism & Mass Communication Educator | Date: July 1, 2006| Author: Roush, Chris | Copyright information

Teaching business and economics in journalism and mass communication schools has long been ignored despite the fact that students in all areas of media will have to work with budgets, financial statements, and annual reports at one time or another in their careers and despite requests from the industry. A number of schools are looking to change mass communication curricula to include courses that discuss these and other business-related topics.

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