School of Journalism

Jacqueline Canett won the fall 2019 Drew Gyorke Memorial Photojournalism Award for her image of a man playing with his dog. Sunday Holland took second (diver), while Nathan McComb placed third (Day of the Dead). The contest featured 12 finalists from Prof. Kim Newton’s JOUR 203 photography class.

Priya Jandu dreams of being a political reporter in Washington one day, so she’s excited about covering the Arizona Legislature in the spring as the school’s 2020 Don Bolles Fellowship winner. Jandu, on the Arizona Daily Wildcat's investigations desk, will report from Phoenix for Arizona Sonora News.

Renowned CNN journalist Christiane Amanpour received the 2019 Zenger Award for Press Freedom from President Robbins and the University of Arizona School of Journalism. Hilde Lysiak, a 12-year-old nationally recognized journalist, took home the school's inaugural Junior Zenger Award.

Undergraduate students now have a third option  — digital journalism — for earning a specialization on their transcripts and diplomas. "The digital specialization includes some amazing classes," said Professor Michael McKisson, who will teach a drone course. Majors also can specialize in broadcast or global journalism.