Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
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|'''Established'''
|style="padding-right: 1em;" | [[1912]]
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|'''School type'''
|style="padding-right: 1em;" | [[Private school|Private]]
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|'''Dean'''
|style="padding-right: 1em;" | [[Nicholas Lemann]]
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|'''Location'''
|style="padding-right: 1em;" | [[New York City|New York]], [[New York]], [[United States|USA]]
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|'''Enrollment'''
|style="padding-right: 1em;" | ca. 270
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|'''Homepage'''
|style="padding-right: 1em;" | [http://www.journalism.columbia.edu www.journalism.columbia.edu]
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The '''[[Columbia University]] Graduate School of Journalism''' is the only [[journalism school]] in the [[Ivy League]]; it awards the [[Pulitzer Prize]] and [[duPont-Columbia Award]]; co-sponsors the [[National Magazine Award]] and publishes the ''[[Columbia Journalism Review]]''. The School is located in Journalism Hall on Columbia's [[Morningside Heights]] campus in [[New York City]], in the borough of [[Manhattan]].
The school’s genesis came in [[1892]], when [[New York City]] [[newspaper]] magnate [[Joseph Pulitzer]], publisher of the ''[[New York World]]'', offered Columbia University money to set up the world's first school of journalism. The university initially turned down the money. Regardless, Pulitzer left the university $2 million in his will, which led to the creation of a journalism school at Columbia in [[1912]]. He also erected and endowed both the building and the School in memory of his daughter, Lucille.
"My idea," Pulitzer wrote in [[1902]], "is to recognize that journalism is one of the great and intellectual professions; to encourage, elevate and educate in a practical way the present and, still more, future members of that profession." 78 students attended the first day of classes on [[September 25]], [[1912]]. The school started with both undergraduate and graduate curricula.
During the Chinese [[Cultural Revolution]] the School was accused of involvement in US government training for the [[Kuomintang]]. In [[2000]], former [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] [[Al Gore]] served as a visiting professor after his election loss.
==Curriculum==
In [[1935]] the school dropped the [[undergraduate]] curriculum. Today, the School offers three degree programs: a [[Master of Science]] (M.S.) in journalism, a [[Master of Arts (postgraduate)|Master of Arts]] (M.A.) in journalism, and a doctoral degree ([[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D.]]) in communications.
The school includes courses in [[radio]], [[television]], [[magazine]], [[newspaper]], and, most recently, [[new media]] journalism. The School has the highest percentage of technology resources, per student, of any school at Columbia.
The school's graduate curriculum for the Master of Science degree is considered to be a rigorous hands-on course which is taught during a one-year program. All students take Reporting and Writing One, a School staple, where they are taught journalism techniques. In RW1, students are assigned a neighborhood in [[New York City]] to cover as a reporter and write stories on various topics and issues. These stories are then critiqued by professors and classmates. In addition to beat coverage, RW1 students cover breaking news and do long term investigative projects. RW1 classes are limited to no more than 16 students and classes are known to become close knit. Broadcast students take a special RW1 that combines print and broadcast techniques.
Students also take speciality classes in various aspects of reporting with options including, political reporting, education reporting, arts reporting, opinion writing, copy editing, and sports reporting. All students are required to take a law class, an ethics class, attend weekly all class lectures, and write a master's project.
There is an ongoing debate over whether the school should change its focus to include academic studies along with classes that emphasize "the craft" of journalism and writing. Many among the school's alumni and professors are troubled by the possible change in focus.
During the spring semester, students take a specialty class, either in newspaper, radio, television, magazine or new media. Newspaper concentrators work either on the [[Bronx Beat]], which is a weekly newspaper serving the South Bronx or on the [[Columbia News Service]], a wire service of feature stories, serving 500 newspapers nationally.
In [[1984]], [[George T. Delacorte]] (Columbia College, Class of [[1913]]) endowed the George T. Delacorte Center for Magazine Journalism at the School. The Center’s purpose is the teaching of magazine writing and production, to sponsor scholarships for magazine journalism and to study the exciting and competitive business of trade journals and glossy up-market publications. The Delacorte Center is located on the Journalism Building's 8th floor.
The Master of Arts program debuted in September [[2005]] as a way to add a new academic approach to the school. It is open to mid-career journalists and graduates of the MS program. Students in this program take classes in both the Journalism School and in other parts of the University. They concentrate in either Arts, Science, Business, or Politics. Classes are taught in a cross disciplinary approach with an academic bent.
==Journalism Building==
[[Image:Jschoolbdg.JPEG|thumb|right|Journalism Building]]
The Journalism School is housed in Journalism Building on Columbia's [[Morningside Heights]] campus. The building, constructed as a part of Pulitzer's creation of the school, sits on the southeast corner of W. [[116th Street]] and [[Broadway (Manhattan)|Broadway]] at the university's main entrance. A statue of [[Thomas Jefferson]], sculpted by [[William Ordway Partridge]] in [[1914]], stands before the School's entrance.
In addition to classroom space, Journalism Building contains a large lecture hall, computer rooms, a library, and television and radio studios. The building also contains the World Room, which is used for ceremonial events. The [[Pulitzer Prizes]] are announced in the World Room each year.
Historically, the School has been the recipient of many of the relics of Pulitzer's ''New York World'' newspaper, including furniture and artwork from the ''World's'' offices, emblazoned with its trademark globe logo, a bronze bust of Pulitzer, sculpted by [[Auguste Rodin]], and a tremendous stained-glass window from the editorial board room featuring the [[Statue of Liberty]] standing atop the earth.
==New dean and curriculum changes==
More recently, Columbia University president [[Lee Bollinger]] suspended the search for a new dean in 2003 and formed a committee to re-evaluate the School’s core mission, which many had derided for being too centered on ''craft'' at the expense of ''theory''. Following an uprising by students, alumni, and faculty, an overhaul of the program was dropped and the MA program was created.
In April 2003 University President [[Lee Bollinger]] announced that [[Nicholas Lemann]], prominent author and Washington Correspondent for ''[[The New Yorker]]'', would become the next dean of the journalism school. Lemann was a part of Bollinger's task force and a strong proponent of the new MA program.
==Notable alumni==
* [[Margot Adler]], anchor, [[National Public Radio]]
* [[Wayne Barrett]], reporter, ''[[Village Voice]]''
* [[Ralph Begleiter]], ''[[CNN]]''
* [[Elizabeth Benjamin]], Capitol bureau chief, [[Albany Times-Union]]
* [[Tom Bettag]], former executive producer, [[Nightline]]
* [[Ryan Blitstein]], freelance business reporter
* [[Louis Boccardi]], retired CEO, [[Associated Press]]
* [[Geraldine Brooks]], [[Pulitzer Prize]]-winning novelist
* [[Pat Buchanan]], GOP Strategist, presidential advisor, presidential candidate, conservative columnist and TV commentator
* [[Robert Campbell (journalist)|Robert Campbell]], architecture critic for the ''[[Boston Globe]]''
* [[Robert Caro]], author
* [[Álvaro Cepeda Samudio]], Colombian author and journalist
* [[Bennett Cerf]], co-founder of [[Random House]]
* [[Barbara Cochran]], president, Radio-Television News Directors Association
* [[Leah Hager Cohen]], writer
* [[Richard Cohen (journalist)|Richard Cohen]], reporter and columnist, ''[[Washington Post]]''
* [[Michael Clancy]], city editor, [[AM New York]]
* [[Judith Crist]], film and television critic, professor
* [[Barkha Dutt]], Managing Director, [[NDTV 24/7, India]]
* [[Jim Dwyer]], reporter, ''[[New York Times]]''
* [[Howard Fineman]], author and political reporter, ''[[Newsweek]]''
* [[Archbishop]] [[John Patrick Foley|John P. Foley]], president of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications (since 1984), [[Titular Archbishop]] of [[Neapolis in Proconsulari]]
* [[Tara George]], writer [[New York Daily News]] and professor
* [[Mel Gussow]], former theatre critic, ''[[New York Times]]''
* [[LynNell Hancock]], education writer and professor
* [[Arik Hesseldahl]], senior technology writer for [[BusinessWeek.com]]
* [[Donna Hanover]], anchor of [[Good Day New York]] and ex-wife of [[Rudy Giuliani]]
* [[Suzanne Malveaux]], [[CNN]] journalist
* [[Molly Ivins]], reporter, author
* [[Nigel Jaquiss]], [[Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting|Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter]] for ''[[Willamette Week]]''
* [[Myron Kandel]], anchor, reporter, [[CNN]]
* [[Frederick Kempe]], president and CEO, [[Atlantic Council]] of the United States
* [[Steve Kroft]], reporter, [[60 Minutes]]
* [[Madeleine M. Kunin]], former [[Governor of Vermont]]
* [[Howard Kurtz]], media reporter, ''[[Washington Post]]'' and host of [[CNN]]'s "Reliable Sources"
* [[Erik Larson (author)|Erik Larson]], author of ''[[The Devil in the White City]]''
* [[Brian Lehrer]], [[talk show]] host, ''[[WNYC]]'' radio
* [[Flora Lewis]], foreign-affairs columnist, ''[[New York Times]]''
* [[Joseph Lelyveld]], former executive editor, ''[[New York Times]]''
* [[Bill Lichtenstein]], investigative reports producer
* [[A.J. Liebling]]. writer for ''[[The New Yorker]]''
* [[Andrea Mackris]], former [[Fox News]] producer
* [[Tony Marro]], former executive editor, ''[[Newsday]]''
* [[John McWethy]], former reporter, [[ABC News]]
* [[Katie Melone]], reporter, [[Hartford Courant]]
* [[Walt Mossberg]], technology columnist, ''[[Wall Street Journal]]''
* [[Alanna Nash]], writer, [[Society of Professional Journalists]]' 1994 National Member of the Year
* [[Beth Nissen]], reporter, [[ABC News]], [[CNN]]
* [[John Oppedahl]], publisher, ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]''
* [[Peter Osnos]], publisher and CEO, PublicAffairs Press
* [[Rena Pederson]], former editorial page editor, ''[[The Dallas Morning News]]''
* [[Narasimhan Ram]], editor, ''[[The Hindu]]''
* [[Robin Reisig]], professor
* [[Geraldo Rivera]], television reporter and talk show host
* [[Tanya Rivero]], TV anchorwoman
* [[Tom Rosenstiel]], director, Project for Excellence in Journalism
* [[George Rush]], society columnist, ''[[New York Daily News]]''
* [[Michael Scully]], professor, Roger Williams University
* [[Dick Schaap]], sports journalist
* [[Philip Scheffler]], executive editor, [[60 Minutes]]
* [[Gail Sheehy]], author
* [[Robert Siegel]], anchor, [[National Public Radio]]
* [[Allan Sloan]], columnist and editor at large, [[Fortune Magazine]]
* [[Sreenath Sreenivasan]], professor, Columbia Journalism School
* [[Rick Smith]], editor-in-chief, ''[[Newsweek]]''
* [[Alexander Stille]], author of Italian affairs
* [[Ron Suskind]], author
* [[Valerie Wilson Wesley]], author, executive editor of [[Essence (magazine)|"Essence" magazine]]
* [[Wayne Worcester]], crime novelist
==See also==
*[[Columbia Journalism Review]]
*[[duPont-Columbia Award]]
*[[Pulitzer Prize]]
==External links==
*[http://www.journalism.columbia.edu/ Columbia Journalism School website]
*[http://www.cjr.org/ Columbia Journalism Review website]
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