Journalism Without Walls is a unique educational experience offered by the Stony Brook University School of Journalism. The program gives students the opportunity to report stories from beyond the limitations of the campus community.
The hands-on, practical experience enriches students with a broader, deeper understanding of the world around them. On each trip, the students reported, wrote, and produced original multimedia and broadcast pieces, returning home with a renewed sense of mission. “It was a life-changing experience, which confirmed my desire to become a journalist,” said Frank Posillico '13 after reporting from the program’s Cuba trip in 2012. “Having a professor guiding you on your first trip to the field is priceless.”
Students interested in JWW must be in good academic standing (2.0 GPA or higher). Language proficiency is not required. For more information regarding the study abroad application process, visit stonybrook.edu/studyabroad.
Korea 2018
Students and teachers travelled to South Korea during the summer of 2018 to report on the culture and the people of this rapidly growing and influential country. They reported on the joys as well as the tensions of being in Korea today.
Cuba 2018
In January 2018, Journalism Without Walls visited Cuba for the third time. Six students and two professors filed multimedia reports from the island nation.
Ecuador 2017
This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to live for five days in an eco-lodge among the Sápara indigenous people, and three days high up in one of the world's great mountain ranges. Participants will paddle the Amazon in dugout canoes, witness an endangered, ancient way of life, and report on the threats posed by proposed energy exploitation of Sápara land.
Korea 2016
Students were introduced to the rich complexity of modern Korea, considered one of Asia’s four dragons. Based at Dongguk University in downtown Seoul, students went on a tour of Korea and met with cultural figures, North Korean refugees, and everyday people.
Cuba 2016
In a time of historic changes in the relations between the United States and Cuba, nine students and two professors traveled to Havana to report.
Bangalore 2015
Eight students and Professor Barbara Selvin traveled to this modernizing city in an ancient, tradition bound country and reported what they found in May 2015.
China 2014
Students and teachers travel to Beijing to report on ancient and modern medicine, the state of journalism in China, and the empowerment of women in the country.
Kenya 2013
Students and professors travel to the Rift Valley and report on how an ancient culture clings to tradition as modernity and Western aid groups push for change.
China 2012
In June 2012, a group of seven students set out on a reportorial tour of China led by Associate Professor Charles Haddad and Study Abroad Advisor Yilin Wang. They visited the Baoding and Guizhou Provinces.
Cuba 2012
In January 2012, journalism students flew to Havana, Cuba to explore recent changes in a country that remains off limits to most Americans, even as the country slowly opens up to the rest of the world.
Russia 2011
For students of the Stony Brook School of Journalism, summer 2011 meant traveling to St. Petersburg, Russia for an international reporting experience.
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