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William Allen White once said: "In
education we are striving not to teach youth to make a living,
but to make a life."
Since 1903, we’ve been teaching
journalism. We’ve also been teaching students to be
curious, questioning, hard-working and ethical. KU’s
William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications
was founded on traditional values of journalism education
– writing and editing. We’re known for that. We
also are recognized as one of the most innovative schools
in the country. Our curriculum builds on our past and prepares
graduates for the challenges of the multimedia world.
Now, we’re into our next 100 years
of teaching journalism. Our graduates are ready for this new
media world. We teach every one of them to think critically.
We also teach them to write a news story, shoot and edit video,
write a news release and create advertising copy. Our curriculum
gives them a chance to try out the many facets of journalism
and eventually they focus on either the editorial or the commercial
side of media.
You’ll find our graduates in Kansas
and beyond – way beyond. While Sarah Hill covers the
Kansas state fair in Hutchinson, Julie Jacobson travels the
globe as an AP photographer. Another of our graduates, Jason
Yutesler, works in an advertising agency in Japan. Wherever
they are, they carry the proud traditions of being Jayhawk
Journalists.
We want to make sure all our students
receive a world-class education. We also want to instill in
them a passion for the great art of journalism. We are one
of the few top schools of journalism that requires a course
in media ethics. We say it’s not enough to be graduating
highly skilled journalists. We want to make sure that our
students understand the critical role they play in society.
You will find our graduates in television studios, advertising
and public relations agencies, newspaper and magazine offices,
and a spectrum of other places. And, we hope that wherever
they are, our graduates work with skill, passion and a sense
of ethics as journalists and citizens.
Our graduates make a good living. It
is our hope that they also make a good life. We’re proud
of them and hope they are proud of us.
If you’d like more information
about the School of Journalism at KU, please call the dean’s
office at (785) 864-4755, or send an email to jschool@ku.edu.
We’d like to hear from you!
Ann Brill,
Dean
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