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Electronic Journalism Arts, A.S. | Degree Requirements & Courses
Electronic Journalism Arts, B.S. | Degree Requirements & Courses
Electronic Journalism Arts at Lyndon: Real World Television
The Electronic Journalism Arts Department (formerly known as Television Studies) offers preparation for professionals in the rapidly-changing field of journalistic storytelling across a suite of visual and media technologies. Classroom study complements extensive hands-on experience at both the introductory and advanced levels, leading to an associate degree or Bachelor of Science degree.
This program offers students skills and techniques in reporting for visual, editorial, online, and print mediums. The capstone experience for students is the Vermont Center for Community Journalism. The VCCJ provides a real-world laboratory for training journalists who will deliver news and information vital for the practice of democracy in a civilized society.
The audience for the Vermont Center for Community Journalism encompasses the 14 Vermont towns surrounding the Lyndon campus. Since 1979, local residents have been informed by the student-produced live broadcasts of LSC’s Emmy award-winning News 7. The VCCJ’s nationally acclaimed online news outlet, NewsLINC, debuted in 2009. A new electronic print publication, NewsINK, was introduced by students in 2010.
Lyndon students have participated in internships with all the stations in the Boston, Providence, and Portland markets as well as cable news operations run by Time-Warner, NESN, NECN, and News 12 where some now work as alumni.
The experiential nature of the program is unmatched in all of New England and perhaps the U.S.
This small school shines a bright light. Since 2004, Lyndon’s News7, our daily, student-produced newscasts, have garnered 38 regional and national awards, including an Emmy in as the Nation’s Best College Newscast.
Highlights include:
2011 (results are just starting to come in from various organizations)
- Broadcast Education Association, National — 3rd Place Student Interactive Multimedia Competition, NewsLINC
2010
- Broadcast Education Association, National — 2nd Place, NewsLINC
- College Broadcasters Inc., National — Finalist, Best Student Newscast
- Society of Professional Journalists, Regional — 2nd Place, General News Reporting
2009
- College Broadcasters Inc., National — Finalist, Best Student Newscast
- College Broadcasters Inc., National — Finalist, Best Student Media website
2007
- Broadcast Education Association, National — Best Student Weathercaster (Brandon Wholey, now at KRNV Reno, Nevada)
- Note: In first four years of this award’s existence, Lyndon student Mets went 3 for 4
- Society of Professional Journalists, Regional — 2nd Place, Best Student Newscast
2006
- Broadcast Education Association, National — Best Student Weathercaster (Sean Parker, now at WTXL Midway, Fla)
- National Video Communicator Award — Best Student Newscast
- College Broadcasters Inc., National — Finalist, Best Student Newscast
2005
- College Broadcasters Inc., National — Best News Reporting
- College Broadcasters Inc., National — Best Student Newscast
- Broadcast Education Association, National — Finalist, Best Hard News Reporting
2004
- National Student Emmy — Best Newscast
- National Video Communicator — Best Newscast
- Broadcast Education Association, National — Best Student PSA (Matt Cyr, now multiple Emmy Award winner for News 12)
The real-world training students of Lyndon’s Electronic Journalism Arts program receive make them unusually highly qualified for entry into the workplace. Our graduates are in demand. We have over 30 alumni at ESPN alone!
- Lance MacKenzie ‘91, WCAX-TV Senior Photojournalist
- Justine Judge ‘05, WSHM-TVReporter/Anchor
- Lauren Maloney ‘04, WFFF-TV Anchor
- Brett Whitmarsh ‘02, WCSH-TV Producer
- Jim Gibbons, YNN-TV Photojournalist
- Nick Barnets, CBS Evening News; News Assistant
- Danielle North ‘96, WPRI-TV Anchor
- Rachel Rooney ‘09, WFSB-TV Assignment Editor
- Michael Barlow, ESPN Production Manager ‘81
- Matt Cyr, News 12 Photojournalist
- Amanda Hill ‘07, WCSH-TV Anchor/Multi-Media Journalist
- Chris Gobielle ‘95, WBZ-TV Photojournalist
