Drupal and journalism
Posted on January 30, 2008 by agentrickard
I like it when other folks go on rants so that I don't have to.
Poynter Online columnist Amy Gahran lets fly at journalism schools who teach students to use DreamWeaver:
Dreamweaver is a decent Web design and development tool. However, it's not very relevant to journalism, because it does not include a robust content management system! Apparently, this j-school (like many others) offers little or no training in true CMS-based tools. Their online courses focus on Dreamweaver.
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If your journalism classes are part of a larger communications program, I think clarifying which tools are right for the job is even more important. The journalism class projects should focus on CMS tools like Wordpress or Drupal. Leave the teaching of Dreamweaver to the PR and advertising classes, where it's much more relevant to the kind of sites created in those disciplines.
For those of you following along, this sentiment is one of the reasons why the Knight Foundation is interested in Drupal.
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Awww, Ken, you can rant too!
January 30, 2008 by Amy Gahran (not verified), 2 years 5 weeks ago
Comment: 170
Awww, Ken, you can rant too! Don't leave me to do all the heavy lifting!
;-)
- Amy Gahran
A skill that is probably
January 30, 2008 by Bevan (not verified), 2 years 5 weeks ago
Comment: 171
A skill that is probably quite valuable for most journalists is basic html. Dreamweaver can be a useful tool for teaching that, however I doubt that student journalists are taught to use DW's code view frequently.
Bevan- There are much
January 30, 2008 by Ken Rickard (not verified), 2 years 5 weeks ago
Comment: 172
Bevan-
There are much better ways to teach basic HTML than DW. Trust me. I used to do it back in the day.
The error here is thinking that DW is a useful tool for a journalist. It isn't. Unless you consider a page designer a journalist.
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