Journalism Program News

The Journalism Learning Initiative, led by SOJC Associate Professor Ed Madison, and the state Department of Education have launched an AI career planning guide for high school students.
Aedan Seaver, an SOJC journalism student, published an article on the complicated history of cockfighting in the Mexico News Daily as part of a study-abroad program in Querétaro, Mexico.
Journalism student Chandlor Henderson, who attended the National Association of Black Journalists convention in July, was in a quandary over the value of Donald Trump’s invitation to the event.
SOJC student Jack Lazarus had an article published in the Irish Field, a horse-racing publication based in Dublin. Lazarus was on the Sports Journalism in Dublin study-abroad trip.  
SOJC students visited the Diario de Querétaro newspaper offices during a study-abroad trip to Mexico and learned about the history of the 61-year-old paper, which published this Spanish-language article.
Eugene NPR station KLCC has published a story that originally appeared in the SOJC’s Flux magazine. The story chronicles numerous encounters with the hairy beast known as both Bigfoot and Sasquatch.
What skills can help journalists in a time of polarization, mistrust, and disinformation? SOJC instructor Emily Harris wants to hear from journalists. Fill out her survey to contribute your views. 
SOJC journalism, advertising and public relations students travel abroad to create multimedia stories depicting music, dance and life in Colombia.
Andrew Griffin has joined the “Highway 58 Herald” in Oakridge as a full-time assistant to the editor. Griffin graduated in June with a degree in journalism.
Jonathan Bach has been hired by the Oregonian to cover housing and commercial real estate. While at UO, he was editor of “Ethos” magazine. He graduated in 2016 with a degree in journalism.