Journalism News
April 11, 2022
The Kiplinger Fellowship in Climate Change Reporting is proud to announce its list of professional speakers who represent some of the top leaders in journalism and climate sciences. This year’s fellowship will feature 15 trainers who will give presentations to 19 environmental journalism fellows while on Ohio University’s Athens campus, April 18-22.
April 6, 2022
Senior journalism major Nia Dumas landed a job for post-graduation at WKYC Studios in Cleveland, Ohio, as a part of TEGNA's Producer-In-Residence (PIR) program.
March 31, 2022
Junior journalism major Anna Birk is in New York City this spring working for the Miss Universe Organization as their public relations and social media intern, an exclusive opportunity offered by the Scripps College of Communication. She describes her experience managing high-profile social media accounts and managing a red carpet move premiere.
March 25, 2022
“Different Voices, All Human” is the theme of the 15th, and last, symposium made possible through the generation gift of OHIO alumni R. Smith and Patricia Schuneman. The annual event, presented by the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism and the School of Visual Communication, has brought the best journalists in the world to Athens County.
March 30, 2022
When Don Benson came to Athens in 1969 from Rhode Island, he thought he wanted to be a print journalist because it was in his DNA. But he had no idea that he would find his passion for broadcast journalism at Ohio University and WOUB.
March 29, 2022
Senior journalism major Nick Viland was the first recipient of the NEIL MAHRER AND SONIA FRANCESKI WOUB STUDENT STAFF SUPPORT FUND, which provides year-round support, in the form of wages and benefits, for students employed by WOUB Public Media.
March 29, 2022
Ohio University alumna Autumn Ziemba is using her journalism background and personal experience to advocate for childhood cancer by running for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Cleveland/Akron Man and Woman of the Year. The intense 10-week fundraising initiative kicks off March 25.
March 23, 2022
Applications are now open for the WOUB News Summer Internship. The program pays interns to work at WOUB Public Media and provides them with an immersive practical experience while producing daily content in a professional multimedia organization.
March 21, 2022
One of the nation’s longest-running high school journalism workshops will be back on Ohio University’s campus from July 6-9, 2022, marking the first time in three years the event will be held in person. The workshop will welcome high school students from throughout the region to learn from some of the industry’s greats, including faculty at the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism.
March 12, 2022
Alex Adeyanju never imagined that he would be where he is today but says he wouldn’t have gotten there without learning every facet of the media business while an Ohio University student working at WOUB Public Media.