J-school

English

Etymology

The initial letter of journalism plus school. Compare B-school.

Noun

J-school (plural J-schools)

1. (informal) A school or a division within a college or university teaching topics related to the practice of journalism.
   • 2011, Gil Asakawa, “It’s Been 3 Years Since The “War Against Asians” Story Ran In CU’s Student News Site”, in HuffPost‎^[1]:

     The website itself changed it name, to the CU Independent, and changed from a class within the J-school to a student activity, making it more truly independent from the university (though it’s still funded in large part by the school).

   • 2018, Bill Grueskin, “Do we still need J-schools? Yes, more than ever”, in Columbia Journalism Review‎^[2]:

     J-schools used to see themselves largely as training grounds for the cannon fodder that would head off to local radio and TV stations and newspapers.