Penn State College of Communications comMedia

Penn State senior Ryan Muray, gets a squirt from Sammy Johnson, 3, on Saturday night at Thon 2010. Sammy is the younger brother of Emma Johnson, 6, who has been a Thon child since 2007.
—Rachel Zeglen
Senior
Journalism/Visual

The College of Communications' International Reporting class has begun filing dispatches from Shanghai, where 15 students, four faculty members and a teaching assistant are working during spring break. Topics thus far include a language adventure in a beauty shop, a bit of Paris in Shanghai and a visit to a Catholic church for Mass. Stories are being updated and indexed in the blog "Reporting from China." Final projects produced by the class will appear on ComMedia at the end of the semester.

Thon -- More than 150 student journalists from the College of Communications covered Thon for ComMedia as the student-run philanthropy brushed off obstacles like the economic downturn and recent bad weather to raise a record $7.8 million to assist the families of children with cancer. Telecommunications and broadcast students streamed live video from the event, with technical assistance from WPSU. ComRadio incorporated audio from the video feed into its own streaming audio report. Photojournalism and multimedia reporting students covered the event on deadline, around the clock. Photos have been compiled in a series of click-through galleries. Multimedia reports may be found in a blog that includes two dozen profiles posted while Thon was in progress.

Regular reports -- Skim through an archive of daily radio reports by Comm 360 students. The weekly Centre County Report television news show is posted here.

 

Broadcast Television

Broadcast television students get hands-on experience at Penn State, learning the skills needed to tell stories from the field and in the studio. Top students produce programming for the Centre County Report and the Big Ten Network.

Broadcast Radio

Broadcast radio students gain practical experience recording in the field and in the studio. More than 200 students staff Internet-based ComRadio, the official radio station of the College of Communications.

Photojournalism

Penn State photojournalism courses are designed to promote critical thinking and develop visual story telling skills in the context of a rapidly changing technological environment.