Some journalism debates will never die. “Are bloggers journalists?” “Is objectivity achievable, just a goal to strive toward, or dumb?” And the classic: “Journalism school: worthwhile investment or giant scam?”
It’s that last one that flared up a few weeks back with the publication of a story in The Wall Street Journal that noted, correctly, that journalism school costs a lot of money, but journalists don’t make a lot of money.
