<p>My daughter just got her acceptance to Columbia</p>
<p>also accepted to:</p>
<p>Mizzou
Northwestern
CUNY
NYU</p>
<p>stats:</p>
<p>3.6 GPA from USNWR top 15 university, dean’s list every semester
editor in chief at college paper ( weekly )
great recs from a reporter on a major city paper, and a nationally published author</p>
<p>she must have aced the Columbia written exam</p>
<p>anyway, it’s probably Columbia for her !</p>
<p>How is MSU for journalism? I’ve heard they’re great, but relatively unknown, with lots of connections. Any thoughts?!</p>
<p>Don’t forget the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University, where students train to become multimedia journalists and obtain real-world reporting experience in a state-of-the-art facility in the 12th-largest media market under the guidance of veteran industry professionals.</p>
<p>Accepted to Annenberg at USC yesterday</p>
<p>U of Nebraska is often mentioned in top 10 or top 50. Full disclosure they were when i graduated from there as well. They recruited a new dean in the last year from the Washington Post, and AOL, and Knight Foundation, who is fabulous and cutting edge. They have partnerships with huge media companies, have graduated Pulitzer winners, and have a terrific facility. Of the schools in middle America they’re among the best. Given the investment, they have to be considered a best value. U of Miami is also flying a bit under the radar. Good outfit there too.</p>
<p>Hey Everyone! I am new to the board, and currently go to University of Illinois. I go here because of the journalism program. (I’m currently a broadcast journalism major and hope to get into radio) what concerns me, is people who are in the program (and graduating) all tell me that U of I’s broadcast journalism program isn’t very good, they don’t prepare you for graduating. (and were not even known for broadcast journalism) I am having an extremely difficult time getting an internship anywhere! the internship lady refuses to call me back!) and so I was thinking of taking a leave of absents, especially since now people are telling me that the program isn’t very good, and they don’t feel prepared. I am or was thinking of going home (I live in California) and doing the program at my community college (it would be a radio/tv AA degree) instead of broadcast journalism. (I do not want to be a journalist) I am just majoring in it for the radio part… but I don’t want to graduate here without a job, nor feel less prepared for what I want to do. (I definitely have experience) so that’s not the problem… what does everyone suggest I do? Should I find a reputible school in California, that deals with broadcasting? (or a reputible school in general?) Or should I get my degree from U of I in BJ? or should I get my AA from my community college (who has a really good reputible program) and gets people right into the field- and helps place their students with internships. I mean I’m not planning to go to grad school, and I’m not nescarly looking to be a journalist, I just want to get into radio… but does it really matter where I get my degree, if I’m not even looking at going to grad school? Everyone who is in radio tells me it’s all about the experience that you get, not the school you come from. I’d be looking at the top journalism schools, if I were going to grad school, and really wanted to be a journalist and reporter. (which I don’t want to do) or should I find a school with the broadcast communications major? I’m really stuck, I’m a junior. So any help with this is appreciated.<br>
Thanks any help/advice would be appreciated! -CountryMusicFan</p>
<p>I would check the list of collegiate journalism awards to get an idea of which schools actually teach students well v. have name recognition. This is particularly important as many schools restructure their programs to match the new media world. Some sites to check out include:</p>
<p>Hearst Awards (aka college pulitzers) [Hearst</a> Journalism Awards Program](<a href=“Page Not Found | Hearst Foundations”>http://www.hearstfdn.org/hearst_journalism/index.php)</p>
<p>Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Awards [Society</a> of Professional Journalists | Mark of Excellence Awards](<a href=“http://www.spj.org/a-moe.asp]Society”>Mark of Excellence Awards - Society of Professional Journalists)</p>
<p>College Photographer of the Year [65th</a> College Photographer of the Year | Home](<a href=“CPOY”>CPOY)</p>
<p>A few college papers have won the Robert F. Kennedy journalism award, although it is typically given to a professional paper (University of Montana, for example) [Journalism</a> Awards | Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice & Human Rights](<a href=“http://www.rfkcenter.org/ourwork/journalismawards]Journalism”>http://www.rfkcenter.org/ourwork/journalismawards)</p>
<p>Associated Collegiate Press Pacemaker Awards & others [ACP</a> - Contests](<a href=“http://www.studentpress.org/acp/contests.html]ACP”>http://www.studentpress.org/acp/contests.html)</p>
<p>Well, I know the University of Montana has an RTV option in its journalism degree and has an independent college radio station that is run by students. I would recommend finding a school that offers similar opportunities for hands-on experience outside the classroom. It goes a long way when applying for internships.</p>
<p>Theatremom,</p>
<p>I am the same exact position as he is. I am also a very talented sports writer. I mean I have articles published in the LA Times through Bleacher Report and i’ve had a few articles linked by the Dallas Morning News.</p>
<p>With that said, I am strongly considering the Specialized Journalism program at the University of Southern California. It’s a 9 month Master of Arts of program. It costs an arm and a leg I won’t lie, so definately avoid loans if you can. Also, talk to the University of Miami. They have great programs for your son and even an award winning show called Sports Desk. I am really looking into these two universities as well as the University of North Carolina. These 3 universities are probably the best choices by far for someone looking to specialize in sports.</p>
<p>I would email Dr. Daniel Durbin at USC. I emailed him and he was very encouraging.</p>
<p>Congrats to another ASU student!</p>
<p>[Cronkite</a> Student Wins Fulbright Award in Journalism | The Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication](<a href=“http://cronkite.asu.edu/node/1175]Cronkite”>http://cronkite.asu.edu/node/1175)</p>
<p>Everything I’ve seen about ASU’s Cronkite School is very impressive. I think it’s a great choice for anyone considering a journalism degree. Add that to the ability to get a Bachelors/Masters in 4 years (for students accepted into the Barrett Honors College) and it’s hard to beat.</p>
<p>hi. Thanks everyone. But, What about getting a job in magazines? What do the magazines look for?? Is prior experience/internships in Print mandatory to get a job in reporting/editing? I have 1 and half year experience in Online writing and editing, and about 6 six months copy editing experience in an Online magazine. Will this be counted as proper experience for magazine jobs?</p>
<p>sb1982,</p>
<p>It could count. It depends on what kind of writing you did. Magazines tend to have more flair in their articles. I’m not saying the newspapers have no flair but you need to look at the style of writing you used.</p>
<p>Also, not sure if pursuing a magazine job is the smartest career move right now!</p>
<p>Meditrina,</p>
<p>I completely agree with you about Arizona State. I like the prestige of the program and it is a very close number two on my list behind USC.</p>
<p>My top 5 choices:</p>
<ol>
<li>Southern California</li>
<li>Arizona State</li>
<li>Stanford</li>
<li>Miami</li>
<li>North Carolina</li>
</ol>
<p>Hi! I’m new to the board looking for some advice.</p>
<p>Currently, I’m doing the digital media degree at my community college. The ultimate degree I’m going for is journalism, if possible, environmental journalism. Either an environmental magazine/paper or non-profit is what I’d really like to get involved in.</p>
<p>My biggest problem right now is deciding where to apply for transfer. Environmental writing degrees are hard to come by and the school I was applying to recently removed the program.</p>
<p>Currently applying to:
<p>Any help would be so appreciated! I feel so lost right now.</p>
<p>I’m surprised no one has mentioned the University of Kansas. The William Allen White School of Journalism is about as old as the college itself, which dates back to the 1860s I believe.
Kansas has an excellent Journalism program. </p>
<p>Also to consider are:</p>
<p>*Northwestern
*University of Georgia
*University of Iowa
*NYU
*Ohio University
*University of Wisconsin-Madison</p>
<p>All of these are very highly ranked for Journalism. The best three out of the ones mentioned would probably be Northwestern, NYU, and University of Kansas. All three schools have very prestigious and selective Journalism programs, and you can learn a great trade from all of them.</p>
<p>kansas doesn’t hold a candle to the first ever j-school, MIZZOU</p>
<p>I’m currently a freshman at Arizona State’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. The facilities are state of the art and the staff is incredible, including experienced names such as former CNN anchor Aaron Brown, former Associated Press correspondent Christopher Callahan, and Pulitzer Prize winner William K. Marimow. Also, I’m already taking classes toward my major and you wouldn’t be able to do that at most colleges until you’re a junior.</p>
<p>VastSkies,</p>
<p>KU may be a fine choice for an in-state student looking for a journalism school at a low cost, but it doesn’t make any lists of top programs.</p>
<p>Also, you may want to check KU’s own journalism school website. Not only wasn’t the school formed in the 1860’s, it wasn’t even created by the Kansas Board of Regents until 1944, after the death of Emporia Gazette editor William Allen White, for whom it is named.</p>
<p>[KU</a> School of Jo urnalism and Mass Communications - School History](<a href=“http://www.journalism.ku.edu/school/history.shtml]KU”>http://www.journalism.ku.edu/school/history.shtml)</p>
<p>Missouri generally gets the nod as the nation’s oldest formal journalism school, and is still considered one of the best:</p>
<p>[Missouri</a> School of Journalism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missouri_School_of_Journalism]Missouri”>Missouri School of Journalism - Wikipedia)</p>
<p>Certainly top respected programs on any one’s list would include Missouri, Northwestern, Columbia, USC, Syracuse, Maryland and Florida. This list is by no means exhaustive, but they certainly represent many of the best programs.</p>
<p><a href=“http://education-portal.com/top_10_journalism_schools.html[/url]”>http://education-portal.com/top_10_journalism_schools.html</a></p>
<p>Good luck to all.</p>
<p>I’ve been accepted to U of Missouri a pre-J student… (My scores are not high enough to be directly admitted) Is it still worth going to Mizzou will i still get an equally good journalism education…???</p>