president_44

I have been accepted to American and I want to do Broadcast Journalism. I know that they don't have broadcast but I will settle for regular Journalism. Do they have a good program. I want to make sure i graduate from a reputable proram? Any journalism sudents that can provide insight? Thanks.

happycollegemom

i can only share my experiences, and hope they help. my d (SIS) entered AU with a high school friend who is in their school of journalism. she is very happy and has already had a wonderful internship in NYC at either NBC or ABC. (forgot!) remember, AU's "poster child" of success is David Gregory, AU '95, who is the Chief Whitehouse Correspondent for MSNBC. AU has a top-rated career/placement office as well. (Princeton Review, 2008,#3). hope this is helpful!
ha! AU also graduated Judge Judy!!! ( no one brags on that one! )

Stocksdale111

Gregory got his degree from SIS, so it doesn't really reflect on AU's School of Comm. I've met a few people from AU who went on to work as local reporters for the Washington Post. As said earlier on these forums, I think that the Comm school is the easiest of all the schools at AU, but you can get some good internships in the city. I'm sure that would help you get a job after AU.

researchmaven

According to the website the undergrad journalism program includes a broadcast track:

"The School of Communication has offered courses in Broadcast Journalism for over 30 years. What better place to report news than the nation's capitol, where news is made every minute of every day?

Writing for Mass Communication, one of two core foundation courses, challenges students to master writing techniques for different media--print, broadcast and online. After that, the SOC experience takes a turn toward the practical--and sometimes frantic--as students write, shoot, edit and add sound bytes to news stories, all on deadline.

Our Broadcast Division boasts its own media production center, featuring AVID editing systems and the finest in video, audio and film equipment. Students can explore new media, like podcasting, video messaging and RSS feeds."

dudedad

Willard Scott of Today Show's 100 and over club is an AU dude...

azsummer

nevermind, I was going to write something but Ihave the wrong school! Sorry!

happycollegemom

yes, david gregory's (everyone knows he's SIS)CAREER matters in terms of this OP..he is a significant figure in the media/journalism world, showing that the exact school doesn't really matter, but what you do with it.