SOJC Students Bring Rural Voices to the Airwaves
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.
Experiential Learning
21 Students Earn Charles Snowden Internships
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.
PR Student Carves Out Time for Community Service
Charlie Hathaway ’27 has enjoyed community volunteering since she was a child and has continued service work related to her public relations major while at the SOJC.
Engaged Journalism: Connecting Students with Communities
The SOJC's Engaged Journalism class is transforming how news serves communities in Lincoln County. Students learn by listening and collaborating directly with residents.
Should Student Journalists Cover Dangerous Protests?
As protests grow more volatile, SOJC students and faculty grapple with the risks, responsibilities, and realities of reporting in the field.
SOJC Media Innovation Lab: Real Work for Real Clients
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.
SOJC’s Hostage Diplomacy Course Featured on OPB
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.
Journalism Student Writes Sports Feature for Lookout
Fourth-year SOJC journalism major Leo Heffron wrote a sports feature for Lookout Eugene-Springfield about siblings Nuari and Victor Filipe, multi-sport athletes who attend different high schools.
Hostage Diplomacy Course Highlighted in Washington Post
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.
SOJC Course Gives Students a Look at Hostage Advocacy
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.