University of Montana School of Journalism

The University of Montana School of Journalism is located at the University of Montana in Missoula Montana, and is one of the oldest accredited journalism programs in the United States [http://www.umt.edu/journalism/about_the_jschool/about.html] .

History

Founded in 1914 with eight students, the school originally operated out of a number of army surplus tents on the university grounds, then moved to a bicycle shed before finally settling in a newly-built wooden building. The next journalism building was completed in 1936. In June 2007, the journalism program relocated again to the newly constructed Don Anderson Hall.

tudies

The j-school offers both undergraduate and graduate level studies in four main areas:
*print reporting and editing
*broadcast reporting and editing
*photojournalism
*Radio-TV production

The program is accredited and is in partnership with the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications [http://www2.ku.edu/~acejmc/index.html] .

Features

The Montana Kaimin [http://www.kaimin.org/] became a daily newspaper in 1938, allowing students to hone their journalism skills in a real-world environment [http://www.umt.edu/journalism/about_the_jschool/history.html] .

Likewise, the campus radio station KBGA provides opportunities for students in broadcast journalism, and radio production programs [http://www.kbga.org/] .

Notable Alumni

The school and its students/alumni have achieved significant national in international success, including:
*Seven alumni who played major roles in winning Pulitzer Prizes.
*Three Rhodes Scholars
*The first woman to win an Ernie Pyle award.
*Two George Polk award winners.
*One recipient of a Freedom Forum Journalism Professor of the Year Award.

Well-known alumni include:
*Bill Forbis
*A.B. Guthrie
*Dorothy M. Johnson
*Carroll O'Connor
*Clarence Streit

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