Don’t kill the radio program, fuse it with journalism to future-proof media education – Algonquin Times

Don’t kill the radio program, fuse it with journalism to future-proof media education – Algonquin Times

Algonquin College is shooting the messenger. It should combine its radio and podcasting program with journalism instead of executing it in the face of program cuts. This fall is the radio and podcasting program’s final year, at least for the foreseeable future. It was announced in February the program will be suspended along with 36 others, amounting to 16 per cent of the total programs offered by the college. Current students in the program can…