Journalism
Why major in Journalism?
- Our innovative 21st-century program provides you the opportunity to develop skills essential for the realities and possibilities of the ever-evolving media landscape and to explore your passion outside of the Nido R. Qubein School of Communication.
- Our program offers a semester-long residency with a regional or national media outlet
- Our program offers a rich, diverse variety of journalism electives, from environmental journalism, to entertainment journalism, to fashion journalism – allowing you to select the courses that help you build depth and expertise in areas that match your aspirations
- Our program equips you with the technical, reporting and storytelling skills required for digital storytelling, television and radio news
- It is a hands-on program with ample opportunities to produce stories for the weekly HPU newscast
- Students work with the latest video/audio equipment and software.
- Students combine hands-on journalism skills with broader knowledge from their liberal arts education
Where are our alumni?
- Fox Business Channel, New York, NY
- People Magazine, New York, NY
- Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati, OH
- WOAY-TV, Oak Hill, WV
- Spectrum News, Raleigh, NC
- MLB Commissioner’s Office, New York, NY
- New York Mets, New York, NY
- WGHP-TV, High Point, NC
- Gazelle Group, Princeton, NJ
- TMZ, Los Angeles, CA
- Vibiana, Los Angeles, CA
- Horizon Media, New York, NY
- Gulfstream Media Group, Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Georgia Swarm, Atlanta, GA
- Washington Redskins, Washington, DC
- WCVB-TV, Boston, MA
- WXII-TV, Winston-Salem, NC
- Leadership Editing, Greensboro, NC
- WFMY-TV, Greensboro, NC
What can I do with a degree in Journalism?
- Reporter
- News writer
- News anchor
- News producer
- News director
- Editor
- Photo journalist
- Social media specialist
- Technical writer
- Copywriter
- Copy editor
- Public relations specialist
- Content marketer
- Sports information director
Internships
ESPN Radio
- ESPN Radio
- Cosmopolitan
- MTV
- Discovery Channel
- Oprah Magazine
- Our State Magazine
- Huffington Post
- New York Mets
- Arizona Republic
- WXII-TV
- WFMY-TV
- WGHP-TV
- Spectrum News
- High Point Enterprise
- Turner Sports
- Washington Wizards
- Washington Redskins
- Atlantic Coast Conference
- Greensboro Grasshoppers
- NBC News
- Seventeen
- Good Housekeeping
- Raycom
- New England Sports Network (NESN)
Clubs & Organizations
- Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
- Lambda Pi Eta (honors society)
- National Association of Black Journalists
- National Broadcasting Society
- National Communication Association
- National Sports Media Association
- Public Relations Student Society of America
- Society of Professional Journalists
Experiential Learning
- Professional Internships
- Weekly Newscasts
- Skills-Focused Practicums
Faculty
Dr. Nahed Eltantawy neltanta@highpoint.edu BA, MA – American University in Cairo PhD – Georgia State University Associate Dean Associate Professor of Journalism Nido R. Qubein School of Communication 357 336-841-9175 | ![]() |
Dr. Bobby Hayes bhayes@highpoint.edu BA – Mars Hill College PhD – Walden University Institute for Advanced Studies Chair, Journalism and Sports Media Assistant Professor of the Practice of Journalism Nido R. Qubein School of Communication 347 336-888-6310 | ![]() |
Ken Medlin kmedlin1@highpoint.edu BA – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill MS – North Carolina State University Assistant Professor of the Practice of Communication Nido R. Qubein School of Communication 365 Phone: 336-841-9854 | ![]() |
Dr. Dean Smith dsmith1@highpoint.edu BM – UNC School of the Arts MSL – Yale Law School PhD, Certificate in New Media Studies – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Assistant Professor of Communication Nido R. Qubein School of Communication 349 Phone: 336-841-9099 | ![]() |