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Print Journalism

Concentration of Communications, B.A.

Offered :

  • Castleton, VT

This program is eligible for international students requiring an F-1 visa.

What is an In-Person Plus program?

Program-required courses are taught through a combination of in-person and remote delivery. Remote learning may require meeting at a specific time or may not have a specific class time; all weekly interactions and assignments for remote courses are completed through a learning site.

The concentration in Print Journalism builds on your foundational Communications degree courses, offering you a deep dive into developing story ideas, following leads, and crafting written stories that inform, educate, and inspire. You’ll learn to take your writing from draft form through publication-ready pieces.

Vermont State’s reputation for producing excellent writers, editors, and reporters means that our graduates are in demand in the field. Alumni of the program work at VTDigger, The Boston Globe, The Washington Post, and newspapers and magazines across the country. Our campus-based newspaper the Castleton Spartan has won five national College Media Association awards in the Best Newspaper category since 2017.

Reach out with Questions

Dylan Thorburn

Admissions Counselor

802.626.6648

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David Blow

Professor

518.796.3975

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Why Study Print Journalism at Vermont State?

  • Award-Winning Student Work: Our Print Journalism students have won more than 100 regional and national awards for their writing and production skills. 
  • Internship Opportunities: VTSU journalism students have interned at daily and weekly newspapers, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning Rutland Herald, and national publications, including Salon.com. 
  • Job Connections: Print Journalism students routinely get their start at regional newspapers like The Rutland Herald, The Post-Star of Glens Falls, NY, and The Keene Sentinel in New Hampshire, and many graduates have gone on to careers at national publications including The Boston Globe, The Washington Post, and The Nation. 

Sample Courses

  • Journalism: Pages & Posts
  • Feature Writing 
  • News and Feature Video Production
  • Community Journalism
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Student Stories

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“My greatest career accomplishment is being able to enter communities and develop relationships that allow me to work in an effective way. That’s something I learned at the university. It really was the pivot for me in terms of everything that’s followed. The role the university has had in my career is foundational. It’s the concrete slab I stand on when I go to work every day.” 

Tom Benton

Meet our Faculty

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  • Faculty

David Blow

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Professor

  • Castleton Campus