<p>I want to be a communications major with broadcast journalism. I don't mind moving to Boston, but I am wondering if staying close to home in LA or moving to Miami for my major is a better decision in order to be successful.
Which college would be the best for me to attend in the fall?</p>
<p>Wellesley does not have communications or broadcast journalism. If you are set in entering into that area, I would go to USC (or BU or NYU).</p>
<p>Keep this in mind: While Wellesley doesn’t have a broadcast journalism or communications major, Wellesley seems to produce great journalists, e.g. Diane Sawyer and Cokie Roberts.</p>
<p>I’m sort of in the same boat: got into Newhouse school of communications (second best in the country) but love wellesley. 99% sure I’ll be going to wellesley, because I’m not SURE that I want to be in communications. But if I remember correctly, doesn’t U Miami have a rather renowned communications school?</p>
<p>Both USC and UMiami have strong communications schools. USC has great communications, and UM has a really good journalism track in general. I actually was surprised at how good communications was at journalism, in the motion pictures track numerous students were offered incredible internships at news stations halfway through college.</p>
<p>Although Wellesley does not have a communications major with broadcast journalism, as verbivorous pointed out, the college has many remarkable alumnae who are journalists: </p>
<p>Diane Sawyer: ABC’s World News Anchor,Co-anchor, ABC’s “Good Morning America”; first woman to co-anchor CBS News’ “60 Minutes”; anchor, ABC World News; Emmy Award-winning journalist</p>
<p>Cokie Roberts: ABC News correspondent; senior news analyst, NPR; Edward R. Murrow Award winner</p>
<p>Lynn Sherr: Emmay award-winning ABC news correspondent on “20/20”</p>
<p>Geneva Overholser: Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist</p>
<p>Michelle Caruso -Cabrera: CNBC host and anchor; awarded Broadcaster of the Year from the National Association of Hispanic Journalists and named one of “100 Most Influential Hispanics” by Hispanic Business Magazine</p>
<p>Lina Wertherimer: Award-winning National Public Radio senior national correspondent; former host, NPR’s “All Things Considered”</p>
<p>Journalists must not only articulate information clearly and concisely but also be well-rounded people, outstanding researchers, critical thinkers, and so forth. Wellesley certainly cultivates all of these areas through its liberal arts education. You can double major in English and Political Science, for example, and become a journalist. Actually English combined with International Relations would seem apropos if you were interested in becoming an international journalist. There are many possibilities! </p>
<p>Wellesley must be doing something right because it seems to have produced some outstanding journalists from a small liberal arts college rather than a communications school. Good luck with your decision!</p>
<p>Lynn Sherr is also our commencement speaker this year!</p>