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.

SOJC and Lundquist College of Business operate the Oregon Accelerator, a student-run sports marketing and communication agency that’s helping to promote Oregon quarterback Dante Moore.
SOJC Assistant Professor Maxwell Foxman spoke to Lookout Eugene-Springfield about his love of games and his research, which involved creating a test readers can use to assess the authenticity of images.
Experience Lisbon is a digital magazine created by 12 SOJC students who traveled to Lisbon over the summer to report on artists, musicians, designers, chefs, and other creative voices shaping the city.
John Sutter, SOJC assistant professor of environmental media, wrote a long-form feature article for The Guardian about wildfire smoke deaths in Oregon, which has the highest rate in the country.
Tales from New Zealand Aotearoa is a collection of stories, reflections, and creative work produced by SOJC students during their summer study-abroad program in Aotearoa, New Zealand.
Journalism grad Leo Heffron ’26 interviewed Eugene-area residents—including two SOJC professors—who were living in New York City and Washington, DC, during the terrorist attacks on 9/11.
SOJC Professor Peter Laufer was interviewed about his book, “We Are All Americans: Stories from Three Road Trips Across Our Nation in the Long Wake of 9/11” on OPB’s “Think Out Loud.”
SOJC Professor of Practice Charlie Butler wrote a compelling profile in Runner’s World about a NYFD firefighter who died on 9/11 and the family who continues to honor his legacy.
Emmy-winning producer Bri Amaranthus '14 covers the Oregon Ducks for Sports Illustrated. She shares how internships launched her sports journalism career.
Is that image real or fake? Maxwell Foxman, SOJC associate professor of media studies, suggests a more nuanced scale that captures how closely an image represents what it’s trying to depict.