J Schools Dying?

As newspapers around the country have closed their doors, or laid off large numbers of staff, I've wondered when universities would start shuttering their journalism schools. It would appear those closures have begun.

See this ABC News story about a reevaluation of the J school at the University of Colorado, at Boulder. Pretty clearly CU is considering shutting down their J school and folding what remains into a more generic, less craft-oriented program.

The article also mentions program redesigns at Berkeley and Arizona State. Farewell to the "ink-stained wretches" of yore. Is there such a thing as an electron-stained wretch?