News and Information

Pulitzer-winning Seattle Times journalists joined nearly 40 students and told, from their perspectives, how they collaborated to cover the tragic incident of November 29, 2009, when felon Maurice Clemmons gunned down four Lakewood police officers. Read more >>

Olympia Legislative journalism interns learn first-hand the challenge of reporting about the law-making process. But recent economic times have made it more difficult for organizations to pay the $2,500 fee. Read more >>

During the summer of 2010, four journalism students worked as intern reporters around the world. Thanks to the Foreign Intrigue Scholarship established by a UW Journalism alum, they had the chance to be exposed to another culture while gaining a more thorough understanding of journalism in a foreign country. Read the personal accounts of their travels to Sierra Leone, Kenya, Cambodia and Chile >>

Winter Events

January: Professional Development Month

January 20: Digital Survival Guide

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“Ever since I decided to major in journalism at the UW, I have been interested in political reporting because it really gets to the essence of why journalism is meaningful in democracy."
— Katie Schmidt ('11)

Journalism students eat up food course

Cider Mill For Katie Burke, a junior journalism major, reading the food section in the newspaper is something she looks forward to every week, so when she heard that the Department of Communication was offering a food writing course, she jumped on the chance to sign up. “Having the opportunity to work with who produces them and developing skills to learn about food writing was the selling point,” she said. Read more >>

Class reports on global health close to home

In class. During COM 458: Reporting Global Health, students tackle the issue of global-health reporting by approaching and reporting the health stories of local immigrant communities. The idea for the class stemmed from a conference sponsored by the Department of Communication in 2008 called "Covering Global Health." Read more >>