Profiles

Get to know some of our College of Media students! Nathalie Murillo is a Class of 2024 journalism major. What sparked your interest in pursuing a Journalism major at Illinois? As a transfer student from a smaller institution that only offered a communication major, I felt limited in terms of… Read More

Get to know some of our College of Media alumni. Isabel Morales (BS '13, journalism) is the media relations manager at The Nature Conservancy. Morales also participated in a Media Career Night alumni panel on "Nonprofits" in Spring 2022. Watch a recording of the session here.   Why did you major… Read More

Get to know some of our College of Media students! Enji Erdenekhuyag is a Class of 2024 journalism major.  What excited you the most about majoring in journalism?  I did yearbook in high school, and I really enjoyed interviewing people because I like having conversations and getting to know… Read More

Get to know some of our College of Media students! Vivian La is a Class of 2024 journalism major.   What excited you about majoring in journalism here at Illinois? Journalism at Illinois allows me to do a lot of interesting things both inside and outside of the classroom. Before college, I was… Read More

Get to know some of our College of Media students! Emmie Larson is a Class of 2023 journalism major. When did you decide on being a journalist, and why did you stick with that decision? Oddly enough, I took a career quiz in high school that said I would be a journalist. I always knew that I wanted… Read More

Get to know some of our College of Media students! Sidney Malone is a Class of 2023 student earning a dual degree in journalism and political science, with a concentration in international relations. What excited you about majoring in journalism at Illinois? The professors, access to materials,… Read More

Get to know some of our College of Media students! Bisi Efunnuga is senior earning a dual degree in journalism and political science.  What made you want to major in both journalism and political science? I am really interested in the idea of serving the public. A career in journalism will allow… Read More

Mike Vainisi (BS ’08, journalism) is head of original content at ATTN:. In Spring 2022, he was part of a Media Career Night alumni panel that discussed working in entertainment and Hollywood. (Watch the recording.) How did you go about picking journalism as your major?   As someone who loved… Read More

Get to know some of our College of Media students! Jackson Janes is a Class of 2023 journalism major. Jackson and his roommates Jack Joshi (aerospace engineering) and Adam Aaronson (computer science), co-wrote a crossword puzzle that was published in the New York Times on February 8, 2022. Jackson… Read More

Get to know some of our College of Media students! JJ Kim is a Class of 2022 journalism major. He was editor-in-chief of The Daily Illini during the second semester of his sophomore year. What excited you about majoring in journalism here at Illinois? When I attended Mediapalooza, I got to meet… Read More