Eastern Illinois University Journalism

04/13/2026

Know a high school student who's interested in journalism and media? Please consider sharing details of our free summer journalism camp at EIU. This year's camp runs June 21-27.

https://www.eiu.edu/journalism/workshops.php

04/07/2026

Congratulations to Olivia Bennett, who was inducted into the Howard Z. Price chapter of Kappa Tau Alpha Tuesday morning. She was joined by KTA member Alli Hausman, who was inducted last year. Congratulations to both on their academic achievements!

03/28/2026

Congratulations to Greg Bilbrey, who taught and advised in our department from 2019 through 2024, on the publication of his new book, Illinois on the River, which explores our state's river communities through a series of beautiful photo essays!

https://www.amazon.com/Illinois-River-Prairie-Navigable-Waterways/dp/B0GNG39F5T

03/23/2026

12/15/2025

We have just learned that longtime Journalism Department administrative assistant Kathy Simmons died Dec. 10.

Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday (Dec. 16) at the Markwell Funeral Home in Casey. The funeral will follow at 1 p.m.

See the comments for the link to the obituary.

08/25/2025

We're looking forward to this presentation by alumnus Robert Corn-Revere at Booth Library Thursday evening.

https://www.eiu.edu/calendar/event.php?id=9310

06/27/2025

Our 2025 EIU Summer Journalism camp is nearing its end! Students from across Illinois have spent the week learning from faculty and professionals and gathering interviews, photos, and video around Coles County. Please enjoy these photos of those students at work, courtesy of EIU Journalism Professor Greg Cooper!

This week wouldn't have been possible without the hard work of assistant camp director Rob LeCates and counselors Alexis Moore-Jones and Luke Brewer. Thanks also to Grand Prairie Friends, Coles County Farm Bureau and Sarah Bush Lincoln for hosting our students, and thanks to Corryn Brock, Luke Taylor, Greg Bilbrey, Joe Gisondi, Dann Gire, Lola Burnham, and Dominic Baima for their excellent presentations! And, of course, thanks to the Illinois Press Foundation for making it possible for us to offer this workshop free of charge to our students!

06/26/2025

Thanks to the Coles County Farm Bureau for providing these opportunities to the students in our Summer Journalism Camp!

05/12/2025

Know a high school student with an interest in journalism? We still have room in this summer's EIU Journalism Camp, which runs June 22-28! We're accepting applications through the end of the month.

The IPF/EIU High School Journalism Workshop is a two-­‐week residential program that provides students an intimate look at journalism as a career.

05/11/2025

Saturday morning's commencement was a special one for EIU Journalism. Not only did we see off another talented class of students, we also watched as Professor Joe Gisondi was presented the EIU Distinguished Faculty award (1:03:45) and as Robert Flider ('79) received an honorary doctorate and gave inspiring remarks on the value of the press, encouraging grads: "Tell the truth, and don't be afraid." (1:11:50)

10:00 A.M. Undergraduate Degrees for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the College of Education