Journalism Program Student Work

We believe the learning process isn’t complete until you practice your skills out in the world. SOJC journalism students hone their skills through real-world, hands-on learning opportunities at internships, publications, student organizations, and more. By the time they graduate, our students have portfolios full of published work. Check out some of their projects:

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SOJC Student Story Featured on Local Radio Station
Eugene's NPR affiliate, KLCC, highlighted the work of SOJC journalism major Erin Morrison. Her story, "The Power of Powwow," covered the UO Mother’s Day Powwow, which honors the Native community.
Ruby Wool and Zachary Jones Neuray, student journalists representing the SOJC at the World Press Freedom Day conference, make O shapes with their hands while standing in front of a bright blue banner and a colorful mural
Student Journalists Cover Press Freedom Event
A SOJC contingent of students and faculty attended World Press Freedom Day in Santiago, Chile, where student reporters produced blogs, podcasts and photography for the UO-UNESCO Crossings website.
Eden McCall uses a rope to climb up a rocky mountain, guided by her interest in science communication
Science Communication Student Seeks Discomfort, Finds Adventure
Eden McCall, a journalism and spatial data science major, channels her curiosity into science communication projects like interpretive mapping and researching endangered frogs.
portrait of Kayla Krueger at the DJ desk at KWVA radio
Rock Guitarist Answers Gender Bias with Honors Thesis
SOJC student Kayla Krueger, a KWVA DJ and guitar player in the group GrrlBand, experienced a lot of gender bias in the music industry. So she wrote her honors thesis on hegemonic patriarchy.
SOJC student Julia Boboc sits at a table on stage and speaks into a microphone while two other students sit on either side of her
Interview Tips: What I Learned Listening to Immigrants
SOJC journalism student Julia Boboc shares the skills she learned reporting on immigrants for a school project. Read her tips on interviewing, confidence-building, and telling a compelling story.
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Catalyst Journalism Project helps save Eugene Weekly
After an embezzlement forced the alternative paper Eugene Weekly to cease publication, the SOJC's Catalyst Journalism Project sent 10 student reporters to help cover the news.
Camilla Mortensen and Faheem Kahn sit in office chairs and work on laptops across a desk from each other
SOJC students publish work in local news outlets
Through the SOJC’s Catalyst Journalism Project, students get real-world experience writing for local news outlets, like Eugene Weekly, The Lund Report and OPB, while filling widening news gaps.
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Catalyst Journalism Project on ‘Think Out Loud’
Journalism instructor and Eugene Weekly editor Camilla Mortensen discusses the paper’s collaboration with the SOJC’s Catalyst Journalism Project on OPB’s “Think Out Loud.”
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SOJC students help OPB, Lund Report with addiction series
Elizabeth Yost, a student journalist in the SOJC’s Catalyst Journalism Project, led the effort to collect responses from Oregon’s school districts in this partnership with OPB and The Lund Report.  
portrait of Abby Sourwine
Snowden intern assigned to The Daily Astorian
SOJC graduate Abby Sourwine secured an esteemed Snowden internship and a summer in Astoria covering local news and discusses the experience in this article.