UMass Journalism Department

UMass Journalism Department This page is here for discussion about Journalism and the UMass Journalism program. for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. Prof. Ziff, Prof.

Journalism education was first introduced at UMass in 1915 by Robert Wilson Neal, one of the founding members of the Assn. Instruction was offered through courses by several professors in the English Department from 1946-1970. Howard Ziff facilitated the move of journalism into a separate degree program called Journalistic Studies (later called the Journalism Department) in the College of Humaniti

es and Fine Arts. Early chairs included Prof. Larry Pinkham and Prof. Jim Boylan. Norm Sims was chair for 13 years, ending in 2005. In 2005, the Journalism Department was moved into the Department of Communication in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, and its status changed to a program within that Department. Since 2005, Prof. Karen List has been Director of the Journalism Program. In 2013, Journalism was returned to department status and Prof. Kathy Forde was hired to start running the department in Fall 2014. The Journalism Department also moved into the Integrative Learning Center in the summer of 2014. As of Fall 2017, Prof. Brian McDermott is the Journalism Department Chair.

08/14/2026

We found something new in the ILC 👀
Congrats again to Professor Zamith on his Distinguished Teaching Award!

Lights, camera, action! Our Pre-College Sports Broadcasting Summer Program students produced their own sports shows last...
07/14/2026

Lights, camera, action! Our Pre-College Sports Broadcasting Summer Program students produced their own sports shows last week, doing everything from hosting, working cameras, running the teleprompter and more. Great job, team! We look forward to seeing you on air in the future.

07/13/2026
Current UMass students! A UMass researcher is looking for participants in a sleep and physical activity study. Participa...
07/09/2026

Current UMass students! A UMass researcher is looking for participants in a sleep and physical activity study. Participants have the chance to win a $25 gift card. Email [email protected] for more details.

Our Sports Broadcasting Pre-College Program is in full swing! Last week, our program participants talked to members of t...
07/07/2026

Our Sports Broadcasting Pre-College Program is in full swing! Last week, our program participants talked to members of the Valley Blue Sox, getting firsthand experience interviewing players. They've already broadcast their own Sports Talk Live Show, which you can watch on our FB page!

07/03/2026

Watch today's live streaming show!

⭐️ Robert Crowley Memorial Prize for Excellence in Collegian Column Writing Winner!⭐️ Three of our journalism scholarshi...
06/29/2026

⭐️ Robert Crowley Memorial Prize for Excellence in Collegian Column Writing Winner!⭐️
Three of our journalism scholarships are submission-based, and this year Tymothy won the Robert Crowley award for his story on the UMass football team's struggles.
Read his winning article: https://bit.ly/3Qk9vNW

⭐️ UMass Community Journalism Storytelling Award Winner!⭐️ Three of our journalism scholarships are submission-based awa...
06/22/2026

⭐️ UMass Community Journalism Storytelling Award Winner!⭐️
Three of our journalism scholarships are submission-based awards, and this year Ezekiel Altman won the Community Journalism Storytelling Award for his feature on UMass football's Jim Reid.
Read his winning article: https://bit.ly/3Saul2N

⭐️ Karen List Award for Excellence in Student Reporting Award Winner! ⭐️ Three of our journalism scholarships are submis...
06/20/2026

⭐️ Karen List Award for Excellence in Student Reporting Award Winner! ⭐️
Three of our journalism scholarships are submission-based awards, and this year Grace Chai won the Karen List Award for her reporting on poor grad student working conditions.
Check out her winning article here: https://bit.ly/4vh7j8V

Class of 2026! Professor Zamith and W***y want you to fill out our Senior Survey before June 8! It helps us a lot and yo...
06/04/2026

Class of 2026! Professor Zamith and W***y want you to fill out our Senior Survey before June 8! It helps us a lot and you could win a free sweatshirt, so it's a win/win. https://forms.gle/WAKfQEMagt4wAjMn8

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Journalism Department, Integrative Learning Center, 650 North Pleasant Street
Amherst, MA
01003

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Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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