It’s time to create an alternative path into a journalism career - Joshuah Benton, NiemanLab

American journalists look less and less like the country they cover — in terms of race, class, and background. We need to expand the pool of people who can enter the industry, and an idea from K-12 education might help. There were The Successful Journalists Who Didn’t Go To Journalism School And Think It’s Insane. The Successful Journalists Who Went to J-School But Back When Prices Were Reasonable. The J-School Grads Who Hate The Price But Felt They Had To Go Nonetheless. The Young Journalists Who Still Worry It’s Essential For A Good Career. 

https://www.niemanlab.org/2021/10/its-time-to-create-an-alternative-path-into-a-journalism-career/