Journalism Program News

Students in Charlie Deitz’s Audio Magazine class traveled to Oakridge, Oregon, to report and produce an audio package capturing the town's voices, challenges, and everyday life.
Student journalists from four Oregon universities have been named 2026 Charles Snowden Program for Excellence in Journalism interns. The reporting and photojournalism interns will work for outlets in Oregon and Washington.
Professor Emerita Lauren Kessler and Isaac Wasserman ’23 won first place for Project Reporting in the Best of the West Awards. Josephine Woolington ’13 won first place in Long Form Feature Writing.
The SOJC's Engaged Journalism class is transforming how news serves communities in Lincoln County. Students learn by listening and collaborating directly with residents.
As protests grow more volatile, SOJC students and faculty grapple with the risks, responsibilities, and realities of reporting in the field.
Violet Ashley, a third-year student majoring in journalism and philosophy, has been named a finalist for the prestigious Truman Scholarship. The 60 winners nationwide will be announced on April 24.
Students from the SOJC’s Media Innovation Lab worked with Deschutes Brewery to launch Party Bomb hard punch. The lab pairs students with companies looking for help with design, social media, and marketing.
Three SOJC alums in journalism and public relations are shaping the sports industry at various levels by inspiring young athletes, overseeing major events, and creating memorable highlight reels.
Professor of Practice David Ewald and the Washington Post’s Jason Rezaian, who co-teach the SOJC’s first-of-its-kind Hostage Diplomacy course, and three of their students discussed the class on OPB’s Think Out Loud.
As newsrooms shrink, the SOJC is among a growing number of journalism schools teaching courses on building audiences and creating media businesses that rely on a variety of content formats.