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The goal is to train a new generation of journalists, as North Dakota needs their skills now more than ever, program developers say<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Extensively renovated over the past few years, the historic O’Kelly Hall will be the home of UND’s new Journalism degree program. Photo by Shawna Schill\/UND Today.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Editor’s note:<\/strong> In the UND LEADS Strategic Plan<\/a><\/strong>, the Service core value<\/a><\/strong> calls on the University to \u201caddress the health, educational, safety, cultural, economic, and workforce needs<\/strong> of our community, state and region via research and educational collaborations.” The story below, which UND Today first published on Jan. 18, spotlights one of the University\u2019s latest efforts to address a North Dakota workforce need, in accordance with the Plan.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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UND will reestablish a journalism major<\/a><\/strong> this year, exactly 100 years after first offering what became a popular and highly respected degree.<\/p>\n

Final approval having been granted from the North Dakota University System, the major will be offered in the Department of Communication<\/a><\/strong>, said Soojung Kim<\/a><\/strong>, associate professor and chair of the department. Graduates will fill a real void in the state, where \u2013 despite economic and media trends that are challenging news outlets nationwide \u2013 editors and news directors say it\u2019s very hard to fill newsroom jobs, at both the entry and advanced levels.<\/p>\n

This means North Dakota communities aren\u2019t getting the media coverage they need. And this deprives them of a service that rivals first responders in civic importance, Kim said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have to serve the state,\u201d Kim said. \u201cAs North Dakota\u2019s flagship university, I believe it is our duty to do that.\u201d And right now, residents in too many communities simply are not being informed as well as they should be, she continued.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe job of a journalist is essential, and I want to focus on building a strong, new program that\u2019s responsive to the journalism industry.\u201d<\/p>\n

A \u2018new generation of journalists\u2019<\/h2>\n

Cecile Wehrman, executive director of the North Dakota Newspaper Association, said UND\u2019s initiative is welcome. \u201cNorth Dakota newspapers are in dire need of a new generation of journalists,\u201d she said. \u201cNDNA has long been in discussion with the UND Communication Department about the need for a journalism degree, so it\u2019s great to see that happening now.\u201d<\/p>\n

For decades, \u201cwe\u2019ve been successful in attracting candidates from across the country to serve North Dakota newspapers, but it\u2019s never been easy and it\u2019s getting harder,\u201d Wehrman continued. \u201cIt\u2019s never been ideal to have to help a young journalist adjust to our climate and culture, but it was better than having no journalist at all. \u2026 Now, it\u2019s almost impossible to find someone who wants a career in newspapers.\u201d<\/p>\n

UND students can take journalism classes today, but the program leads majors to a Communication degree. The new journalism major \u2013 which will be offered during the 2024-25 academic year \u2013 will retain the liberal-arts core that remains at the heart of journalism and communication education, while also equipping students with the digital communication skills that are in demand.<\/p>\n

These include graphic design, computational social science and statistical analysis, communicating through digital media, and the art of storytelling through video and sound.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have an outstanding Department of Communication here at the University of North Dakota, and the upcoming program in journalism is an example of their leadership and vision,\u201d said Eric Link<\/a><\/strong>, UND\u2019s provost and vice president for academic affairs.<\/p>\n

\u201cPreparing students to enter the workforce with not just skills in the fundamentals of journalism, but also able to navigate an increasingly complex array of media outlets, digital platforms, and beyond, will put these students at the forefront of modern journalistic enterprise.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brad Rundquist<\/a><\/strong>, dean of the UND College of Arts & Sciences<\/a><\/strong>, noted that journalism may be more important now than ever before, given the challenges people face in gathering accurate information that they can use to make sound and informed decisions.<\/p>\n

And while students know the media job market is changing, they also know the gigantic difference that journalism can make in our region, nation and world.<\/p>\n

\u201cI routinely hear from students who want to come to UND to study journalism as well as from working journalists in our region, most of them UND alumni, who are wishing for local candidates with suitable education and training to fill open journalism positions within their organizations,\u201d Rundquist said.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy re-starting a journalism degree, we will serve the university and the state by recruiting new students to campus and enhancing the region\u2019s talent pool.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Soojung Kim<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Weekly papers, statewide dailies, national news<\/h2>\n

The fact that many working journalists in North Dakota are UND graduates is no accident. For one thing, UND offered a journalism major from 1924 until 1985, when the Department of Journalism and the Department of Speech were merged to establish the School of Communication.<\/p>\n

For another, the UND journalism program was a standout. For decades, the North Dakota Newspaper Association was housed within the UND Department of Journalism, as was the association\u2019s Hall of Fame. High school journalists from North and South Dakota, Montana and Minnesota attended annual conventions hosted by NIPA, the Northern Interscholastic Press Association that UND founded in 1920. The student chapter of Sigma Delta Chi, later known as the Society of Professional Journalists, routinely won national honors.<\/p>\n

Some 150 students were majoring in journalism in the fall of 1974.<\/p>\n

And UND journalism graduates and faculty populated newsrooms both near and far, ranging from the Larimore (N.D.) Leader to the Star Tribune of Minneapolis, to Life magazine \u2013 Edward K. Thompson, managing editor and editor from 1949 to 1970, was a UND journalism grad \u2013 and NBC News.<\/p>\n

Interestingly, the construction workers who are now renovating Merrifield Hall on campus may happen upon a remnant of UND Journalism\u2019s early days. \u00a0\u201cDuring construction of Merrifield Hall (in 1930), a portion of the foundation had been specially constructed to bear the weight of heavy printing equipment, if and when the Journalism department could afford to equip a print lab,\u201d wrote Tom Deats, longtime journalism professor, in a departmental history<\/a><\/strong> in 1983.<\/p>\n

So \u201cin the fall of 1931, the department bought and installed an old Linotype, a cylinder press, a folder and other equipment. In November 1931, the Dakota Student was printed at the new \u2018university press\u2019 for the first time.\u201d Hot-type printing skills were taught as part of journalism education at the time, just as digital media skills are today.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe year 2024 will mark 100 years since the establishment of the Department of Journalism,\u201d Kim said. \u201cAnd what better way to celebrate than to bring the journalism degree back!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the same time, what I\u2019m most looking forward to is the future and how we can grow,\u201d she continued. \u201cWe\u2019ll be building on a very strong and prominent journalism alumni base, we\u2019ll be offering a program that\u2019ll be responsive to the industry\u2019s needs, and we\u2019ll be producing well-educated journalists who\u2019ll be ready and willing to use their advanced skills. It\u2019s such an exciting time.\u201d<\/p>\n

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>>\u00a0QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS<\/strong>\u00a0about the\u00a0UND LEADS Strategic Plan<\/a><\/strong>? Your thoughts are welcome! Please contact\u00a0Angie Carpenter<\/a><\/strong>, UND\u2019s director of Special Student Populations, and\/or\u00a0Ryan Zerr<\/a><\/strong>, associate vice president for Strategy & Implementation, the co-chairs of the UND LEADS Implementation Committee.<\/em><\/p>\n

You also may offer your thoughts by visiting the\u00a0UND LEADS Strategic Plan home page<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and clicking on the \u201cProvide your feedback\u201d link that you\u2019ll find there.<\/em><\/p>\n

Thank you for your support of the UND LEADS Strategic Plan!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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