The iPhone - a journalism school essential? | Media | guardian.co.uk

“At the oldest journalism school in the US, students are to be asked to provide an iPhone or iPod Touch as part of the curriculum. It’s the first time a specific electronic device has been included as a mandatory requirement at the University of Missouri School of Journalism. /…/ ‘It’s like asking an engineer to buy a calculator,’ Brian Brooks, associate dean for undergraduate studies, told the AP. ‘We are doing this requirement solely to benefit our students’ learning.’”