International Reporting Opportunities 

Journalism Without Walls 

An international SBU program for journalism students 

A unique, in-depth course combining solutions journalism with firsthand international reporting. 

This year's destination is Berlin, Germany. The program will run from May 23–June 6, 2026. All travel and accommodation expenses are funded by the Marie Colvin Center.

Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany. Photo: Giuseppe Milo 

Previous Trips

Sweden 2025

Students spent the spring semester investigating gender equality initiatives with particular emphasis on developments in Sweden. Over the two-week reporting trip from May 24–June 7, 2025, students worked on joint and individual projects. Students identified stories, undertook research, and cultivated sources for their reporting. Travel and accommodation expenses were provided by the Journalism Without Walls program. View the stories produced on the trip here.

 

 

This is the SoCJ's overseas reporting opportunity. During the weeks-long program, students travel with faculty to experience and report on life in different cultures around the globe. All travel and accommodation expenses are funded by the Marie Colvin Center. 

The trip takes place during summer or winter break, and requires students to take a 3-credit, on-campus course to learn about the country they'll be traveling to and to begin to lay the groundwork for finding and reporting stories.

This selective program is offered in partnership with the Stony Brook Study Abroad Office. 

Scholarships are available.

CSIS Journalism Bootcamp

a foreign reporting opportunity in Washington, D.C.

A program for journalism students to connect with policy experts and multimedia specialists to report on global issues. 

The student-produced "At Arm's Length: Military Technology Cooperation Within The Russia-Iran Partnership" explores the evolving military-technology cooperation between Russia and Iran and its implications for their geopolitical relationship. The foreign reporting student project includes an article with graphics, a video, and a podcast.

During the bootcamp, students learned from experts in international security, defense policy, and politics in Russia and the Middle East. All travel and accommodation expenses are funded by the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) in May 2026 in Washington, D.C.

Stony Brook University journalism students at the May 2026 CSIS Journalism Bootcamp in Washington, D.C. Photo: CSIS Journalism Bootcamp