Western journalism students get a taste of election night reporting
Six Western students spent election night hopping to various watch parties to interview attendees about their election fears, hopes and expectations.
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Bellingham Visual showcases storytelling of the Pacific Northwest
Bellingham Visual, organized by journalism professors Joe Gosen and John Harris, took place on Saturday, Oct. 19, and featured six panelists, including two Western alumni. The one-day conference was co-sponsored by the Department of Journalism and the Foundation for WWU & Alumni.
Klipsun writers win AEJMC Magazine Contest
Klipsun Magazine writers earned two national awards in the 2024 Student Magazine Contest sponsored by the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.
The annual contest, organized by AEJMC’s Magazine Media Division, drew 137 entries from 21 colleges and universities across nine categories.
Journalism faculty shine at AEJMC annual conference
Western’s Department of Journalism was well represented at the annual conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.
Professors Carolyn Nielsen, Derek Moscato, Peggy Watt and Brian J. Bowe all participated in the conference, held this year in Philadelphia.
Becoming a Swiss army knife
In April 2024, Questen Inghram, a 2019 news-ed alum, started a two-year Murrow News Fellowship covering local government in the Lower Yakima Valley for the Yakima Herald-Republic.
The Fight for Freedom (of Information)
David Cuillier, class of 1990, is the Director of the University of Florida Brechner Freedom of Information Project. WWU honored him with the 2024 Alumni Achievement Award in May 2024.
A Tale of Two Careers (and one that might have been)
Jack Keith recently retired after 18 years of teaching journalism at Western Washington University. Prior to Western, Keith enjoyed a 30-year career in the field, including the Bellingham Herald and The News Tribune in Tacoma.
Next generation of Western journalists seize opportunities
News-ed major Franny Vollert shares her experiences of attending two college journalism events on opposite sides of the country – the Georges Conference on College Journalism, held at Harvard University, and the Best of the Pacific Northwest College Journalism Symposium, held at the Seattle Times.
Fall 2023 publications update
Meet the Fall 2023 editors of The Front, The Planet and Klipsun and learn what they have been working on. Video by Desiree Erdmann.