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Professional Journalists, Real-World Results

The University of Cincinnati Department of Journalism offers comprehensive journalism education in an urban environment with experiential learning opportunities and individualized relationships with faculty mentors.

UC graduates work or have worked at numerous news organizations throughout the country, including The E.W. Scripps Company, Nextstar Broadcasting, Gray Television, USA Today, the Associated Press, The New York Times, Chicago Tribune, The Dallas Morning News, Newsday, The Plain Dealer, Indianapolis Star, Columbus Dispatch, The Cincinnati Enquirer, Detroit News, Akron Beacon Journal, Cincinnati Business Courier, San Antonio Business Journal, Dayton Business Journal, as well as magazines, television stations, public relations and marketing agencies, and non-profits.

They are reporters, TV news producers, photographers, and editors. They work in social media and digital media. They are newsroom and media industry leaders. Take a look at just some of our success stories across national media outlets.

In the City of Cincinnati, an active media market, students can explore and report stories from a vibrant urban landscape with diverse audiences and cultures.

Students have multiple experiential learning opportunities year round with professional internships, student media and hands-on Journalism classes.

Alum Spotlight

Portrait of Alumnus Camri Nelson

Camri Nelson is a multimedia journalist (MMJ) with Spectrum News 1 Ohio, based in Cincinnati. She is a native of the Queen City and an alumna of UC. Since graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism, she has worked as a business reporter for the Lima News and then as a MMJ for Your Hometown Stations, a FOX/NBC/ABC/CBS-affiliated television station located in Lima. While in Lima, Camri was the recipient of the 2017 Ohio Associated Press Best Business Writer Award and the Lima/Allen County Chamber of Commerce Young Leader of the Year Award, and was named to the Ohio School Boards Association Media Honor Roll. As a student writer for the University of Cincinnati’s College of Arts & Sciences, she published stories that highlighted alumni careers.

Profile of Alumnus Jazmon DeJarnette

Jazmon DeJarnette is a third-year student at the University of Cincinnati studying Journalism with a minor in Sports Administration. After graduation, she plans to pursue a career in sports reporting. Tragedies happen every day in our world, and Jazmon’s focus is on how sports can be an outlet for positivity and hope. As Jazmon tells people: “Sports were my escape as a little girl and built lasting traditions in my family. I'm also super passionate about writing and enjoy the creativity that comes along with storytelling. I'm grateful for what our journalism program has taught me about myself and I am thrilled to see where this journey takes me!”

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UC journalism celebrates 2025 Hall of Fame inductees

May 21, 2025

UC’s Department of Journalism came together in Charles P. Taft Research Center last month to honor the 2025 hall of fame and young alumni award recipients. This year, the ceremony honored four hall of fame and five young alumni inductees. Among the hall of fame award winners were David Altman (1968, 1974), Glenn Gamboa (1989), Tony Cook (2003), and Kristy Conlin (2009). The Young Alumni recognized included Carly Hagedon (2011), Eamon Queeney (2011), Keith BieryGolick (2013), Bethany Cianciolo (2013), and Jason Hoffman (2013).

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UC’s student newspaper names Hajra Munir as new editor-in-chief

May 9, 2025

As a young girl, Hajra Munir, a second-year law and society major, had a passion for writing. “I was always writing,” Munir said. “Whether it was in a journal, writing stories or writing poetry.” But Munir wasn’t sure how she could use her writing skills beyond her love for it, until she watched her brother join the student newspaper at Walnut Hills High School and decided to join him. Since then, journalism has become an integral part of her life. “I started news writing, and I absolutely loved it,” Munir said. “I felt like I could be who I wanted to be, and I felt like this is what I want to do, this is what I love. Journalism has made me such a more confident person, and I wouldn’t be where I am without writing, without starting my love for journalism.” Now, going into her third year at UC, Munir will serve as The News Record’s (TNR) next editor-in-chief for the 2025-2026 school year. TNR is UC’s student run news organization, where students themselves have opportunities to report on an array of topics, from breaking campus news to entertainment and lifestyle.

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