Newspaper Journalists Oral History Program

Program Partners

Launched in 2005, the Pennsylvania Newspaper Journalists Oral History Program is a joint project of Penn State University's Department of Journalism and the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association Foundation.

The Department of Journalism is one of four departments in Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications, one of the largest accredited mass communications program in the country. The department provides instruction in digital, broadcast, visual and multimedia journalism to students interested in careers as reporters, editors, producers and photographers. In addition to teaching, faculty members are engaged in various research, professional, and outreach activities.

The Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association Foundation is an independent, non-profit corporation whose goals are to provide Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association members with training and resources, to develop the next generation of readers and journalists, and to educate the public about the role of a free press. The mission of the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association is to advance the business interests of Pennsylvania news media organizations and to promote a free and independent press.