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E.W. Scripps School of Journalism

The E.W. Scripps School of Journalism

The E.W. Scripps School of Journalism is committed to providing an education that emphasizes professional excellence, critical thinking, and social responsibility. Through a blend of professional education, practical experience, and intellectual exploration, we teach journalism in a way that it can be applied to many professions and to a rewarding life in a multicultural and fast changing world. Whether it's telling a story, building a brand, or engaging in research, we prepare students for their chosen professions now and as those professions change in the future.

Student org spotlight: Society of Professional Journalists, OHIO Chapter

OU SPJ has been on campus for 50+ years. It is the recipient of four consecutive outstanding national campus chapter of the year awards and eight overall. It has received the nation's top chapter honor more times than any other chapter.

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  • Newsweek lauds OHIO's national leadership in experiential learning, benefitting the community

    December 21, 2021
    Scripps and OHIO student experiences have been highlighted by Newsweek in their Best Maker Schools 2021 list, recognizing institutions that encourage learning-by-doing and collaborative problem-solving, as well as those that have well-developed makerspaces, labs and studios and that support diverse, interactive communities.
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  • Alumnus, former WOUB student Jeff Bidwell is raising money to give Christmas to kids in Mayfield, Ky.

    December 17, 2021
    Scripps graduate Jeff Bidwell and his wife, Jennifer Rukavina-Bidwell, are victims of the devastating tornado that hit Mayfield, Ky., last week. But their focus is on doing whatever they can to help the people of the small, close-knit community.
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  • HTC journalism students work to share information in four Ohio communities

    December 13, 2021
    A class of eight first-year journalism students in the Honors Tutorial College (HTC) completed a project connecting people in the Athens region to food, accessible Internet and reasonable transportation.
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