Journalism Undergrad

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.

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.

Paul Brainerd ’70—an SOJC alum who helped launch the personal computing era—died Feb. 15. Brainerd double-majored in journalism and business and was editor of the Oregon Daily Emerald.

SOJC Professor Peter Laufer says shock jock Howard Stern is an effective interviewer, but his style often burns bridges. Laufer was quoted in a Poynter article about the provocative radio host.

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.