(This makes me so happy.)

The Rise of ‘Fake News’ is Producing a Record Number of Journalism Majors

Applications have jumped at journalism schools across the country. After five years of “consistent” application numbers, Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism saw a 10% increase for the 2017-2018 school year, a spokeswoman said.

News organizations including The New York Times and The Washington Post have said they’ve seen spikes in subscriptions since President Donald Trump’s election.

The Wall Street Journal, which is owned by MarketWatch’s parent company News Corp. NWSA+0.92% has also added subscribers, now totaling more than 2.2 million, including print editions. The Journal added 118,000 digital subscribers between December 2016 and March 2017.

Full article: https://www.marketwatch.com/amp/story/guid/44CA6978-2951-11E8-B849-1F206CEB17F4?__twitter_impression=true