students from Gannon University acquire the reporting, writing, speaking and design skills needed to work successfully in each medium, and also tackle theoretical and ethical issues confronting today’s media.

You Will Experience

Journalism communication majors have broad opportunities for internships including:

• Downtown Cultural District – Erie Arts and Culture, Erie Art Museum, Erie Insurance Arena

• Erie Metropolitan Transit Authority

• Fortune 500 companies – Erie Insurance, GE Transportation

• local broadcast affiliates of national networks – ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, PBS and NPR

• local radio stations – with formats including country, contemporary hits, mainstream rock and top 40

• local print and online publications, including the Erie Times-News, the Erie Reader and Lake Erie LifeStyle magazine

• health care – Erie VA Medical Center, UPMC Hamot, Saint Vincent Hospital

• professional sports teams – Erie BayHawks, Erie Otters, Erie Sea Wolves

• many social service and arts organizations

You Will Achieve

Students graduating with a degree in journalism communication have the opportunity to enter a variety of career fields. Such opportunities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• advertising producers and copywriters

• corporate communications and marketing

• film and video editors/videographers

• online and print news, sports and features/entertainment reporters and editors

• online and print page designers and layout artists

• photojournalists

• play-by-play sports

• broadcasters and game analysts

• public relations managers and specialists

• radio broadcasters, program directors, copywriters and audio editors

• technical writers

• television commercial copywriters, production editors and on-air reporters

• social media planners and directors

You Will Earn

Salaries in the field vary depending on the location and type of organization.

• Starting salary: $38,100

• Mid-career salary: $67,700