In a rapidly changing world, marked by a major employment crisis, what are the most important skills to give journalism students? How to equip them for the present and an evolving future?
Mindy McAdams
Mindy McAdams is a professor at the University of Florida, where she teaches about digital journalism. She holds the Knight Chair in Journalism Technologies and the Democratic Process. She has trained hundreds of journalists in digital skills and strategy in 16 countries, including Argentina, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, and Vietnam. Her book Flash Journalism: How to Create Multimedia News Packageswas published by Elsevier/Focal Press in 2005. She worked at The Washington Post and Time magazine 1988–1995. As the recipient of two Fulbright Scholar grants, she taught online journalism in Indonesia (2011–12) and Malaysia (2004–2005).