Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda

Jelani Cobb: Journalism at a Crossroads

Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda

Show Notes

The Dean of the Columbia School of Journalism talks about how social media is overtaking traditional newspapers and television as most people’s source of news; what this means for journalism; and how Columbia is preparing tomorrow’s journalists for the new reality.

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