Program News

Declaring a Journalism Minor

Posted on February 6, 2018

Minor Declaration beings Monday, February 5th. Journalism is storytelling in pursuit of the truth. The first draft of history. A check against power. However you define it, journalists explain our increasingly complicated world with the stories we need to make informed decisions in a free society. The journalism minor begins with Introduction to Journalism (JOU 270), and after that, you take 15 hours, including a required course in News Literacy (JOU 278). The four electives in the minor may be drawn from journalism courses,Read More→

Megan Schmit’s (’18) Providence Media Group Internship

Posted on January 28, 2018

Megan Schmit (’18) worked as an editorial intern with Providence Media Group in Pawtucket, RI last summer. During her four months there, Schmit got the chance to apply the skills she learned in her journalism courses at Wake Forest to real pieces that were published in five different local magazines. She got to interview many interesting people, research stories, pitch her own ideas, and even write a feature! “The experience was invaluable and was a culmination of all my workRead More→

ESPN Journalist to Speak on Sports and Politics

Posted on January 24, 2018

Tuesday, January 30th 4:00-5:30pm Annenberg Auditorium, Carswell Hall 2018: A Collision of Politics, Sports, and Journalism Award-winning sports journalist and columnist for The New York Times, Robert Lipsyte, will speak at Wake Forest University on Tuesday, January 30th. Lipsyte is a former ESPN Ombudsman and the author of “An Accidental Sportswriter.” For more information, contact Dr. Alan Brown in the Department of Education at brownma@wfu.edu or Dr. John Llewellyn in the Department of Communication at llewelly@wfu.edu.

WFDD Features Student Work in Community Journalism

Posted on December 8, 2017

Today WFDD shared select works from Phoebe Zerwick’s Community Journalism course on their website.Throughout the semester, students produced local journalism for the online publication Heard it Here. WFDD highlighted stories by Erin Stephens (’18), Jessica Clifford (’20), Stephen Bechtel (’19), and Meredith Happy (’20).

Tommy Tomlinson Hosts New Podcast “SouthBound”

Posted on November 14, 2017

Tommy Tomlinson is an adjunct professor at Wake teaching Magazine Writing, and contributes to national magazines like Esquire, ESPN The Magazine, Sports Illustrated, Forbes, Reader’s Digest, Southern Living and Garden & Gun. This week he is launching a podcast by WFAE (an NPR affiliate) in Charlotte titled “SouthBound,” centered on conversations with people from the South from all walks of life. Find more of Tomlinson’s work on his website.

Suyash Keshari (’18): Nature & Wildlife Photography

Posted on November 14, 2017

Suyash Keshari is a nature and wildlife photographer from New Delhi, India. He is a senior pursuing a major in Politics and International Affairs and minor in journalism. You can find Keshari’s award-winning work here on his website. He recently created the podcast “A Tiger Story Worth Telling.” You can find his first wildlife documentary, On the Trail of the African Lion, here. You can find his story for Nature InFocus here.

Justin Catanoso Reporting from his fourth United Nations Climate Summit (COP23)

Posted on November 12, 2017

Justin Catanoso teaches journalism courses and regularly contributes to Mongabay with a focus on climate change. He will be reporting for Mongabay at his fourth United Nations Climate Summit in Bonn, Germany this week. He has published five pieces so far that can be found on the Mongabay website here or on his personal website. He has also been live tweeting from the Summit.

Deacs Go Downtown in Community Journalism Course

Posted on November 7, 2017

Journalism starts at home, in local papers, magazines and news stations covering the most important topics rooted in their community. The journalism program’s Community Journalism course takes students to downtown Winston-Salem to learn about the stories and forces working just outside campus that shape everyday life. Students are real-life journalists held accountable to the downtown community as they cover local stories over the course of the semester, subject to editing and published online. Find their stories on Heard ItRead More→

The Importance of a Journalism Minor

Posted on October 30, 2017

“As both a journalism minor and an editor for the Old Gold & Black, I stand firm in my belief of the importance of a journalism minor for all students. No matter one’s field of study, the value of the minor is immense in how it enables students to better understand the world of news and become better scholars.” -David Ajamy (’19) The importance of a journalism minor

Lila Franco – Pulitzer Center Student Fellow

Posted on October 27, 2017

Lila Franco (’18) served as a Student Fellow at the Pulitzer Center last year. She is majoring in communication with a minor in psychology. As a native of Venezuela, Franco has always been concerned with human rights, given the poor social stability of the country. She moved to the United States two years ago and wants to pursue a career in organizational development that helps to create sustainable societies. She has a passion for language, and apart from being fluent inRead More→

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