After enduring this travail, they are prepared for entry-level reporting jobs, and many other, related activities. The discipline calls for clear, concise and fast communication. Students who acquire reporting skills as they develop news judgment and as they absorb the knowledge from courses in history, literature, political science and other subjects will succeed in whatever media the 21st century presents. At least that is our belief. Put the hay down where the cows can get it.
Journalists are translators, collecting information and adapting it to various audiences.
Jobs are available in many areas, and Auburn's fully accredited program boasts of nearly 100 percent job placement of our graduates. One of the best campus newspapers in the country, The Auburn Plainsman , which is run entirely by students for the entire university community. The paper has won nine national Pacemaker awards and is read by most of the 22,000 students, the faculty and the citizens of Auburn. No theory courses, though we do study the historical and philosophical aspects of journalism, even in skills-based courses. Social science research has a place in journalism, and our students learn more about it in other departments.