Lifewire: Why Twitter users are flocking to Mastodon
May 4, 2022
New social media platforms gain traction now that Musk has acquired Twitter, but they lack what Twitter already has, says UC social media expert Jeffrey Blevins.
Journalism
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.
Our comprehensive offerings in hard news, feature writing, investigative reporting, photojournalism, entrepreneurship, political reporting, visual storytelling, international field work, sports reporting, broadcast news, and social media allow students to customize their skill sets and direct their own career paths in modern news media.
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.
Students will develop individualized relationships with faculty mentors, who are seasoned professionals and recognized scholars in their field.
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WVXU: Journalists shouldn't call themselves 'storytellers'
April 22, 2022
Media coverage continues on a study of journalist's using the term 'storyteller' in their credentials. It's not a good idea, the study says.
UC grad finds passion in telling Black women’s stories
April 19, 2022
When Brande Victorian changed her UC major to journalism, she found what she says was “the perfect fit.” The 2007 graduate from the College of Arts and Sciences took her skills and ran with them, carving a career in the competitive field of writing that has taken her from medical publishing to an editor’s role at a leading magazine for Black women. Currently the senior editor of entertainment for Essence magazine, Victorian was honored this month with the Outstanding Young Alumni Award from the A&S Alumni Association. The award is conferred annually on an A&S grad under age 40 with significant achievements in their field, and active involvement with the university. Prior to becoming a part of the Essence family, Victorian contributed to a variety of different publications, including Clutch Magazine, Vibe Vixen and Madame Noire. She has been profiled by Pose magazine, and featured in Jezebel and on the talk show The Real. Her passion for writing the stories of Black women’s lives continues in her role at Essence. As a Black woman herself, Victorian shares the story of who inspires her, how she was able to become a journalist despite obstacles, and advice for young Black women starting out in journalism.
News
- Exploring Journalism Through Film Series at the Esquire Theatre
Films: "Almost Famous", "Shattered Glass", and "The Post" with Q&A discussion following the film with Jeff Blevins, head of the Department of Journalism at UC. - Finding Common Ground
Moving Toward Productive Pathways for Citizenship - UC Journalism to induct Beryl Love and William Strunk, Jr. into its Hall of Fame as the Class of 2019
The University of Cincinnati Department of Journalism will induct Beryl Love and William Strunk, Jr. into its Hall of Fame on April 5, 2019. - Sharing stories
Inspired by the book “The Other UC and Me: Editing the Sixties,” former editors of The News Record from the 1960s to present recall their experiences at the University of Cincinnati’s student newspaper. - Bearcats bring home 2018 Pulitzer Prize
Thirteen journalists with ties to the University of Cincinnati are part of The Cincinnati Enquirer’s award-winning team of more than 60 reporters, photographers and videographers to win the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for local reporting. - Taft's Newest Addition: The Journalism Department
The Taft Center’s Board of Trustees voted unanimously to make the Journalism Department one of its humanities departments.