Journalism Program Student Work

We believe the learning process isn’t complete until you practice your skills out in the world. SOJC journalism students hone their skills through real-world, hands-on learning opportunities at internships, publications, student organizations, and more. By the time they graduate, our students have portfolios full of published work. Check out some of their projects:

Journalism student Alexis Weisend interviewed
Journalism student Alexis Weisend interviewed
OPB reports on homeless campers in city parks being given just two hours notice to move and interviews Weisend who worked on the story for SOJC's Catalyst Journalism Project and Eugene Weekly.
SOJC student Eliza Aronson writes in Eugene Weekly about dangers of gas appliances
SOJC student Eliza Aronson writes in Eugene Weekly about dangers of gas appliances
SOJC journalism student Eliza Aronson’s deep dive in Eugene Weekly exposes the toxic consequences of gas appliances.
The cover of Black Student Magazine
New Black Student Magazine created from collaboration of SOJC, local middle and high schoolers
SOJC students collaborate with and mentor local middle school and high school students to create Black Student Magazine, a publication for young readers in Oregon and southwest Washington.
Rick Gaters sits on his bunk at the Rogue Valley Youth Correctional Facility.
The Oregonian: A team of UO journalists goes deep on Measure 11, juveniles
Current and former UO students and a journalism professor produce a documentary and podcast series examining how Oregon handles its citizens convicted of serious crimes as juveniles.
A smoother hand holds a pair of wrinkled hands
Student work in Eugene Weekly examines lack of accountability for Covid-19 deaths in long-term care facilities
Investigative reporting by SOJC students exposes lack of accountability among elder-care facilities during the COVID pandemic.
Six young adults look at their smart phones, with various emojis in the background.
These college students know how to spot misinformation online — and they can help you, too
Poynter and MediaWise recruit a cohort of SOJC students to teach their contemporaries how to sniff out misinformation in mass media.
An SOJC student shoots footage on the Sheridan glacier in Alaska
SOJC documentary program connects students with Emmy- and Oscar-winning filmmakers
Through the SOJC’s documentary research and production program, students connect with Oscar- and Emmy-winning filmmakers throughout the industry.
A sunlit wooded path (By Sharefaith from Pexels).
Students launch the Lane County Chronicles
A cohort of UO undergraduates launched The Lane County Chronicles, an online publication and resource showcasing the journalistic work of SOJC students.
A collage of documents and photographs from 'Classroom 15' (NOAH RIPLEY The News-Review).
Journalism students discuss their published book, ‘Classroom 15’
In this radio interview, Professor Peter Laufer and his journalism students discuss the process of investigative, historical journalism that resulted in “Classroom 15.”
Professor Laufer and his Advanced Reporting students smile for a picture together in a classroom (Courtesy of Classroom 15).
‘Classroom 15’: From journalism assignment to investigative book
A professor and a team of SOJC students uncover a true story about a fourth-grade class in 1960 whose dreams of corresponding with Soviet children were dashed by the FBI.