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Link: Why we need a better conversation about the future of journalism education | Poynter.](http://www.poynter.org/how-tos/journalism-education/210196/why-we-need-a-better-conversation-about-the-future-of-journalism-education/)

If journalism has value to democratic society that makes it more than another form of commerce, then licensed or not, it has the qualities of a profession and should be evaluated as we evaluate other professional schools.