Paul Swangard ’90, a broadcast journalism alum, has won an Emmy for NBC’s coverage of the Paris Olympics. Swangard is also an SOJC instructor of advertising and sport brand strategy.

Sydney Seymour is double majoring in journalism and media studies because she loves media, games and ethical storytelling. The Snowden intern also studies hostage diplomacy and trauma-informed reporting.

The third season of the podcast “One Cool Story: Tales from the University of Oregon’s School of Journalism and Communication” features two alumni, a senior journalism student and a former professor.

Damian Radcliffe, the SOJC’s Carolyn S. Chambers Professor in Journalism, is one of eight University of Oregon faculty members to earn a 2025 Distinguished Teaching Award for exceptional teaching.

Award-winning documentary producer Kyle LaMontagne, who is graduating from the Multimedia Storytelling Master’s program, encourages students to take advantage of the resources the SOJC has to offer.

Before Nick Larkin ’09 led multimillion-dollar ad campaigns, he was an advertising major at the SOJC and interned at an agency in Ghana, an experience that impacted his work.

As a grad student in the SOJC’s Advertising and Brand Responsibility Master’s program, Eva Camacho researches the branding of women-owned businesses as she pursues a career in strategy.

Galen Ettlin was a well-known news anchor in Portland. Then he launched a career in corporate public relations and enrolled in the SOJC’s Strategic Communication Master’s program to hone his skills.

SOJC students and faculty use immersive media, such as augmented reality and 360 video, to share coral research in Hawaiʻi, showing how science communication connects audiences to marine conservation.

Sarah Ortiz, a public relations major at the University of Oregon, has built extensive experience in sports PR with the UO Athletic Department and the Eugene Emeralds.