Featured News
Curb Magazine Students Place Third in Disability Reporting Competition
In November, three J-School graduates, Erin Gretzinger (BA'23), Christy Klein (BA'23) and Erin McGroarty (MA'23), placed third in the Gary Corcoran Student Prize for Excellence in Reporting on Disability.
Three Questions for Sam Freedman '77
Center for Journalism Ethics advisory board member and J-School alum Sam Freedman shared his proudest accomplishments and his favorite pizza-filled Daily Cardinal memory.
J-School Senior Samantha Stidham Wins IES Abroad Study Abroad Film Festival
Samantha Stidham was awarded the grand prize at the 2023 IES Abroad Study Abroad Film Festival and secured a scholarship for a future UW–Madison student. Read about what inspired her film and what it meant to win the top prize.
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- December 2023
- December 4
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Job Listings
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Science Writer
Morgridge Institute for Research |
Madison, WI |
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News Producer
WTVO (ABC) & WQRF (FOX) |
Rockford, IL |
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Internship Summer 2024
Finn Partners |
New York, NY and Washington, DC |
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TAP Journalism Internships
The Armenia Project (TAP) |
Yerevan, Armenia |
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Marketing Intern - Social Media
Wisconsin Union |
Madison, WI |
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News Producer Program Intern
The Young Turks |
Los Angeles or Remote |
Top-ranked faculty
Shah, DhavanMcLeod Professor of Communication Research; Maier-Bascom Chair; Director of the MCRC; Research Director of the CCCR
Bartzen Culver, KathleenDirector, School of Journalism and Mass Communication; Professor; James E. Burgess Chair in Journalism Ethics; Director, Center for Journalism Ethics