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While it is hard to find a definitive and objective list of the best journalism schools in the country, a quick search around the Internet will leave you with a few of the most highly recommended programs in the country. These schools consistently come up on message boards and websites about the study of journalism and mass communication. One thing is for sure, any good journalism school will be accredited by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (ACEJMC).
Columbia University
Columbia's journalism program routinely comes up as one of the nation's best schools in the field. Not only is Columbia an Ivy League school, but its location in New York City, a major American media hub, provides endless opportunities for those seeking journalism internships. Faculty members at the journalism school are also contributors to The Nation, The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, The New Yorker and PBS' Frontline. Graduates of the journalism school include Leonard Apcar, former editor in chief at NYTimes.com, Linda Winslow, executive producer of NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, and Bob Giles, curator at the Nieman Foundation for Journalism. Both faculty members and alumni have won Pulitzer Prizes for their work.
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
2950 Broadway
New York, NY 10027
212-854-8608
journalism.columbia.edu
The University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill
The UNC School of Journalism led the nation with four Society of Professional Journalism Mark of Excellence Awards in 2009. In categories like Online Feature Reporting, Television In-Depth Reporting and Best All-Around Radio Newscast, students at UNC took the top prizes. Before taking her current position as Knight Chair of the journalism school, Penny Abernathy was a reporter or editor at numerous papers, including The Charlotte Observer, The Greensboro News Record, The Dallas Times-Herald, The Wichita Eagle-Beacon and The Fayetteville Times.
UNC School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Carrol Hall, CB 3365
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
919-962-1204
jomc.unc.edu
The University of Maryland
The Phillip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland was one of 12 top journalism schools selected as a partner in the prestigious Carnegie-Knight Initiative, making the school an incubator for the News21 program. The program, as the school's website notes, is often referred to as the digital Ivy League. The school also focuses on small class sizes, ensuring that students get one-on-one interaction with their professors. Faculty at the Phillip Merrill College includes former reporters for The Washington Post, The Baltimore Sun, The Kansas City Star and the Village Voice.
Phillip Merill College of Journalism
1100 Knight Hall
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742
301-405-2399
www.merill.umd.edu
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