Journalism
Union Journalism prepares students to compete at the highest level of the print, online, magazine, and book industries by building a unique brand and voice. Union journalists gain experience in news writing, feature writing, podcasting, and creative nonfiction, in addition to pitching story concepts and editing stories for publication. Union journalists publish weekly articles via Cardinal & Cream online and the Cardinal & Cream magazine and are invited to compete for generous editorial scholarships.
At the Southeast Journalism Conference, Cardinal & Cream has been named Best College Magazine five of the last ten years. Since 2011, students have won dozens of individual awards including Best Entertainment Writer, Best Magazine Writer, Best Multimedia Journalist, and College Journalist of the Year.
Our Students
Union journalists have been recognized by the Southeast Journalism Conference and Tennessee Associated Press, and have been published by The Jackson Sun, Our Jackson Home magazine, and the Jackson Business Journal.
Recent Union journalism graduates are working in daily print journalism (Caleb Lay, Hammond Star), ministry (North American Mission Board), and the manufacturing industry (Ali Renckens, Jabil Corporation).
Jobs in Journalism
A journalism degree offers a broad and diverse array of job and graduate school opportunities. Journalism graduates are employable as communications specialists in both the for-profit and non-profit sector, editorial positions in the book publishing industry, and traditional opportunities in print and online journalism. Additionally, journalism graduates are positioned for graduate education in law school and Master of Fine Arts programs.
Creative Cloud
All Journalism students get full Adobe Creative Cloud access for all four years at Union at no additional cost.
