Multimedia Journalism

MAJORS
Multimedia Journalism
Faculty
John Krull ‘81
Director, Pulliam School of Journalism
Associate Professor of Journalism
Publisher, www.TheStatehouseFile.com
BA, Franklin College
MA, St. Louis University
JKRULL@FRANKLINCOLLEGE.EDU
Joel Cramer
Division Head
Professor of Journalism
BA, Olivet Nazarene College
MA, Central Michigan University.
JD, IU School of Law at Indianapolis
JCRAMER@FRANKLINCOLLEGE.EDU
Hank Nuwer
Associate Professor of Journalism
BS, Buffalo State College
MA, New Mexico Highlands University
DHL, State University of New York
HNUWER@FRANKLINCOLLEGE.EDU
Wendy Shapiro
Assistant Professor of Art
and Journalism
BA, Millersville University, PA
MFA, San Diego State University, CA
WSHAPIRO@FRANKLINCOLLEGE.EDU
Ann Barton
Assistant Director, Pulliam School
of Journalism
BA, Indiana University
MA, Ball State University
ABARTON@FRANKLINCOLLEGE.EDU
Diana Hadley
Executive Editor,
Indiana High School Press Association
BA, Purdue University
MA, Indiana University
DHADLEY@FRANKLINCOLLEGE.EDU
Aubrey Helms
Broadcast Journalism Coordinator
BA, Anderson University
AHELMS1@FRANKLINCOLLEGE.EDU
Overview
At Franklin College’s Pulliam School of Journalism we operate by a time-tested
principle. We believe people learn best when they have the chance to put what
they are taught into practice. At Franklin, you will learn in the classroom how to
write a story, take a picture, shoot a video, design a page or record an audio track
— and then you quickly will be given the chance to do so in front of an audience
that numbers in the hundreds of thousands.
Through our award-winning Franklin College Statehouse Bureau and its website,
www.thestatehousefile.com, your work will be circulated to our long list of
newspaper, radio and television clients and appear before a statewide audience.
The best part is: you’ll get paid for doing the work.
We teach journalism this way because we know it works. Nearly 100 percent of
the students who have worked in our Statehouse Bureau get jobs when they
graduate — reporting not just on government and politics, but doing feature
writing, taking pictures, shooting video, designing layouts and doing voice work.
Newspapers, television programs and radio stations invest in our program — and
ultimately hire our graduates — because they know that we train our students to
be ready to do the job on the first day. The only question that remains is: Will you
be one of those students?
The National Pulliam Journalism Scholarship
Franklin College will award one full-tuition scholarship each year to a student who
applies before Dec. 1 and is interested in studying multimedia journalism or public
relations. All students who indicate they want to major in multimedia journalism
or public relations on their application for admission to Franklin College will be
automatically considered for this award.
Outcomes
We have alumni working with CNN, The Wall Street Journal, newspapers, TV stations
and radio operations across the globe. The job placement rate for graduates who
work in our Statehouse Bureau is almost 100 percent.
MAJORS
Multimedia Journalism
Student Media
The Franklin
You will launch yourself toward internships and learn more than you ever could have dreamed possible by
working with other student journalists on The Franklin and thefranklinonline.com, Franklin College’s awardwinning student newspaper and accompanying multimedia news site.
The Statehouse File
The Pulliam School of Journalism established the Franklin College Statehouse Bureau 10 years ago to train
young journalists and provide more government and political coverage to Indiana news organizations. See
current students’ work at thestatehousefile.com.
WFCI 89.5 FM
Students who work at our campus radio station put themselves in line to intern on statewide broadcasts.
Internships
Ideally, what journalism students learn in the classroom should be tested and expanded by experience
in the field. This is why the Pulliam School of Journalism stresses the importance of internships. Many
internships are in Indiana, but a lot of other options exist. In recent years, students have interned at
newspapers as large as USA Today and as small as a rural daily.
Students have worked for television stations in Baltimore and West Palm Beach, and for the Scripps
Howard News Service in Washington, D.C. The Pulliam School of Journlism has its own internship/
placement adviser, who will help you find internships and jobs after graduation.
Student Experience
“The professors and staff in the Pulliam School of Journalism
provided me with many different opportunities to gain
real-world experience from the moment I stepped onto the
Franklin College campus. Professors encourage students to
get involved, and they push you to reach your full potential.
The PSJ has become my second family. “
–Jessica Wray | Class of 2014
www.FranklinCollege.edu