E. W. Scripps School of Journalism

E.W. Scripps School of Journalism
Location
Athens, Ohio, USA
Information
Established	1924
Founder	George Starr Lasher
Director	Robert K. Stewart
Faculty	30+
Enrollment	950 students (approximate)
Buildings	Scripps Hall, Sing Tao Center, Radio-Television (WOUB)
Website	http://scrippsjschool.org/

The E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, widely considered one of the best journalism schools in the country, is part of the Scripps College of Communication at Ohio University.

Founded in 1924, the school has been recognized by The Associated Press 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 National Center of Excellence by the Ohio Board of Regents, and has attracted more than $54 million in grants, awards and investments.

The school's current director, Robert Stewart, has been a professor at the school since 1987.

Admission to the school is selective, requiring scores of at least 25 on the ACT or 1140 on the SAT, in addition to being in the top 15 percent of one's high school graduating class.

The School of Journalism is accredited by the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.

Degree Programs

Undergraduate

E. W. Scripps Hall, current home of the Scripps School of Journalism

The curriculum at Ohio University features six sequences in the Bachelor of Science, Journalism degree:

• Advertising
• Broadcast News
• Public Relations
• Magazine Journalism
• News Writing and Editing
• Online Journalism

Students may also build their own coursework through the "Carr Van Anda" Program. This option is only open to Juniors and Seniors who achieve the 3.0 GPA standard and apply themselves within the program.

Each sequence requires candidates to enroll in prerequisite journalism courses. Students, however, must also specialize in electives outside the school of journalism.

Graduate

As noted, the school offers Master's of Science programs in Journalism and a Ph.D. in Mass Communication.
Many students work toward their Ph.D. in mass communication with an emphasis in either Media Studies or Journalism.

Students in the program are required to write several papers of original research before completing a professional project or thesis (Master's students) or a dissertation (Ph.D.).
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 2010, 11 graduate students presented at the AEJMC 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 Scripps Howard Foundation. To date, the foundation has given approximately $20 million in funding to Ohio University's communications 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 Pulitzer Prize-winning Miami Herald columnist Leonard Pitts, former New York Times editor Mark Prendergast, and Forbes senior editor Mark Tatge, who is also the financial and economic commentator on CNN, CNBC, ABC, PBS and FOX. [1] Notable alumni include NFL journalist Peter King of Sports Illustrated, Clarence Page of the Chicago Tribune, Andy Alexander of the Washington Post, and Laura Landro of the Wall Street Journal.

Opportunities

Scripps School is to be relocated to Old Baker Center, currently under renovation, in 2011.

Scripps Hall at Ohio University features graphics labs, classrooms, and large auditoriums. It also houses the Lasher Learning Center and The Bush Research Center, which issue nationally distributed surveys published by the Scripps Howard News Service.

All undergraduate students within the school are required to complete an internship prior to graduation. Many media outlets—such as The Today Show and the Scripps Howard News Bureau provide opportunities for advanced work.

The Institute for International Journalism is located within the E. W. Scripps School of Journalism, and is currently headed by Yusuf Kalyango, an assistant professor in the school. The institute administers the John R. Wilhelm foreign correspondence program, which has placed more than 240 students with international internships in 30 countries since 1970. The school awards endowed scholarships to those chosen for the internships, paying for food, lodging, and airfare. Interns are selected by a committee of Scripps faculty.

During his tenure as the E.W. Scripps Visiting Professional, former Forbes Senior Editor Mark Tatge introduced a series of business writing courses at the school. Scripps is now one of the only programs in the country to incorporate news content in Business and Economics at the undergraduate level. Students currently study in areas of accounting, finance, marketing, and learned how to perfect the on-campus Bloomberg Terminal. Tatge would later appear on the nationally televised Fox Business Network, founded by OU alumnus Roger Ailes. Graduates of Business Journalism program are now working as business journalists in New York and Chicago.

Student Publications and Organizations

Many journalism students work for the independently-run campus newspaper, The Post, and WOUB-TV and Radio.
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 asSpeakeasy Mag, a student-produced online magazine with more than 100 staff members.

Communication-related student organizations
Association For Women|Association for Women in Communications
Athena Yearbook
Athens Video Works
AVW Productions
Black Student Communication Caucus
Brick City Records
Ed2010
Forensics Team
National Communication Association Student Club (NCASC)
National Press Photographers Association (NPPA)
Ohio University Multimedia Society
ImPRessions
Online Journalism Student Society
Ohio University Advertising Association ("Ad Club")
Ohio University Media Business Association (OUMBA)
Ohio University Media Catalyst (OUMC)
Public Relations Student Society of America
Radio-Television News Directors Association
Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA)
SIGGRAPH OU
Society for News Design
Society for Photo Illustration (SPI)
Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ)
Students for Global Media and Diversity (SGMD)
Student Professional Development Program
Telecommunications Systems Management Association (TSMA)

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Notable alumni

• Clarence Page, Pulitzer prize winning Chicago Tribune columnist
• Peter King, head NFL writer for Sports Illustrated
• Jay Mariotti, sports columnist and TV personality
• Adam Hochberg, radio correspondent - NPR
• John Kaplan, Pulitzer Prize winning photo-journalist, Life Magazine
• Donal Henahan, worked for the New York Times and won a Pulitzer Prize in 1986 for music criticism
• Alvin Adams civil rights writer for Jet magazine
• Roger Ailes chairman of Fox News
• Mel Harris co president and COO for Sony Pictures
• 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 Sports Illustrated
• Martin Savidge CNN anchor/national correspondent
• Leon Harris former CNN anchor now with ABC affiliate WJLA in Washington, D.C.
• Valerie Hoff former CNN Headline News anchor
• Michel duCille two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer for The Miami Herald
• Matt Lauer “Today Show” anchor
• Martha Rial,1998 Pulitzer Prize winner for photos of survivors of the conflicts in Rwanda and Burundi

External links

• School website
• Institute for International Journalism
• High School Journalism Workshop