Profiles

Get to know some of our College of Media students! Emilio Reyes is a Class of 2025 journalism major.  What made you choose journalism at Illinois? In my senior year of high school, I was doing a lot of self-reflection and I asked myself, “What am I good at?” I knew I loved talking, getting to know… Read More

Get to know some of our College of Media students! Anulika Ochuba is a Class of 2024 journalism major.  What have you been involved in at the University of Illinois? Being a journalism major, I developed a passion for audio journalism. Because of this interest, I worked at WPGU (the student-run… Read More

Get to know some of our College of Media students! Shawn Sloan is a Class of 2024 journalism major. Why did you choose the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, specifically the College of Media? I started to look at their journalism program, and I noticed that there are so many people who are… Read More

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

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! Emily Richie is a Class of 2025 journalism major. What made you decide on majoring in journalism?  Journalism here at Illinois is an outstanding program and has amazing professors. When I got here, I was excited to get more hands-on experiences… Read More

Q&A with Amanda Brennan, Journalism Student President of Society of Professional Journalists What makes the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) different from other RSOs? We connect with alumni all the time, every meeting. That’s kind of my goal, to connect us with people in the field… Read More