Straight from Classroom to Career

Recent graduates of Columbia's journalism program are embarking on an array of exciting jobs that reflect not only the changing face of journalism, but a strong academic and practical skill set.

Recent Journalism Grad Recognized for Reporting Skills

Damon Maloney, a 2008 Columbia College Chicago graduate, won two Arkansas Associated Press Broadcasters Association reporting awards for his work at KHBS/KHOG-TV in Fort Smith, Arkansas...

Journalism Students Continue to Rack up Awards

Several Columbia journalism students have won Mark of Excellence Awards from one of the largest journalism-advocacy organizations in the country — the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ). Two student projects published on ChicagoTalks.org will move on to national SPJ competitions, having won top honors March 27 in two regional categories.

Journalism Students Earn Front-Page Chicago Tribune Bylines

Working with adjunct faculty member and Tribune reporter Sam Roe, Columbia College Chicago journalism students Lauren Rozyla and Morgan McDevitt re-examined a 2004 police shooting. Their independent study project let to a reopening of the case and a front-page byline in the Chicago Tribune...

Broadcast Journalism Students and Alums Recognized for Excellence

The work of several recent broadcast journalism graduates and current students from Columbia won awards from the Chicago/Midwest chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), the organization that awards the Emmy®...

Columbia Journalism Faculty Awarded Grants to Develop New Media Projects

Columbia College Chicago has received a $45,000 grant from The Chicago Community Trust to develop a web site for and by the residents of the Westside Chicago neighborhood of Austin...