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Robert W. Greene Institute for High School Journalists Wins First PCLI Spotlight Award

The School of Communication and Journalism’s Robert W. Greene Institute for High School Journalists won the Press Club of Long Island Spotlight Award.

June 8, 2026

4 min read

Press Freedom Under Fire: Kara-Murza Offers Stark Warning in Marie Colvin Distinguished Lecture

Vladimir Kara-Murza delivered a riveting Marie Colvin Distinguished Lecture highlighting the suppression of independent media by authoritarian regimes.

March 16, 2026

6 min read

SBU Alumna Establishes Fund for Marie Colvin Center’s Journalism Without Walls Program

Born in Croatia and raised during times of war, Ivana Stolnik-Lourie ’16 understands firsthand the importance of witnessing events directly and reporting on them. When she came to the United States 13 years ago, Stolnik...

November 12, 2025

1 min read

Zones of Conflict: Colvin Center Lecture Highlights Challenges of On-Location Journalism

The Marie Colvin Center for International Reporting presented Zones of Conflict: The Art of Investigative Documentary Filmmaking October 8 at the Wang Center.

October 16, 2025

5 min read

SoCJ’s Colvin Center Hosts Visiting Scholars from Cambodia, Slovakia

The Marie Colvin Center for International Reporting at the School of Communication and Journalism will host two visiting fellows from Cambodia and Slovakia.

September 23, 2025

4 min read

Two New Departments Established in School of Communication and Journalism

The Department of Communication and the Department of Journalism have been established within the School of Communication and Journalism (SoCJ), effective July 1, 2025. This change marks a significant milestone in the...

March 4, 2025

3 min read

President McCormick to Help Kick Off SoCJ Election Night Live Show

For the first time since 2016, School of Communication and Journalism (SoCJ) students will broadcast a U.S. presidential election live, and Interim University President Richard L. McCormick, an eminent American...

October 31, 2024

4 min read

Professor George Giokas works with a student at a computer in the SoCJ's professional newsroom class

Stony Brook School of Communication and Journalism Partners with SUNY on Local News Effort

The State University of New York (SUNY) this fall launched a statewide local news initiative to create a partnership between SUNY journalism programs and local news outlets. A dozen SUNY campuses will participate in the...

October 24, 2024

4 min read

SoCJ’s Sarah Baxter Shortlisted for National UK Press Award

Sarah Baxter, director of the Marie Colvin Center for International Reporting, has been shortlisted for a national journalism award in her native United Kingdom. Baxter is one of six people on the shortlist for a Media...

October 1, 2024

2 min read

Wokeness Doesn’t Work: SoCJ Hosts Talk About Social Justice and Hypocrisy

On Tuesday, October 8, the School of Communication and Journalism (SoCJ) will host a conversation, “We were promised social justice. We got symbolic gestures. Why ‘wokeness’ can’t deliver the goods,” with Musa al...

September 27, 2024

3 min read

Stony Brook University, NY Women in Communications Form Partnership

Stony Brook University is one of the first universities to form a partnership with New York Women in Communications (NYWICI), a professional organization for women in journalism, broadcasting, public relations...

September 13, 2024

3 min read

SoCJ Center for News Literacy Hosts ‘2024 Election: Making Sense of the News’ Sept. 23

As the U.S. election nears, it’s never been more challenging to find reliable news in a flood of disinformation, misinformation and half-truths. But it can be done. Instructors from the School of Communication and...

September 13, 2024

1 min read

Alum Brings Journalism to Kids in Award-Winning Documentary

Burton Rocks ’94 hopes his award-winning documentary, “Burton Rocks Calling,” can inspire other young people to a career in journalism or writing.

August 30, 2024

6 min read

SoCJ’s Colvin Center Hosts Visiting Scholars from Indonesia, West Bank

For the third year in a row, the Marie Colvin Center for International Reporting at the School of Communication and Journalism (SoCJ) will host two visiting fellows. The visitors are part of an international program...

August 19, 2024

3 min read

Stony Brook Represents at Press Club of Long Island Media Awards

Stony Brook University students and staff were well-represented at the Press Club of Long Island's 2024 Media Awards, winning 17 awards.

July 3, 2024

3 min read

Four SoCJ Journalism Graduates Tapped to Join Daily Mail Staff

Four recent graduates of the School of Communication and Journalism (SoCJ) will join a competitive two-year trainee program at the Daily Mail, the largest newspaper group in Great Britain. The program only accepted...

June 21, 2024

2 min read

Protesters at the Brookhaven landfill holding signs that say Closed Means Closed

SoCJ Students, WSHU Win Two Awards for Environmental Justice Reporting

Nine students and alumni from the School of Communication and Journalism (SoCJ) were part of a team that won one national and one regional award for a series of stories that aired on WSHU Public Radio earlier this year...

June 11, 2024

4 min read

2024 socj masters students pose for a photo

SoCJ Graduate Students Present Capstone Projects

This spring, eight soon-to-be graduates from the School of Communication and Journalism (SoCJ) presented their master’s capstone projects to an audience of their peers, faculty and staff. The projects ranged from online...

May 17, 2024

7 min read

Tag: journalism

Robert W. Greene Institute for High School Journalists Wins First PCLI Spotlight Award

Press Freedom Under Fire: Kara-Murza Offers Stark Warning in Marie Colvin Distinguished Lecture

SBU Alumna Establishes Fund for Marie Colvin Center’s Journalism Without Walls Program

Zones of Conflict: Colvin Center Lecture Highlights Challenges of On-Location Journalism

SoCJ’s Colvin Center Hosts Visiting Scholars from Cambodia, Slovakia

Two New Departments Established in School of Communication and Journalism

President McCormick to Help Kick Off SoCJ Election Night Live Show

Stony Brook School of Communication and Journalism Partners with SUNY on Local News Effort

SoCJ’s Sarah Baxter Shortlisted for National UK Press Award

Stony Brook University, NY Women in Communications Form Partnership

SoCJ Center for News Literacy Hosts ‘2024 Election: Making Sense of the News’ Sept. 23

Alum Brings Journalism to Kids in Award-Winning Documentary

SoCJ’s Colvin Center Hosts Visiting Scholars from Indonesia, West Bank

Stony Brook Represents at Press Club of Long Island Media Awards

Four SoCJ Journalism Graduates Tapped to Join Daily Mail Staff

SoCJ Students, WSHU Win Two Awards for Environmental Justice Reporting

SoCJ Graduate Students Present Capstone Projects

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