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  • About the Institute for International Journalism
The institute is part of the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, carrying out many of the school's international initiatives. Its goals are to prepare students to work as international journalists, support research on topics related to international journalism, enhance communication among journalists, students and media scholars, and cooperate with global partners in journalism education.

THE GLOBAL SPOTLIGHT is an international current affairs e-news magazine with feature stories originally investigated, reported, edited, and produced by students of the Foreign Correspondence class. Launched in 2009, the e-news magazine will be published four times a year by the Institute for International Journalism at Ohio University. Click on the link above to access our e-news magazine.

You can also visit the Institute's blog for Special Reports by going to scrippsiij.blogspot.com

  • The Study of the U.S. Institute

The IIJ administers the Study of the United States Institute (SUSI) for Journalism and Media scholars, which is funded by an annual renewable grant from the U.S. Department of State's Study of the U.S. Branch in the Office of Academic Exchange Programs." Read more

Photos from the 2011 SUSI program.
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  • Faculty
Office No.PhoneEmail
Andy Alexander Scripps Hall 103 740.593.2471 alexanda@ohio.edu
Hong Cheng Scripps Hall 233 740.593.2619 chengh@ohio.edu
Anne Cooper-Chen Scripps Hall 221 740.593.2598 cooper@ohio.edu
Bernhard Debatin Scripps Hall 118 740.593.9809 debatin@ohio.edu
Kevin Grieves Scripps Hall 207 740.593.2616 grieves@ohio.edu
Yusuf Kalyango Scripps Hall 205 740.597.3335 kalyango@ohio.edu
Jatin Srivastava Scripps Hall 101 740.593.2675 srivastj@ohio.edu
Robert Stewart Scripps Hall 105 740.593.2601 stewartr@ohio.edu
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  • Andy Alexander (BSJ '72) discusses his experiences as a foreign correspondence intern.

    Students for Global Media and Diversity (SGMD) promotes awareness of diversity and enhances cross-cultural communication among students at Ohio University. SGMD aims to foster an appreciation of the trials, tribulations, and triumphs of international journalists, their media systems, and the governments within which they operate. SGMD provides students with a comfortable environment within which they can socialize and network about international affairs. They learn about the role of media in a globalized community. Membership in this organization consists of enrolled Ohio University undergraduate and graduate domestic students and international students from all over the world. SGMD also welcomes alumni and former fellows of the Wilhelm Foreign Correspondence Internship to participate in the organization's activities. Enrollment and membership is free.