<p>I'm genuinely interested in majoring in journalism (preferably broadcast), and I've heard that Columbia has an outstanding journalism program.</p>
<p>Are there any people here who are majoring in journalism who attend Columbia?
If so, 1) Are you satisfied with the journalism program at Columbia?, 2) What specific area of journalism do you plan on having a career in? (broadcast, print, photo, etc) 3) Anything else you want to tell me about the journalism program?</p>
<p>I really want to go to a good college with a great journalism school, and I believe Columbia is the only Ivy with an actual Journalism School, so... :) My other choices are the usual: Yale, Harvard, etc. etc. but besides Columbia, what other less-than-prestigious colleges excel in journalism?</p>
<p>I've just gotten into Columbia as a transfer... but for the last few months, I've been working with one of the Graduate School of Journalism's professors, who also happens to be Dean of Students there, and these people are the real deal.</p>
<p>They, across the board, contribute to actual journalistic projects all across the world, have some of the most incredible contacts in the industry, and are constantly getting Columbia students in touch with big names in both print and broadcast journalism.</p>
<p>I know the New York City thing is often 'overplayed,' but honestly, New York City is pretty much a hub when it comes to journalism of all kinds. Even if a newspaper isn't headquartered here, they've got well-entrenched bureaus
stationed in the city. As far as internships and alumni connections go, well, you've got the picture.</p>
<p>I don't know much about other schools' journalism programs, but Columbia's strikes me as being as good as it gets.</p>
<p>Columbia2002... you might want to be more helpful. That's a rather oblique way of saying Columbia doesn't have an (undergraduate) major in Journalism. However, as I said in my prior post, the resources are all around you to take advantage of.</p>
<p>Yeah, you have heard that Columbia has a great journalism program, but it's a GRAD school. so if you actually want to major in journalism, go elsewhere. Northwestern is excellent..</p>
<p>so it would not be wise to go to Columbia for undergrad if you'd like to major in journalism/communication?
and besides Northwestern, what are some of the other top communication/journalism undergrad schools?</p>
<p>If you are interested in Journalism, Columbia still may be a good choice. Majoring in English or another field (say, Econ if you are interested in business journalism) would work well. On the plus side, few cities offer as many opportunities for internships or other exposure to journalism and publishing as NYC.</p>
<p>Columbia2002, I really don't appreciate the snide remark. I asked a perfectly legitimate question and you responded in an extremely immature way. Grow up.</p>
<p>I was wondering the same thing, takeme2cali... I really want to go to Columbia, but now that I know that it only has a graduate journalism school, I'm not so sure I want to make it my top choice. But like Roger said, it's NYC after all. The intern possibilities are endless. Plus, uh...I've been secretly harboring a love for that city since I was very young. :)</p>
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<p>Actually, you did not. You -- someone who wants to be a journalist (i.e., someone who investigates things) -- wrote a 150 word essay and series of questions premised on facts that you could have readily ascertained to be false through the performance of two minutes of simple research.</p>
<p>spiffystars, I am a current sophomore at Columbia and am very into journalism. The school offers many resources as an undergrad.</p>
<p>The Columbia Daily Spectator is without a doubt the best way to get involved in journalism as an undergrad. Spec is a 10,000 copy daily that is run entirely by undergraduate students. We write, run and manage every aspect of the paper. I can tell you as much as you want about it as I currently sit on the managing board. There is huge staff (close to 300) and its a great environment.</p>
<p>There are also tons of political, economic and humor magazines on campus - all run by undergrads. This is a great way to get a 2,000 word feature published in a magazine and have it distributed to everyone on campus.</p>
<p>As for majors, there is the creative writing program, but that is the one major lacking aspect of Columbia. That said, you can choose another major and get your fill of journalism independently.</p>
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<p>How is that possible? Do they all do stuff or is everyone who writes one opinion piece considered to be on the staff.</p>
<p>There are a lot of photographers who are part-time, and story opportunities as well as photography jobs go out to mailing lists, where often the first person who's willing to take a task gets it. (this helps accomodate student's academic needs).</p>
<p>Do not overlook one of sdmarazin's points about Internships and job placement. The journalism field, as with most media disciplines, is extremely hard to get into - for every person who gets hired, there are 20 or more people out there who'd like that job and don't get it, and all are willing to work for peanuts. Faculty connections that can get you jobs at publishing houses, newspapers, and the like are invaluable, and there's no better place to start off a career like that than in NYC.</p>
<p>So in a sense, it's C2002's point that is the irrelevant one. Who cares if there's no official Journalism major, if you can get greater benefits at Columbia towards an education and career in journalism than you can at a place with more structure and less benefit.</p>
<p>For Columbia 2002, the MB at spec is just the section editors, managing editor and editor in chief. As for me, I was just appointed sports editor, so yes, it is a very small board, but the majority of the staff is just writers.</p>
<p>As for my current major, it is economics-philosophy. It is a combined major that offers me the ability to write and learn in a field that could lead me towards an MBA should I eventually turn in that direction.</p>
<p>it's really funny that there are now 3 SoSH members (or ex-members, i guess i should say in my case) on this Columbia board. I should get WindowShopping in the thread just for the trifecta.</p>
<p>Dart, we need more of your rants on Prip, btw. We've been lacking in rants since Berry buggered off.</p>