Hi! I'm looking for some more information about the J-SCHOOL JOURNALISM EDUCATION AND TRAINING situated in Australia, in Brisbane and Melbourne. Has anyone attended the school or can anyone share his experience there? Thanks a lot from now, it's so much important to me as I would like to enter the school. PS I've already checked their website and what wikipedia says about them.
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Hi, I'm studying at JSchool in Brisbane now and it seems very good. There's a much bigger focus on writing stories than there seems to be in University courses, from what I hear about those. I've had ten stories published already on our website which will double as our portfolio; see http://newsbytes.com.au for the standard we're expected to reach. Facilities are a bit Spartan; one day a week we have a class in the Brisbane Square library and two days in space rented from a Julia Russo school. So far we've visited the Brisbane City Council several times, the Queensland Parliament twice, the Supreme Court, the Art Gallery, and opera and theatre performances. We usually are expected to write stories, reviews and so on. Initiative is encouraged. Five of us went out a fortnight ago to the opening of the new duplicate Gateway Bridge and several published stories came out on that There is a constant focus on what it will be like to work in a real newsroom, and pressure to write stories so we know a little of the pressure we'll be under when we get work in the industry. It seems far more practical than journalism courses at Uni where, I believe, students write only four stories a semester.
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I found JSchool online a few years back and I've kept an eye on the homepage and blog for a while. The director told me that this ensures people with a seeking spirit are attracted to JSchool- rather than attracting people who are not really interested. It seems to be working. There is a great camaraderie and the lecturers are very approachable. It's extremely practical and we are all thrown in the deep end pretty early on. I was also offered a place in a Masters of Journalism course at one of the main Brisbane universities but chose JSchool without any hesitation. DJ said it very well.
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Hi, I attend Jschool at the moment and it's probably the best Journalism course in the country. I went to UQ and studied Journalism and communications there, it wasn't very good. There was no preparation for writing hard news etc whereas Jschool on the other hand does. Your not made to feel stupid if you ask for help and we do TEELINE!! No other Journalism course offers that, and if that doesn't seal the deal our director John, found your question and sent an email to all of us students to help you out. Honestly Jschool is the best Journalism school on Australia. P.s if you want to check out some of our work, we run an online publication www.newsbytes.com.au :)
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