Journalism
“If your mother says she loves you, check it out.” We like this slogan from the City News Bureau of Chicago. It illustrates strong commitment to the traditional tenets of journalistic excellence. Great journalism begins with a tireless search for the truth.
While our program holds fast to the most enduring principles of journalism, we remain on the cutting edge of technology and maintain state- of- the- art labs for writing, editing, design, photography, and online research. Our skills- based approach has the explicit mission of producing the state’s most talented and well- rounded journalists.
Events
YOU’RE INVITED TO THE 18th annual Journalism and The Auburn Plainsman open house-reunion
Who: Journalism, PR-Journalism, Corporate Journalism, Ag Journalism, Pre-Law Journalism and Public Relations majors; Journalism minors; and any others; former Auburn Plainsman staffers; and spouses, relatives and friends of all of the above.
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Careers
Our graduates have gone on to a variety of journalism careers in newspapers, magazines, and Web sites. To give you an idea, here is a brief list of our graduates:
John Logue '55, former creative editor, Southern Living magazine
Cynthia Tucker '76, editorial page editor, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Rheta Grismley Johnson '77, syndicated columnist
Dewey English '79, managing editor, Mobile Press-Register
Selena Roberts '88, sports columnist, New York Times
Jennifer Cooper '91, producer, CNN.com and MLB.com
Celine Bufkin '92, metro photo editor, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Christopher Brandon '96, programming manager, WebMD
Internships
Because of our journalism program's reputation for producing internships who are ready to "hit the ground running," students have earned internships at major daily newspapers throughout the Southeast. They also have interned at Southern Progress (publishers of Southern Living) and other magazine publishers, CNN, Sporting News Radio, and other media outlets.
Societies
Student chapter, Society of Professional Journalists
Scholarships and Awards
The journalism program offers 13 different scholarship programs offering a total of 18 scholarships. These include three full-tuition (in-state) scholarships: The Porter and Alice Harvey/Advertiser-Gleam Scholarship and the Jim Boone/Boone Newspapers Scholarship for Journalism Excellence.
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Last updated January 11, 2008