I’m a prospective student and am making the tough choice between CAS at Georgetown or Northwestern. Northwestern’s journalism school and program is really enticing—they require an internship, have great connections to major networks and publications, etc. However i’m interested in political journalism and for the politics/gov side, obviously Georgetown is superior.
Is anyone familiar with the journalism program/minor at Gtown? Anything helps…info on placement, curriculum, internships etc would be great
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Journalism at Gtown is a minor so what would your major be? As a journalism major, many schools require you to have a double or at least a minor because frankly, anyone can be a journalist - no training needed. And you can get involved with the school’s tv, radio, newspaper or other outlets.
To me, if you want to truly learn and study journalism, NU would be miles ahead of Gtown, even with the political bent.
That said, the location of Georgetown is very different - and well you’re in DC vs. being North of Chicago…so maybe you prefer that.
But to answer your exact question, in my opinion, NU would be superior on all counts but note that Journalism is a tough major, with low pay and low success rates - and that’s why so many schools require another major or minor as well.
Best of luck.
Yes, the plan is Governmemt major journalism minor in CAS at Georgetown, or journalism major with political science double/minor at NU. i’m currently kinda leaning to gtown so i wanted some perspective on the gtown journalism minor.
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Maybe you can contact admissions and see if a student ambassador has the Gtown minor - or you can call the professor in charge of the minor and ask if they have a student you can speak with. You may also reach out to The Hoya - it’s likely students there can give you first hand experience with the opportunities - academically and otherwise at Gtown. I put a link below.
Journalism classes will be similar and solid most anywhere - so if you prefer DC, I wouldn’t let that stop you.
But if you want to be in an environment with more like mine that will have all the resources and opportunities of a top program, you can’t do better than NU.
So if it were me, i might call to validate that yes - Gtowns classes are good - but if you truly prefer DC (and you clearly do), you can have access to journalistic opportunities anywhere - so I’d go with your gut.
I’m an Syracuse Newhouse alum - and personally don’t think a journalism education is all that - but of course there’s written, broadcast, etc. and today a lot of it bleeds together. I did attend a session recently with two of the better known alums I went to school with - and one thing that caught me was one said - because you have an iPhone, that EVERYBODY has all the camera equipment they need - to practice their craft, anywhere, any time. And that wouldn’t matter if you were in Carbondale Illinois or- at your two choices - Evanston or DC. Even a writer has the chance to capture thoughts, images, etc. on their phone. And if you look at all the journalists out there, political and otherwise, and there are fewer of them and more “opinion” driven programming - they come from so many schools and so many majors - not just journalism and not just poli sci.
Good luck.
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Wow thanks this really helps put things into perspective. Yesterday I actually reached out to the journalism department’s email at gtown to give me some peace of mind before passing up on medill. Just to get some curricular info but maybe I should reach out to a student. Thanks!
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I wonder if you’ve seen this report on news deserts by Medill?
A contrary view , DC is heavy with institutional journalism. Political journalism via social media, Facebook, Instagram,Tik tok, Truth Social, etc. , may be the future.
How Georgetown and Northwestern consider swing state journalism or lack of paid news, may be something to consider.