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Kevin: Christopher Wink lists some things that journalism courses should include at universities. I'd agree that journalists need to be prepared for freelancing during their careers and need more education on the business side of journalism. Ignorance of the business of journalism is a luxury that journalists can no longer afford. I think that multimedia training is much more common at universities than it was even two or three years ago. I also agree that specialisation in journalism should increase. I think that journalists as generalists is a dying position. The stories that we cover are too complex for generalists, and I would strongly encourage journalism students to double major so that they take some expertise with them to their beats.