Journalism Program

Read the April newsletter to learn about Fall 2025 course offerings and recent guest speakers, Adam Chodikoff and Justin Melkmann, Adriana Lacy, and Michelle Pera McGhee.

Read the March/April newsletter for a recap of The Media in a Divided America, our forum with Dean Baquet.

Read the February 2025 newsletter for a recap of our recent guest speakers, Beth Daley and Allison Silverman.

Read the January 2025 newsletter to learn about our upcoming event with Dean Baquet, former editor of The New York Times.

Read the October 2024 newsletter to hear recaps of our journalism events and guest speakers, including David McCraw, Karen Valby and Bill Schneider.

Read the September 2024 newsletter to learn about our upcoming Alumni College event with David McCraw.

Read the May 2024 newsletter for a look at our third-annual "Hoodie" ceremony.

Read the April 2024 newsletter for a recap of our great spring guest speakers.

Read the March 2024 newsletter to learn about our fall 2024 classes and upcoming events.

Read the February 2024 newsletter to learn about our upcoming visits from speakers Matt Shearer, Adrian Walker, and Evan Allen.

Read the December 2023 newsletter to learn about our guest speakers and check out our Israel-Gaza reading list.

Read the November 2023 newsletter to learn about Spring 2024 courses — new and returning — and guest speakers Judy Woodruff, Kelsey Desiderio, and Tressie McMillan Cottom.

Read the October 2023 newsletter to see the Spring 2024 course offerings, meet new faculty member James Geary, and read about screenwriter Jim Burnstein's visit to Brandeis.

Read the September 2023 newsletter to meet the new student leadership team and hear from the director.

Read  the May 2023 newsletter to learn about our hoodie celebration and guest speakers Dan Chen and Alex Dainis

Read the September 2022 newsletter to learn about the Journalism Program Social and Meet the Minor Night on Sept. 19, read a note from Neil Swidey, welcome Martin Baron to Brandeis in the spring as a Richman Fellow, and more. 

Read the May 2022 newsletter to read a recap of the Journalism Program's spring semester, congratulate graduating seniors, learn about Climate Czar Gina McCarthy's visit to Brandeis, and see new courses for Fall 2022.

Read the April 2022 newsletter to see the Fall 2022 courses and learn about guest speakers Lauren Katz, Alvin Chang, Anthony Flint, and Jon Wertheim. 

Read the February 2022 newsletter to welcome new faculty Catherine Elton, Jacob Feldman, and Romesh Ratnesar.

Read the December 2021 newsletter for a recap our Investigating Innovation with the Boston Globe event and learn from guest speakers Iris Adler, Catherine Elton, Astead Herdon, Lovia Gyarkye, Mary Jordan, and Kevin Sullivan. 

Read the November 2021 newsletter to see the Spring 2022 courses and learn about the resources available through our department. 

Read the October 2021 newsletter to learn about student Emerson White, the effort to make journalism courses more inclusive and diverse, and guest speakers Jay Feinstein, Gillian Flynn, Veronica Chao, Matthew Shaer, Daniel Estrin, and Dave Jorgenson. 

Read the September 2021 newsletter to meet new faculty Rachel Raczka, Fred Barbash, Ann Silvio, and Josh Wolk and read Gavi Klein and Jared Panson's student spotlight work.