Journalism
Become a fact-based storyteller, curious about the people and world around you.
Learn the fundamentals of news writing and reporting and be prepared to work as a journalist or in other careers, including communications and public relations.
Jack Shuler
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Professor, Director of Journalism
Beth Lossing
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Assistant Director
What you’ll study as a journalism major
How to talk to people from all walks of life and tell a well-crafted story in print and digital formats in a variety of story forms: written, audio, mini-doc. You will have opportunities to get off The Hill and talk to real people and report about interesting things.
Build your core
Learn to research, report, and write news stories. Build your fact-checking and interviewing skills. Learn to talk with people from all walks of life.
Explore through electives
Learn narrative storytelling through experiential reporting classes; do investigative journalism; study ethics and empathy; take a journalism lab to explore new ways of doing local journalism on a micro level.
Apply your knowledge
Collaborate with a faculty advisor and create a senior research project based on your personal interests and goals. Become a reporter on campus and beyond.
Why is journalism better at Denison?
Denison is a place that values diverse perspectives, critical thinking, and the importance of civil discourse on complex and difficult issues. It’s the perfect environment to become a professional and unbiased journalist.
The Reporting Project
Get real-world journalism experience as a paid reporter for The Reporting Project, our award-winning news source for Licking County. Our students have broken major local stories, and some are picked up by other established Ohio media outlets such as The Columbus Dispatch and Newark Advocate.
Build your byline
In addition to getting professional-level newsroom experience at The Reporting Project, you may decide to report, write, and edit for the student-run newspaper, The Denisonian; offer your science writing to the intercollegiate magazine, The Synapse; or host a show on the student-run Doobie Radio.
Jobs as a journalism major
A Denison journalism degree helps you in any field: you learn how to relate to people and communicate well. Recept grads work at NBC, NPR, Report for America, Ruth/Edelman, Idaho Mountain Express, and CBS. See where our grads have landed.
Career communities
Journalism majors often join one or more of our career communities. Some common communities include Visual, Written, & Performing Arts, and Marketing, Sales, & Communication.
Career Exploration
Through the Knowlton Center for Career Exploration and its training center, Denison Edge, career coaches help you prepare for the next step after college, and industry experts help you acquire specialized skills and certifications.
Beyond the Classroom
Internships
Denison journalism majors have interned with US News & World Report, WHIZ TV, Harm Reduction Ohio, Zeno Group, Racepoint Global, Akron Stories, WYSO, Ohio Magazine, Versatile Words, Ohio History Connection, WOSU, The Virginia Quarterly Review, The Columbus Dispatch, Newark Advocate, Story magazine, and the West Michigan Environmental Council on Wildlife.
Study Abroad
Study journalism in your chosen region to enhance your language skills and build your career network. Conduct research on a traditional semester abroad or take a summer internship in another country.
Summer Scholars
Delve into independent research through our Summer Scholars program. All Summer Scholars receive a stipend and a housing allowance plus supplemental funds for research expenses.
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