Journalism

Digital Journalism senior wins Planet Forward Storyfest Award

Kayla Smernoff won Best Written Story for her article Understanding the Demographic Discrepancies of Park Visitorship, chronicling the historical legacy of Black people's exclusions from America's public spaces. Planet Forward is a project founded by award-winning journalist Frank Sesno and hosted at the George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs -- honoring excellent environmental storytelling by college students. 

About Kayla's story, the judges said "This story explores the historical legacy of bias that deters people from visiting National Parks sites. It sets itself apart with the quality of writing, the depth of reporting and the thorough research into the cultural differences that shape how Black Americans and other people of color view efforts to preserve the natural world."

Digital Journalism student is a Fellow at The Washington Post

Juan Benn Jr. (he/him) is a fellow at The Washington Post for the 2024 academic year. He is assigned to the Local desk and covers stories about people and events in the DMV. He is from Knoxville, Tennessee.

"[I am blessed to] work at such a prestigious newspaper before I even cross the stage. Everything I have worked for and have been taught over the years has prepared me for this moment," he said.

Benn is also the managing editor at The Hilltop, the oldest Black collegiate newspaper in the United States.

Broadcast Journalism student reports from the Yard on Election Day

Trinity Webster-Bass (she/her), a senior Broadcast Journalism major, was reporting on the Yard for NewsVision, the Fall 2024 capstone newscast which aired on WHUT TV, a PBS station, on Election Day.

Digital Journalism student published by The Guardian

Asia Alexander (she/her), a senior Digital Journalism major, was published by The Guardian recently. Her story "Somber mood at Kamala Harris’s alma mater Howard University as hopes for victory dim" chronicled election night on the Yard. 

Alexander was an editorial intern at Forbes Magazine during the summer of 2024.

Broadcast Journalism student published by ESSENCE.com

Rachel Bunch (she/her), a senior Broadcast Journalism major, was published by ESSENCE.com recently. Her story, "Howard’s Heartbeat: The Yard Brings Together Alumni, Students And Supporters For Kamala Harris", highlighted the importance of the watch party for Vice President Harris being hosted at her alma mater.

“I am grateful to my professors for encouraging me and providing me with opportunities to work with organizations I have admired growing up. It's a full circle feeling," she said.

Broadcast Journalism student appears on CNN

Skyler Winston (she/her), a senior Broadcast Journalism major, was invited to appear on CNN recently as part of a panel discussing student impressions on the 2024 Election. From the Bay Area in California, she is the political editor at The Hilltop, the oldest Black collegiate paper in the United States.

Broadcast Journalism student named White House HBCU Scholar

Ashley Anderson (she/her), a junior Broadcast Journalism major, is a 2024 White House HBCU Scholar, as named by the White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity through Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). 

Howard students receive HBCU Science Journalism Fellowship

Our journalism students Mykal Bailey and Sabrina McCrear were selected by the HBCU Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT to participate in a new fellowship that provides students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities with training, mentorship, and early career support to do reporting on science, health, and environmental issues. 

Dr. Stacey Patton, Prof. dominic k. mckenzie, Prof. Nikole Hannah Jones, Dr. Yanick Rice Lamb and Dr Ingrid Sturgis at the Cathy Hughes School of Communications Graduation on Friday, May 9.

Prof. Jennifer Thomas, associate professor, speaks to the audience at the Fall 2024 Capstone Presentation at WHUT Studios in November.

Dr. Yanick Rice Lamb, professor, speaks to the audience at the Fall 2024 Capstone Presentation at WHUT Studios in November.

Dr. Christine McWhorter, assistant professor of broadcast journalism, pauses for a photo at the Democratic National Convention in Summer 2024.

She was one of two faculty advisors who traveled with students as they covered the event for HU News Service.

Chair of the Department of Media, Journalism and Film, Prof. Ingrid Sturgis (R), pauses for a photo at the retirement celebration event for Dean Emerita Gracie Lawson Borders (L) during the Spring 2024 semester.

Dr. Yanick Rice Lamb, prof. dominic k. mckenzie, Prof. Jennifer Thomas and Chair Ingrid Sturgis pause for a photo at the end of the Fall 2024 Capstone Presentations at the WHUT TV Studio in November.