budding journalists

It has been suggested that C&J should require print journalism majors to take courses such as photography, Web publishing, desktop publishing, or introduction to broadcast instead of some of the courses now required on the communication side, such as media theory and visual communication. Then journalism students would be better trained for multimedia journalism demands. But this isn't such a simple solution.
Its important to remember UNM is a university and not a trade school. Although it is vital for us to learn our journalism trade through practice, it is also essential for us to have a firm grounding of media theory -especially in these rapidly changing times. Without knowledge of journalism's history, we can not carve a new future for journalism. I think UNM has done its best to keep up with new technology and news demands. I also believe UNM will continue to work with local news organizations to keep their graduates current.
Experience in the field is very valuable to college students. I realize not all students are able to obtain internships while in school, and this puts more pressure on classes to provide hands-on training. I've been taking a lot of Service Learning Classes, which provide specific services to the community while teaching students how to work in their field. I wonder if there is not some way to learn journalism while serving a community in need? I realize I need to know how to design web sites to be applicable for most of my prospective jobs. Although the web design class was full, I have the chance to create a site for the non-profit organization I’m interning with. Internships should be required, but should also be accompanied by more sophisticated in-class training.