Journalism Program News

Journalism major Mirandah Davis-Powell and Strategic Communication Master's candidates Jorney Baldwin and Rachel Marty were highlighted in an OregonNews article about summer internships.
SOJC students researched, reported, wrote, and edited news stories during a four-week immersive study trip to Oviedo, Spain, led by Crossings Institute Co-Director Professor Peter Laufer. 
Rowan Shea, a second-year journalism major, wrote an article for the Irish horse-racing publication The Irish Field during a month-long study-abroad trip to Dublin.
The Charlie Kirk murder raises the question of how to protect those who speak out. Peter Laufer discusses how his book “Don’t Shoot the Journalists: Migrating to Stay Alive” addresses that issue.
Georgia Tucker ’25 found a unique path that merged her passions for journalism and dance, using both to tell stories, build community, and shape her professional future.
SOJC students learn how to be professional sports writers as they travel the country interviewing athletes for a new gorgeous print publication that rivals professional magazines.
Francesca Fontana ’17 returned to the SOJC to talk about her financial reporting career at the Wall Street Journal. The SOJC and Clark Honors College played key roles in her development.
Kalani Chai-Andrade ’25, who double majored in journalism and cinema studies, covered a President’s Cup match between Accra Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko while interning as a photojournalist in Ghana.
Ellie Johnson ’26 was one of four students who traveled to Belgium with the UO’s Crossings Institute to interview exiled journalists and report on the World Press Freedom conference hosted by UNESCO.
Eliza Aronson '24, a former Charles Snowden Program for Excellence in Journalism intern, exposed sexual trafficking at Portland massage parlors in a Willamette Week story that led to a new Oregon law.