I am interested in the already strong emphasis placed on international journalism and specialized journalism, like technology, religion and business. I am also definitely planning on working with new media, like online journalism, because that is the direction the industry is headed in. Although Ghiglioni's experience is with print journalism, he plans to develop all programs in the school with equal effort and force. I don't see broadcast, online and print as competing with each other at the university. Students need to be well-trained in all fields because the market moves in so many different directions.
Flexibility is important.
Ghiglioni will replace Ken Bode, who has served as the Medill School's dean since January of 1998. Bode announced he was resigning last June, but agreed to stay on until the school was able to find another person to fill the position. Bode, who will remain a professor at Northwestern, had worked extensively to improve the journalism programs at Northwestern, especially within broadcast journalism. Bode cites Ghiglione's long history of contributions to both intellectual journalism and journalism education and his experience as an administrator. My only wish is that I could find a way he could get here sooner.