Journalism & Public Relations

Welcome to the Department of Journalism and Public Relations at Bowling Green State University, in Bowling Green, Ohio.

Our majors specialize in one of three sequences: broadcast journalism, print journalism or public relations. We currently serve approximately 300 undergraduate majors. Students enjoy small class size (limited to 20 in most classes) and direct interaction with faculty, who all have professional experience in journalism.

The majority of our undergraduate courses are taught by full-time faculty who are as devoted to teaching as they are to mass communication research.

Our journalism programs are nationally accredited by the ACEJMC, and because of our two-internship requirement, our graduates are guaranteed to have significant practical experience.

Students have many opportunities to learn journalism firsthand at BGSU: from the student-produced nightly television news program, BG24 News, to the award-winning student newspaper, The BG News, The Key and other student publications, such as The Obsidian, and The Gavel.

Our department is part of the School of Media and Communication at BGSU.

For more information, contact our school staff at (419) 372-8349.

 

 

 

HAPPENINGS

For the latest news about the Department of Journalism and Public Relations, visit the News page.

If you’re an alumni of the Department of Journalism, why not participate in our Alumni Mentor Program?

Former Director of the School of Journalism Harold A. “Hal” Fisher passed away on January 24. Hal taught at BGSU for 22 years until his retirement in 1992.

You can read more about Hal here and here.

If you would like to donate to the scholarships that Hal and his wife Elaine have funded since his retirement, click here.

If you would like to post memories of Hal or condolences to his family, click here.

Post your memories of Dr. Dennis Hale here.

The BGSU Journalism Alumni Connection is growing! See what our graduates are up to.

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