Actually, if journalism is the goal, and it depends on what medium - but it might be East or West or Montana or a small town in Nebraska.
There’s no way to know.
USC is now $90,000 a year - and journalism is one of the investments with the worst ROI - so it’s less about affordability but more about the major choice.
The advantage of SC is direct admit to the business school. But yes, at over $90K, I suppose one does tend to look at money vs. in state and outstanding UNC.