Hands-On Experience
Students have excellent opportunities to gain direct journalistic
experience by working for one or several of the following campus
organizations:
- College Days, Wisconsin’s oldest college newspaper
- WRPN-FM, the campus radio station
- Photo Genesis, a photography organization
- The Crimson, Ripon’s yearbook
- RCTV, a student-run video production organization
- Parallax, an annual literary magazine
Recent Awards
- Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ)
1st Place, SPJ Region 6 – General Column Writing Sonya
Sorich, Features Editor
National Finalist – General Column Writing Sonya Sorich,
Features Editor
- Milwaukee Press Club (oldest and most recognized
press club in the nation)
2nd Place – Best News Story “Times of Change,” Michael
Timm, Editor-in-Chief
2nd Place – Best Sports Coverage Mike Sumnicht, Sports
Editor
- Wisconsin Newspaper Association
1st Place – Best Feature Story “Harrison Ford & Ripon
College,” Sonya Sorich, Features Editor
Off-Campus Programs
Many students choose to study for a semester off-campus. Those
students interested in journalism have chosen the Washington
Semester (in our nation’s capital) or Urban Studies (in
Chicago). Students interested in international affairs have chosen
semesters in France, London, Spain and other European countries.
Internships
The following internshipes were held by current journalism students
and recent Ripon College alumni:
- Hardball with Chris Matthews - MSNBC, New Jersey
- WDJT - CBS 58, Milwaukee
- WBBM - Chicago
- WMUR - New Hampshire
- WEMI/WSCG - Appleton
- WTMJ - NBC, Milwaukee
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