“It’s got a faculty without a single digital or high-tech expert” – Of course they don’t have tech experts. Those would be faculty in the computer science or ATLAS programs, which is why SJMC is wanting to merge with ATLAS in the first place. But that’s not to say faculty know nothing about digital means of journalism or advertising. What about Daniel Schaefer’s citizen journalism class and Resolving Door? What about Mindy Cheval’s a2b program? What about Rick Stevens, whose specialty IS “new media” and the ways technology can be used?

“This is an absolute criticism of the school of journalism” – this process was STARTED by the SJMC. If anything, it’s a self-criticism and a move designed to show their desire to improve.

“Twitter’s been around for what, 15 minutes? And they’ve done nothing” – Twitter has been around for at least 3 years, actually. And in every single journalism class I’ve taken within SJMC, we have talked about Twitter substantially. Saying that SJMC has done “nothing” in relation to integrating tech is an ignorant and misguided statement. Every class I’ve taken in the last two years has done something to integrate the changing role of journalism in the digital age, including discussions on how to use new tools (like Twitter) to get the message out there.

From Mr. Looney’s statements in this article, it seems to me he hasn’t bothered to do his research. And what kind of journalist (whether in the 1950s or 2010) doesn’t do his research?