Communication Study-Journalism
Journalism Students Go to the Top for News
Todd Heisler, 2006 Pulitzer winner, critiques a student portfolio, while students and Seattle P-I
Photographer, Karen Ducey, far left, listen in at Peninsula College. Heisler won the prize for
his sensitive work on Marine bereavement officers while serving at the Rocky Mountain News.
He now shoots for The New York Times. Riski©
Journalism students met with the state's top lawmakers and newspaper editors in Olympia in
winter quarter 2005. At the Governor's Mansion they met with Gov. Christine Gregoire. They are,
from left, Kristine Sholinder, Shelly Zornes and Reina Boersma. Riski©
The Communication Study-Journalism Program strives to bring students the highest experiential learning environment possible. We accomplish this by quality instruction and hosting stellar guest speakers to campus. These luminaries include:
· Michael Knowles, independent filmmaker with multiple prizes for his movies “Room 314” and “One Night” and an actor from TV’s “Sex and the City”.
· Todd Heisler, 2006 Pulitzer Prize winner for Feature Photography for
The Rocky Mountain News coverage of fallen Marines in Iraq War
· Bill Curtsinger, National Geographic photographer who pioneered
Antacrctic undersea wildlife research.
· David Burnett, regular TIME and National Geographic magazine
contributor and co-founder of Contact Press Images, who’s documented
many Olympics and every president since John F. Kennedy.
· Nigel Jaquiss, 2005 Pulitzer Prize winner in investigative reporting, who
works for the The Willamette Week newspaper in Portland.
We invite eligible students on unique, directed studies courses to National Writers Workshops, Bench-Bar-Press panels, Society of Professional Journalist workshops at UW and National Associated Collegiate Press conferences across the Pacific Northwest.
We believe the news media play a vital role in today's Digital Revolution, American governance, the struggle for social justice and informed debate in an open society. The Web and its tools bring a new freedom and new responsibilities to publishing. The Web is a challenge to the traditional Press, a savior to anyone seeking to avoid censorship, and a brilliant innovation to speed a message outside of traditional models. For future discussion of this, please see the blog ZAMM at: http://faculty.pc.ctc.edu/riski/ .
We strive to provide students with the skills for entry-level employment and a foundational academic base for transfer to a university in print media and evolving digital media careers. We strive to provide exciting opportunities to gain a foundational understanding in mass communications, the technological tools for digital communications, and the responsible role media gatekeepers play in a dynamic world. Finally, we strive to provide students with an ethical framework for decision-making based in the Society of Professional Journalists Code of Ethics.
Peninsula College's Communication Study-Journalism program is proud to be the only West Coast college to host the Pictures of the Year International touring exhibit for more than a decade. This exhibit is hosted by the University of Missouri's School of Journalism. The POYi exhibit is drawn from the winners of one of the largest worldwide competitions for photographers, editors and news-gathering organizations. Learn more at: www.poyi.org/
The POYi exhibit is often toured to area high schools on the North Olympic Peninsula, including Forks, Sequim and Port Townsend high schools.
We believe that engaging a global community with scholarly outreach is a meaningful part of our educational mission. In keeping with this, the Communication Study-Journalism program has made legendary photojournalist David Burnett's Studium Generale presentation on campus available via the Web at YouTube. You may view it at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIQljHI62r4 It is available in seven distinct sections and covers issues of geopolitics; every presidential administration since John F. Kennedy, Olympic Games, professional baseball and national political campaigns.
The Webster Scholarship is an exceptional financial support to students interested in pursuing Communication Study-Journalism or Multimedia. The annual scholarships of up to $1,500 per year were established by Charles Webster, owner and publisher of KONP Radio and the precursor to the Peninsula Daily News, with an endowment of more than one-half million dollars. Students interested in the Webster Scholarship may apply at the Financial Aid Office in the Student Services Building on campus. They may contacted at (360) 417-6390 for application information.
Congratulations to our newest Webster scholars for 2008-09: Marcus Como, Sebastian Edgerton and Jeremy Johnson.
At the National Writers Workshop in Portland, Jim Amoss, the editor of The Times-Picayune explains more
about Hurricane Katrina Coverage to audience, including Peninsula College student, Joe Valle, center.
To learn more about the Pulitzer work of Amoss and the Times-Picayune, go to: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/economy/jan-june06/neworleans_3-37.html
Higher Learning for us means understanding a higher purpose for the role of the reporter in society. Reporting the truth means the community is progressing toward a future with more knowledge, more resilience, greater self sufficiency, and more compassion for the deserving. We believe many of grads exemplify these values in their work and lives.
To this end, we encourage prospective students of PC and life to read and listen to the work from a sampling of former students.
* A Costco executive in Human Development & Training who
advanced from a position as a reporter for Costco Connection and Costco Today employee
magazines. Laura Campbell is at: http://www.costcoconnection.com/connection/200503/?pg=9.
* A full-time photographer for the Sacramento Bee and contributor to
TIME and National Geographic magazines. Kevin German is at:
http://www.sportsshooter.com/members.html?id=164
* A reporter for The Owyhee Avalanche weekly newspaper outside of
Boise, Idaho after serving on The Buccaneer as managing editor in
2007.
* A writer/production assistant for Northwest Cable News Television and current KING-5
employee who recently interned at KPLU-FM, the National Public
Radio affiliate in Tacoma. Daysha Eaton is at:
http://www.kplu.org/meaning_of_work.html
* An executive editor for ESPN.Com in Seattle. Kevin Jackson is at:
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=kjackson/051202
*A columnist for The Daily Advance in North Carolina and has
worked at newspapers in Alaska and in Detroit.
* A co-founder and publisher for a business journal on the Olympic Peninsula. Staci Matthes is at
http://www.objnews.com/contact.html
*An investigative reporter at the Yakima-Herald Republic and recipient
of a George Polk Journalism Award for work on a fatal wildfire. Mark Morey is at:
http://www.brooklyn.liu.edu/polk/press/2001.html
*An avid blogger and reporter for the Clayton News Daily in
Georgia. Daniel Silliman is at: http://claytonnewsdaily.1upprelaunch.com/
*A staff photographer for the for the Bozeman Daily Chronicle in
Montana. Sean Sperry is at: http://www.dailychronicle.com/
NEWS & Events
First Amendment Festival will be clebrated in February 2008. This annual event will bring guess speakers David Zeeck, managing editor of The News Tribune, of Tacoma, and The Seattle Times photographer Betty Udesen and musician Emily Greenleaf to speak on Feb. 27 at noon in the Little Theater. Zeeck is also serving as president of the American Society of Newspaper Editors. Zeeck will speak at noon Feb 20 in the Little Theater. Udesen will bring her images documenting "Paradise Farm" from Colombia, South America to our gallery for the month. All presentations are free.
Jacqui Banaszynski, a Pulitzer prize-winning journalist and Univ. of Missouri journalism visitting professor, will serve as Writer in Residence for spring quarter at Peninsula College. Come meet her in multiple sessions during May 13-15. To learn more about her career, please go to the Poynter Institute at: http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=52&aid=11738
If you'd like to listen to Banaszynski, you can hear her read a brilliant narrative story at Harvard University. She is joined by New Yorker staff writer Susan Orlean, author of "The Orchid Thief" later made into the movie "Adaptations", and Thomas French, Pulitzer winning writer for The St. Petersburg Times. Listen in at: http://www.onpointradio.org/shows/2003/12/20031229_b_main.asp
Daysha Eaton, a writer/production assistant for Northwest Cable News Television and recent intern at KPLU-FM, the National Public
Radio affiliate in Tacoma, was on campus Dec. 10. Eaton talked about her career in broadcast journalism in the 11 a.m. "Intro to Mass Media" class in J-7, the Music Room of the Pirate Union Building. This session was open to the public and free.
Multimedia Stories from Daysha Eaton
For more information, please contact our Comm Studies-Journalism staff about specifics.
Rich Riski, Journalism Program Director
rriski@pencol.edu
360.417.6469
Frank Garred, Clinical Professor of Journalism and Buccaneer adviser
fpg@olympus.net
360.417.6480
Boneita Smith, Journalism Program Assistant
boneitas@msn.com
360.417.6480
Thank you for your time, thoughts and reading to the finale!
