If so, then journalism at SUNY Plattsburgh may be the major for you.
We teach theory and skills, but we balance them with an emphasis on practical experience. To get the story, our students have interviewed presidential hopefuls in the New Hampshire primary, traveled to Quebec to listen to wolves, traveled to Ground Zero on Sept. 11, studied moose in Vermont, and attended national press conferences.
All of our students work for SUNY Plattsburgh's four publications:
Our graduates have gone on to successful careers at media outlets such as People, Harper's Bazaar, MTV, Dateline NBC, The Wall Street Journal, and Hearst Entertainment.
To write stories, our teachers have traveled to the North Slope of Alaska to examine global warming, to New Hampshire to cover the presidential primary, to Hawaii to investigate noise pollution, to Midway Atoll for a travel article, and to Beijing to cover the Olympics for ESPN. Their articles have appeared in national newspapers and magazines, such as The New York Times, SKI, Popular Science, Discover, College Media Review, Audubon, and ESPN The Magazine. They have also served as editors, photographers, writing coaches, journalism award judges, and editorial consultants.
Cardinal Points, SUNY Plattsburgh’s independent, student-run newspaper, was named an All-American recipient for the fall 2010 semester, receiving for the first time five marks of distinction — a perfect ranking. Read more.
Student Organizes Benefit for Strand TheatreAfter one step on stage, English and journalism dual major Jessica Bakeman knew the Strand Theatre was something special. The SUNY Plattsburgh senior looked at the old paint and moldings from 1924 and thought, “What has happened here?” She set out to find the answer as part of her advanced honors project. Read more.
If you would like to learn more about the journalism programs at SUNY Plattsburgh, please contact
Shawn Murphy, Chair
Co-Director, Center for Communication and Journalism
Office: Yokum Hall 103-A
Phone: 518-564-2422
Fax: 518-564-2105
E-mail: shawn.murphy@plattsburgh.edu