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2002 graduate Doug White shows his
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It's amazing how during the course of my day, so many lessons I've learned from the journalism department at USFSP come into play. For example, when I interviewed a guy who sells these really thin wallets...I noticed that in the press packet he gave me a sample of the wallet. Dr. Black's voice came back to me telling me that it wouldn't be ethical to keep it. When I need a photo, Beth Reynods' advice is right there in my head. Plus, because of Debbie Wolfe, I'm always looking interview subjects up on Lexis/Nexis to get a better idea who I'm going to be talking to."
Scott Wachtler, reporter, BostonNOW, 2006 graduate.
Graduate
school has been the most personally rewarding chapter of my life. It is
a tremendous challenge as well as great fun! The depth of understanding
and renewed appreciation for journalism’s place in our society is
applicable in every aspect of my return to the newsroom.
Marilyn Brown, reporter, Tampa Tribune, 1999 graduate.
People who have been in the profession a long time
don’t necessarily want to take graduate level how-to courses. But
they might want to contemplate journalism’s current role in our
world, its stature as a powerful element in society and the way it wields
its influence. The USF program offers a chance to hop out of the trenches
and reexamine what it is that we’ve spent our lives doing.
Jon Wilson, reporter, St. Petersburg Times, 2003 graduate.
It was a horizon-broadening, mind-expanding experience
for me to return to the classroom after 30 years. The challenging coursework
filled in large gaps in my undergraduate education, and the classroom
discussions exposed me to diverse ideas about my profession. Studying
and mingling with professionals from all over the world at the Poynter
Institute was an added bonus. I was able to complete all degree requirements
at night while continuing my 50-plus-hour workweek at my newspaper,
the only way I could have hoped to earn a graduate degree at 58.
David Klement, editorial page editor, Bradenton Herald, 1996
graduate.
The class gave me a solid foundation to enable me
to pursue my doctorate at the University of Missouri School of Journalism.
The faculty encourages invigorating discussions and offers strong support
to its students. The journalism program at USF St. Petersburg is a jewel
and an experience not to be missed.
Susan Willey, Ph.D., University of Missouri School of Journalism, 1995
graduate.
When I first began attending graduate classes at USF,
I had almost 25 years of experience as a journalist. I had taught journalism
at a state university. So what could I learn at USF? A lot. Journalism
is a profession in which you grow stale fast if you’re not challenged.
USF offered me the challenges. The courses sharpened my thinking on
the foundations of our craft.
John Sugg, senior editor, Weekly Planet.
Most of us don’t read journalism theory or study
law and ethics, scientific research methods or new techniques in storytelling
after we leave college. My time at USF offered me an updated and insight
that I could never have gained alone and would dearly miss if I had
not gone through the Journalism Studies program.
Espen Reiss Mathiesen, reporter, Stavanger Aftenbald, Stavanger,
Norway, 1997-98 Fulbright Scholar, 1999 graduate.
The law and ethics classes at USF St.
Petersburg were informative and interesting. It’s rewarding to
know I’m able to apply the things learned in those classes to the
rigorous task of feeding the “daily beast.”
Muriel Tracy Watts, copy editor, Times-Picayune, New Orleans,
La., 1998 graduate.
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