News from the School of Journalism and Communication

Find out what SOJC students, faculty, and alumni are up to on campus, on the national stage, and beyond.

Smaller classes, hands-on experience, and research opportunities give students in the SOJC Honors program an edge, whether they intend to pursue a master’s degree or start their careers.
SOJC associate professors Jesse Abdenour and Autumn Shafer found that personal stories combined with scientific information can inspire parent trust to reduce the risk of concussions in kids.
Like many public media outlets, OPB has an average of 150,000 donors per year thanks to small-donor philanthropy, according to SOJC Professor of Practice Damian Radcliffe, who studies the media business.
SOJC Professor Andrew DeVigal has conducted statewide news-need surveys that reveal deep deficiencies in Oregon communities. And despite high engagement on Facebook groups, community members want more. 
Jadrian Tracey, a starting guard for the Oregon men’s basketball team, talked about learning photography from SOJC Professor of Practice Dan Morrison for a video that aired on the Big Ten Network.
Sydney Seymour published tips she gleaned during a fall Journalism in New York trip on the site Journalism.co.uk. Seymour is an SOJC journalism and media studies major who will graduate this spring.
Joanie Margulies '16 talks about her role as the breaking news manager at The Jerusalem Post, where she has overseen some of the biggest global news events of the last two years.
A passion for adventure photography earned Dan Teitelbaum a seat in the SOJC’s Multimedia Journalism Accelerated Master’s program, allowing him to work on the degree before finishing his bachelor’s.
The new SOJC curricula gives students experiences more reflective of the changing landscape of journalism, advertising, public relations, and media studies, according to an article in Editor & Publisher.
SOJC associate professor Ed Madison’s Journalistic Learning Initiative developed Sassy, a chatbot designed to help middle school students explore careers before starting high school.