Bellingham Visual Journalism ConferenceWelcome to Western Washington University's Department of Journalism. We celebrated our 40th anniversary in 2011-2012. Our graduates can be found throughout the United States, writing and editing the news of the region, serving as public relations professionals in public and private organizations, working as photographers and mulitmedia specialists, and upholding the legacy of journalism.
Read our mission statement to learn more about our objectives.
Journalism students may choose from three tracks of study: News-Editorial, Public Relations, or Visual Journalism. All tracks require basic writing courses and a supervised internship in addition to specific courses relating to the chosen track. While enrolled in a program, students are offered a number of learning opportunities including: working as writers, photographers or editors on three university publications, learning from industry professionals who frequently speak in classes, and working hands-on with community organizations to gain experience in their chosen fields.
Our Department is unique because:
- We specialize in
writing with award-winning publications.
- We produce excellence in the basics of the English language.
- We trace our roots in journalism principles from the Cato
Letters to the best current technology in use.
- We emphasize journalism as a craft that plays a significant political and cultural role in America.
- We stress real-world applications of skills through internships.
- We provide enough intellectual curiosity and challenge that
alumni go on to graduate school or other professions.
- We emphasize the role of readers as citizens who need to
be informed to take part in a democratic society.
- Despite the fact that we are getting bigger and bigger, we know students face-to-face and by first name. And they know us.
News and Events
Attention photographers and visual journalists! Mark Malijan and Jordan Stead of The Emerald Collective will be hosting the Double Shot Lighting Workshop at WWU on April 20th, 2013. The workshop is open to everyone. View the poster for more information and register for the workshop here!
Additional software training for Journalism courses is available.
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