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The University of Arizona Department of Journalism

DEPARTMENT OF JOURNALISM

Student reports:

8th Annual Migrant March through Tucson

Border Beat

About three dozen volunteers from Humane Borders, a non-profit organization based out of First Christian Church, 740 E. Speedway Blvd., carried white wooden crosses in memory of every migrant who has died in the Arizona-Sonoran desert from Oct. 2007 through Aug. 2008. Read More...

Think Immigration gets out info on border issues

Border Beat

Matthew Casey first became aware of immigration issues while living with immigrants in Raleigh, N.C. Now he runs Think Immigration, an online "marketplace of ideas" featuring news links, blogs and information on both sides of the border and illegal immigration debates. Read More...

'Anatomy of Sorrow' hits UA campus

Border Beat

Daniel Martin Diaz exhibits his artwork at the Arizona State Museum which ends October 26th. Read More...

Welcome from the department head

Welcome to the electronic home of The University of Arizona Department of Journalism. Our newly redesigned Web site should better help visitors learn about the students, faculty, courses and programs of the Department of Journalism. Read More...

Department News:

Students stage car wash Oct. 11

Members of the Journalism Student Advisory Council will hold a car wash fund raiser Oct. 11 at the Circle K on 6th Street -- 1610 E. 6th Street (across from the recreation center) from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.

There is no set price for a car wash but donations are accepted and greatly appreciated. Learn More about JSAC...

Department offers eNewsletter

The University of Arizona Department of Journalism has launched an Alumni eNewsletter. It was created to keep you in touch with what’s happening in the department. If you want to be added to the list, send your first and last name and preferred e-mail address to Senior Program Coordinator Kate Harrison.

International journalism prof shares op-ed on "Media Matters"

Reporters, says Professor Mort Rosenblum, have to know what they're talking about. Read More...

Graduate student writes on journalistic objectivity

Sarah Garrecht Gassen shares her opinion on journalistic objectivity in the Sept. 7 issue of the Arizona Daily Star. Read More...

SPJ chapter wins regional award

The Society of Professional Journalists has named the University of Arizona chapter the top student chapter in a four-state region. Read More...

Graduate students return to journalism department

At an Aug. 22 orientation, journalism department staff welcomed graduate students back to the department for the first time in 10 years. Read More...

UA Journalism professor writes about need for foreign correspondents

A UA laureate professor of journalism and Latin American Studies discusses the need for well-trained journalists. Read More...

UA students look at Argentina's environmental issues in series for Arizona Daily Star

This spring, 10 UA student reporters traveled to Argentina, the second-biggest and third-most-populous Latin American country. Their assignment: to see how a nation still trying to emerge from economic turbulence is addressing -- or ignoring -- growing global environmental priorities. Read More...

Sharkey hopeful about journalism's future

At a panel discussion on international journalism this spring sponsored by the UA journalism department, an audience member asked how the UA curriculum prepares students. Watch the video...

Master's program has international flavor with 3 degrees to choose from

The journalism master's program has a strong international orientation to two critically important areas in the world: Latin America and the Middle East. Students interested in international journalism have three options. First, the journalism master's program can be tailored to students interested in international news coverage. Read More...
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