The E. W. Scripps School of Journalism is part of the Scripps College of Communication at

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. Founded in 1924, the school has been recognized by

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and U.S. News & World Report for excellence in instruction and research in the fields of journalism and mass communications. The program was recently recognized as a Center of Excellence by the ''Ohio Board of Regents,'' and has attracted more than $54 million in grants, awards and investments. The School of Journalism is accredited by the

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. The school's current director as of March 2020, Edith Dashiell, joined OHIO in 1992.

Degree Programs

Undergraduate

The new curriculum at the school features two tracks in the Bachelor of Science, Journalism degree: * News & Information, which combines the previous sequences of Broadcast News, Magazine Journalism, News Writing and Editing, and

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. * Strategic Communication, which combines the previous sequences of

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and

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Each track requires candidates to enroll in prerequisite journalism courses ("core" classes) and track-specific skills classes. Students, however, must also specialize in electives outside the school of journalism, and each student must complete an advisor-approved internship before graduating. Students may also build their own coursework through the "

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" Program.

Graduate

The school offers Master's of Science programs in

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and a

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in Mass Communication. Many students work toward their PhD in mass communication with an emphasis in either

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. Scripps students often publish their work in academic journals or present papers at academic conferences, such as the annual convention of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. In August 2014, seven graduate students are scheduled to present 11 papers at the

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annual convention.

Scripps Howard relationship

The E. W. Scripps School of Journalism, together with the Scripps College of Communication, is funded in part by numerous grants from the

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. To date, the foundation has given approximately $20 million in funding to Ohio University's communication programs. The foundation also funds the Scripps Howard Visiting Professionals program, which brings in well-known journalists to teach at the school. Recent visiting professionals have included

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-winning ''

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'' columnist Julia Keller,

-winning ''

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, former ''

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'' editor Mark Prendergast, former ''

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'' magazine senior editor

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and former ''

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'' Beirut bureau chief Terry Anderson. Notable alumni include NFL journalist Peter King of ''

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'',

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'', and Laura Landro of ''

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''.

Associated institutes

The Schoonover Center for Communication houses the School of Journalism faculty suite, Lasher Learning Center, two research labs, the Scripps College Survey Center, the Scripps Survey Research Center, co-founded by Distinguished Professor Guido Stempel and Thomas K. Hargrove, as well as other schools in the Scripps College of Communication. The Institute for International Journalism is located within the E. W. Scripps School of Journalism, and is currently headed by Yusuf Kalyango, an associate professor in the school. The institute administers the John R. Wilhelm foreign correspondence program, which has placed more than 250 students with international internships in 30 countries since 1970.

Student publications and organizations

Many journalism students work for the independently run campus newspaper, ''The Post'', and

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and

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. The online radio station, All Campus Radio Network (ACRN), is another popular option for journalists. Many students are also an active part of the city of Athens' main newspapers ''Athens Messenger'' and ''The Athens News'' as well as several student-run media, including '' Speakeasy Mag'', a student-produced

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with more than 100 staff members, Backdrop (magazine), a quarterly arts and culture magazine, an
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the university's only fashion magazine.

Notable alumni

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winning ''

'' columnist *

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, sports columnist and TV personality * Adam Hochberg, radio correspondent -

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* John Kaplan, Pulitzer Prize–winning photo-journalist, ''

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'' *

Donal Henahan Donal Henahan (February 28, 1921 – August 19, 2012) was an American music critic and journalist who had lengthy associations with the ''Chicago Daily News'' and ''The New York Times''. With the ''Times'' he won the annual Pulitzer Prize for ...

, worked for ''The New York Times'' and won a Pulitzer Prize in 1986 for music criticism * June Kronholz 2002 Pulitzer Prize winner for Wall Street Journal coverage of September 11 * Peter King four-time Associated Press Sports Editors award winner who also covers the NFL for NBC Sports *

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CNN anchor/national correspondent *

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two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer for ''The Miami Herald'' *

Allie LaForce Alexandra Leigh LaForce (born December 11, 1988) is an American journalist, model, and beauty pageant titleholder. She is a reporter for Turner Sports, covering the '' NBA on TNT''. She was previously the lead reporter for SEC college football g ...

, reporter and anchor CBS Sports *

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, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, The Washington Post

References

External links

School websiteInstitute for International JournalismHigh School Journalism Workshop
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Journalism History
'' scholarly journal published by the school (ISSN 0094-7679)
WorldCat record
*Journalism Rankings 201

*Top 25 Colleges for Journalis

*The Top 25 Journalism School

*Scripps Ranks No.

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