Ohio University High School Journalism Workshop

07/07/2026

The school is excited to welcome 69 students to campus Sunday for the High School Journalism Workshop. Hear what last year's participants were talking about: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4_1Ir52r9I&t=3s

07/07/2026

Only 13 shirts left! Half price! OUSPJ is selling the last of the inventory: 1 XXL, 6 XS, 4 S and two 2XL. The 2XL are blue and short-sleeve. The back features top 10 reasons you know you're a Scripps Kid. Baseball tees are $10 each plus $8 postage, and the blue, short-sleeve tees are $7.50 plus $8 postage. Send check or money order made out to OUSPJ to Nerissa Young, 200 Schoonover Center, 1 Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701 OUSPJ thanks you!

05/14/2026

It's coming, and you should, too. Plenty of slots are open for the annual HSJW. Work with professors and alums from journalism and viz comm plus students from across the U.S. on a digital project you take home to share. Experience the coolest college town in the U.S. and learn what being "on the bricks" is all about.

05/13/2026

Hi West Virginia. Think OHIO. The Ohio River bridges connect to the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism that sends its alums to WV. Join the Bobcat family and start new in WV or go home to WV. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/west-virginia-media-stacked-ohio-university-alumni-talent-ken-klein-bpbke?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&utm_campaign=share_via

When Grace Koennecke (Class of 2025) was hired as a Digital Content Producer at WSAZ in Huntington, West Virginia, she spotted other Ohio University alumni. Joseph Payton (Class of 2018) is a Sports Anchor and Reporter at the NBC affiliate, owned by Gray Media.

05/07/2026

The E.W. Scripps School of Journalism is proud to announce it received a unanimous vote for ACEJMC reaccreditation as the board meeting Tuesday in Washington, D.C. where director Hans Meyer fielded questions about the program. Congratulations to faculty, students and staff on their great work that led to this achievement. The j-school has been continuously accredited since the 1950s and has one of the longest tenures of accreditation in the nation.

04/23/2026

Have you registered yet for the 2026 High School Journalism Workshop yet? Learn from professors and students while you learn with students from across the U.S. Experience one of the best college towns in the country. Make new friends. Learn who Pumpkin is and why he's the most famous resident of Athens. See what makes Uptown special.

04/21/2026

Live from Nelson Commons on the campus of Ohio University ... it's the j-school annual banquet featuring our students as they are honored with scholarships and awards. Can't attend in person? Join us on the school's YouTube channel at this link about 6 p.m.: https://youtube.com/live/ArTZYXeIVYQ?feature=share. It's our most favorite time of the year.

04/15/2026

The E.W. Scripps School of Journalism has a new AI policy that applies to faculty and students and governs the use of the technology in research, creative activity and course work. Look for more details in your fall course syllabuses, but you can read the policy now: https://www.ohio.edu/scripps-college/journalism/about/ai-policy

04/09/2026

Today is Local News Day, started by the Montana Free Press. Be kind to the student journalists at your school.

04/09/2026

The E.W. Scripps School of Journalism thanks each student, faculty member, alum and friend who will make a difference in students' lives by participating in Giving Day. The Semester in D.C. program had $14,530 in donations followed by The Post Fund with $11,661, Scripps PRSSA Fund with $2715, the Future of Journalism Scholarship with $1329 and the Clarence Page Scholarship in Honor of African American Students in Journalism received $910. We thank you so much! Scripps prOUd!