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.
The SOJC's Engaged Journalism class is transforming how news serves communities in Lincoln County. Students learn by listening and collaborating directly with residents.
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.
The SOJC is home to innovative approaches and experiential learning, including a Hostage Diplomacy course co-taught by Jason Rezaian of The Washington Post and Professor of Practice David Ewald.
Hostage Diplomacy is a new SOJC course that explores advocacy and press freedom. It’s taught by SOJC Professor of Practice David Ewald and Washington Post journalist and former hostage Jason Rezaian.
SOJC students gain hands-on experience in hostage diplomacy, advocacy and press freedom through a groundbreaking, interdisciplinary course with real-world impact.
SOJC public relations students collaborated with Lane Transit District to create a communication plan to reduce barriers and encourage public transit use among students in Eugene-Springfield.
Multimedia Storytelling Master’s student Kaiya Laguardia-Yonamine interviewed a community organizer for a class podcast. It appeared on the Oregonian’s “Beat Check” podcast.
SOJC students learn how to be professional sports writers as they travel the country interviewing athletes for a new gorgeous print publication that rivals professional magazines.