Journalism Department

Title Authored on Link to edit Content
Floyd McKay, veteran Pacific Northwest journalist and educator, dies at 86

Floyd McKay, whose long career as a Pacific Northwest journalist and author included working as a news analyst at Portland’s KGW-TV from 1970 to 1987, reporting on politics for The Oregon Statesman (now the Statesman Journal) and teaching journalism at…

2022-03-15
Cascadia Daily News offers new local news source and job opportunities for WWU journalism students, grads 2022-03-08
Micah Evangelista Has a Passion for Skiing—and Capturing It on Film

Micah Evangelista, who turns 25 on March 7,  was born and raised in the small town of Glacier, nestled at the foot of Mount Baker in the heart of the North Cascades. He and his family members—mom, Julianne; dad, James; and brother, Mattias—are all enthusiastic skiers.

His mom,…

2022-01-28
Journalist Brandi Morin presents about missing, murdered Indigenous women Oct. 12 2021-10-07
New local newspaper emerges in Bellingham

The as-yet-unnamed paper will launch in January with a weekly print edition and a daily report online. Syre hired a colleague of mine, Ron Judd, as executive editor to lead a staff of six to 10 people.

Both Judd and Syre said they respect The Bellingham Herald, the local daily, and want…

2021-08-16
Journalism's Stephen Howie has new article published in the Seattle Times 2021-07-15
Voices of a New Democracy: Journalism faculty reflect on Tunisia trip, research   2021-07-14
EDITOR RETIRES: Cal Bratt served four decades as Lynden newspaperman

 On June 30, Cal Bratt will retire after four decades in the newspaper business. 

Ironically, he wasn’t the first Bratt to see his name in the local paper.

“My mother and two youngest brothers were featured in a story that I still have, focused on a recipe she would…

2021-06-28
We're changing the name. Here's why

After years of reader feedback and staff discussion, we’re making the call this quarter to officially drop the “Western.” As of June 2, 2021, Western’s independent student newspaper is called The Front. 

2021-06-04
WWU to co-host 'Reporting on Ecotopia: Cross-border environmental media in the Salish Sea & Cascadia' panel May 21 2021-05-17
Subscribe to Journalism Department