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Why SIUC Journalism?

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SoJ students produce magazines, websites, and a newspaper, all filled with examples from every specialization. We are dedicated to providing our diverse student community with state-of-the art educational resources to foster critical thinking, research skills, and hands-on production experience. The award winning student newspaper, the Daily Egyptian, and its web…

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Advertising

Students in the advertising specialization learn to analyze problems in, and identify solutions for, the promotion of goods and services. They develop skills in verbal and visual communication and presentation of materials. Instruction emphasizes branding, online presentation, media sales, consumer research, account planning and creative strategies. Graduates are prepared to…

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Digital Communication

The Digital Communication specialization curriculum is designed to give students a high level of competence to function as content developers, a strong sense of aesthetics and design, more hands-on technical instruction, and a deep understanding of the principles of networked audio/visual communication used in the print and electronic media.

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New Media Producer

The New Media Producer specialization is designed to give students a high level of competence in skills needed to produce institutional websites. This includes placing audio, video, still photography and the printed word on sites for news organizations, government agencies, nonprofits and corporations. Students learn a strong sense of aesthetics…

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News

As the communication revolution expands the ways in which news and information can be presented, the need increases for individuals with the ability to prepare and present news and information precisely and accurately for a variety of media. Students in the news specialization receive practical training in the theory and…

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Photojournalism

Students in the photojournalism specialization develop the photographic and news reporting skills necessary to communicate visually with a mass audience through contemporary media outlets - both printed and electronic. Photojournalism students receive practical training in gathering, writing, photographing, editing and presenting news and feature stories in which the essential information…

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In 1997, former Illinois U.S. Senator Paul Simon joined the SoJ faculty and directed the University's Public Policy Institute until his death in December, 2003. Now named in his honor, the Simon Institute hosts numerous nationally renowned speakers and panelists on issues such as war, politics and the impact of digital media.

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Global Media Research Center

The GMRC's mission: to foster a core group of faculty, graduate and undergraduate students engaged in substantive research initiatives in global media; to establish national and international partnerships for research and creative exchange; to provide an active visiting scholars and artists program; to serve as an impetus for the development of new courses addressing global media issues in the College; to develop international exchange programs for faculty and students; and to work with both the campus and the local community on fostering the discussion of global media topics.

  • Thursday, September 9th Dr. Dafna Lemish – Chairperson, Department of Radio-Television “What’s TV Good For?”: The Views of Producers of Children’s Television Around the World 3:00 p.m. Communications Building, Room 1032

 

  • Wednesday, September 22nd Ms. Vivian Schiller – President, National Public Radio Open Discussion with NPR President, Vivian Schiller 2:30 p.m. Location TBD

 

  • Tuesday, September 28th Mr. Joseph Oduro-Frimpong – PhD student, Department of Anthropology Reflections on Doing Fieldwork in Ghana (working title – he will return in August from doing research on Ghanaian video-movies) 3:00 p.m. Communications Building, Room 1032

 

  • Thursday, October 7th Dr. Walter Metz – Chairperson, Department of Cinema & Photography "The Engineers of the Soul": Berlin, Friedrich Kittler, and The Lives of Others 3:00 p.m. Communications Building, Room 1032

 

  • Wednesday, October 13th Dr. Kavita Karan – Associate Professor, School of Journalism Political Communication in India:Interlinking Traditional, Internet, and Mobile technologies in Election Campaigns 3:00 p.m. Communications 1032

 

  • Wednesday, October 20th Dr. Jyotsna Kapur – Associate Professor, Department of Cinema & Photography Brand India’s Biggest Sale: The Cultural Politics and Political Economy of India’s “Global Generation” 3:00 p.m. Communications Building, Room 1032

 

  • Wednesday, October 27th Dr. Uche Onyebadi – Assistant Professor, School of Journalism Kenya's Post Presidential Election Violence (2007): Assessing the Role of the Nation & Standard Newspapers 3:00 p.m. Communications 1032

 

  • Tuesday, November 16th Dr. Wenjing Xie – Assistant Professor, School of Journalism The Many Faces of Chinese Media 3:00 p.m. Communications Building, Room 1032