Department of Journalism - School of Arts and Sciences

The Department of Journalism nurtures students’ curiosity, encouraging them to investigate larger political and societal issues while improving their research, writing, and critical thinking skills.

Faculty Highlights

Nash Article
Journalism professor Steve Nash published, “As seas rise, world awaits ‘the plan’” in the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists.
Nash Article
Professor Stephen Nash authored an op-ed in the Washington Post on the opportunities that new Virginia governor Ralph Northam has to reform campaign finance contributions.
Nash in New York Times
Steve Nash wrote about auctioning of drilling rights near Dinosaur Monument National Park for The New York Times.
Mufti Featured on Podcast
Professor Shahan Mufti was recently featured on Podcasts@Boatwright, discussing his book, The Faithful Scribe.
Nash Book
Professor Stephen Nash published Grand Canyon for Sale, a book investigating the precarious future of America’s public lands: our national parks, forests, wildlife refuges, monuments, and wildernesses. The book was recently reviewed by Nature and Science.
Mufti Book Selected for One Book Shahan Mufti's book, The Faithful Scribe, has been chosen as the One Book, One Richmond selection for the coming year.
Spear Award
Mike Spear was recogized with the Academic Advising Resource Center's Advising Excellence Award for 2016.
Nash Book Wins Award
Professor Stephen Nash's book, Virginia Climate Fever, received the 2015 Science Writing Award for Books from the American Institute of Physics.
Hodierne Contributes to New Book
Journalism professor Robert Hodierne started his career as a photographer in Vietnam during the war. He returned nearly 40 years later to try and find the villagers he photographed, an experience he documented for an essay in the book "The American Experience in Vietnam: Reflections on an Era." He recently shared his story with the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
Mufti publishes article
Shahan Mufti published "What Gandhi Understood About Inflammatory Depictions of Muhammad" in the New Republic.

UR Journalism on Twitter

RT @BridgetBalch: For Ali Watson, 23, who suffered through misdiagnoses for nearly a decade, hope for a cure for her rare condition remains…
My week on Twitter 🎉: 1 Like. See yours with https://t.co/FsRXnRsQdm https://t.co/2oWUQURwlb
Full house here at the @ModlinCenter to hear @parkerjpalmer, @CarrieNewcomer and Gary Walters at the Weinstein-Rosenthal Forum
RT @VRemmers12: Marcelo Lopez’s parents drove hours on weekends and worked multiple jobs so he could play soccer. This non-profit is pushin…
My week on Twitter 🎉: 17 Likes, 1 Retweet, 523 Retweet Reach, 2 New Followers. See yours with… https://t.co/XsKhKMrDKR
RT @susannecraig: Couldn’t sleep so I went out to Queens to watch the press run of our tax story. What an amazing rush. https://t.co/UsV8p…
RT @ctlong1: Watchdog: US unprepared for consequences of 'zero tolerance' (from @AP) https://t.co/OuXeA5CMC2
RT @collbaseball: I'll be running (and maybe walking) a 5K on Saturday in honor of our son Ben to raise money for our local Down syndrome a…
RT @conservmillen: I seem to remember a story about an American named Otto’s brain being mush and his teeth looking like they were rearrang…
RT @shearm: @EricLiptonNYT Oh, don’t we all have these? Here are a few of my favorites. (For those who don’t know, I eventually spent 18 ye…
RT @JeffSimonbflo: Not fond of David Simon's vehemently obscene tweets, however baroquely creative they sometimes are. This one, though, is…
RT @JamesMartinSJ: After Mary Magdalene; Joanna; Mary, the mother of James; and the "other women with them" encounter the Risen Christ on E…
RT @Comey: Small lies matter, even about yearbooks. From the standard jury instruction: “If a witness is shown knowingly to have testified…
RT @KerryHowley: I have a difficult time believing that hundreds of gymnasts could be molested by a single osteopathic physician over decad…
My week on Twitter 🎉: 4 Mentions, 1.21K Mention Reach, 6 New Followers, 1 Reply. See yours with… https://t.co/eFxuQK1Ef5
RT @SteveSchmidtSES: How is that not a journalistic scandal? https://t.co/8Fi1PpqezA
Even the Temple Building overflow room is packed. https://t.co/iG1rLZyktp
Should have said many Spiders here at @RobertsonSchool to hear Bob Woodward, but I always think of @vcucns first.....
Long line to hear Bob Woodward at VCU tonight https://t.co/hZEGnBs7IX

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Journalism Feature Stories

On deadline.In May, business journalist Mohammed Hadi, ’98, landed a plum assignment: news director of The New York Times’ Business Day section. Read his story.

Hunter Moyler, '19

Senior Hunter Moyler studies literature and film that celebrate the Confederacy and its ideals.

Journalism Suite RenamedWe are thrilled to announce that the Journalism Faculty Office Suite has been renamed for Professors Steve Nash, and Mike Spear, in recognition to their long-standing commitment to the department, and to our students.

Chris Hamby, '08Chris Hamby, '08, who won the 2014 Pulitzer Prize, received the 2018 J. Anthony Lukas Award for his book, “Soul Full of Coal Dust: The True Story of an Epic Battle for Justice.”

Northside Vibes

Few first-year students can claim a byline in a newspaper or magazine. Six University of Richmond students in the first-year seminar Civic Journalism and Social Justice taught by director of public affairs journalism Tom Mullen published their work in Northside Vibes.

One Book, One Richmond keynote event: lecture with 'The Faithful Scribe' author, UR journalism professor Shahan Mufti

The keynote event for the 2017-2018 One Book, One Richmond selection will feature “The Faithful Scribe” author and University of Richmond assistant professor of journalism, Shahan Mufti as the speaker.

UR journalism professor Stephen Nash to speak about new book on uncertain future of America's national parks and public lands

As part of the Global Environment Speaker Series, Steve Nash, visiting senior research scholar, will speak on his new book “Grand Canyon for Sale: Public Lands versus Private Interests in the Era of Climate Change.”

Jeanette Lam, '19

In the last year, Jeanette Lam, ’19, bought her first camera, was accepted into a film festival, got her first paid videography gig, and worked as a producer. Not bad for a year.

Slice of LifeJournalist Karen Loftus, '06, proves that pizza and sports are a winning combination.

Video DiaryLauren Lumsden, '05, explains how she went from Krispy Kreme to overseeing video development, production, and programming for Conde Nast's The Scene.

University of Richmond chooses 'The Faithful Scribe' by journalism professor Shahan Mufti as next One Book, One Richmond selection

For the first time, the University of Richmond will read a book by one of Richmond’s own faculty members as the 2017-18 One Book, One Richmond common reading selection.