About this episode

The episode discusses the state of journalism education in 2026 with a focus on teaching writing and reporting, as well as experiences with students and newspaper columnists.

On the state of journalism education in 2026. On how to teach writing and reporting. On great students, good students, bad students. On life as a newspaper columnist back in the day.

People in this episode

Host: Jeff Pearlman

Guest: Paola Boivin

Topics covered

• journalism education
• writing
• reporting
• student experiences
• newspaper columnists

Keywords

• journalism
• education
• writing
• reporting
• students
• newspaper
• columnist

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Arizona State

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