Alumni News

Oregonian Executive Editor and SOJC Hall of Achievement inductee Therese Bottomly will retire in August after 42 years at the state's largest newspaper. She graduated summa cum laude from the SOJC in 1983.
Luke Walker ’24, a dual master’s graduate of the Immersive Media Communication and Strategic Communication master’s programs, suggested improvements to NASA’s video game strategy.
SOJC instructor Camilla Mortensen will join alum Ken Doctor of Lookout Eugene-Springfield and Chris Lehman of KLCC on a Eugene City Club panel to discuss the state of local electronic media on February 18.
Nolan Biorn ’20, a media studies alum, relied on networking and a dose of moxie to land jobs at Disney, Netflix, and HBO after college. He credits the SOJC for preparing him well for those roles.
The second season of the podcast “One Cool Story: Tales from the University of Oregon’s School of Journalism and Communication” features four interesting people connected to the school.
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.
Catie Foley ’24, an Advertising and Brand Responsibility Master’s alum, landed her dream job at Reformation, a Los Angeles-based sustainable clothing and accessory company.
Anita Johnson ’53, the majority owner of Eugene Weekly and an SOJC Hall of Achievement inductee, died of cancer Dec. 14. She was the driving force behind the paper’s dedication to community journalism.
Journalism alum Joe Sacco ’81 uses comics to plunge readers into the lived realities of those caught in war zones. His latest work, "War on Gaza," focuses on the Israeli assault on Palestinians.
Journalism alum and author Jonathan Bach ’16 shares his advice for turning journalistic reporting into a compelling nonfiction book, from writing proposals and doing research to connecting with experts.