At a time when misinformation is on the rise, journalists themselves are under attack, and newsrooms are shrinking, American journalists are covering the COVID-19 pandemic, the worst economic crisis since The Great Depression, police violence, systemic racial injustice, riots, protests, and the Black Lives Matter movement.
As a ’94 Rutgers JMS alumna, Heather O’Rourke speaks about her life after graduating from SC&I, how her Rutgers education helped her get to where she is today, and advice for current students.
SC&I Communication (COM) and Journalism and Media Studies (JMS) majors can apply for the MCM program in their junior or senior year as part of the Dual Degree BA/MCM program option.
The faculty of the Rutgers Department of Journalism and Media Studies most strongly condemns the arrest on June 1 of Asbury Park Press (APP) reporter Gustavo Martínez Contreras while covering protests in Asbury Park against police brutality. Contreras was shooting video of the protests when he was taken into custody.
We have witnessed the range of anti-Black violence that have filled our screens over the last few weeks. Ahmaud Arbery. Breonna Taylor. George Floyd. We are writing to make clear that, as a community, we stand together in pain, rage, and solidarity against the everyday violence that threatens Black people living in the United States.
