J-Day workshops are led by TROY and HSJC faculty, along with industry professionals, many of whom are TROY alumni.
Nearly 300 high school students from Alabama and Florida participated in the Hall School of Journalism and Communication (HSJC) annual J-Day on Tuesday, Oct. 20.
Students took part in workshops on broadcast journalism, multimedia journalism, yearbook production and journalism fundamentals, including photography and how to prepare for college media programs.
Faculty members Dr. Bridgette Colaco,…
TROY senior Crachante Laing turned a 72-hour campaign challenge into an eight-week internship at Fincastle Media Group in The Bahamas.
72 hours. That’s all the time Crachante Laing had to complete and submit a full campaign strategy for a fictional company. Laing, a senior communications major, was applying for an internship with Fincastle Media Group (FMG) back home in The Bahamas.
The submission included photoshoots, an editorial write-up, behind-the-scenes content, social media assets, a rollout…
Before joining NPR in 2019, Thompson spent over 20 years at The Washington Post as an investigative reporter.
On Wednesday, April 29, Cheryl W. Thompson, an award-winning journalist and investigative correspondent for National Public Radio’s, headlined this year’s Hall School of Journalism and Communication M. Stanton Evans Symposium on the Troy Campus.
Thompson spoke with HSJC students and faculty members about her career, the “power of the pen,” and the need for journalism…
Driven by a promise to herself, Cruz put in the hard work this season to become the best, and succeeded.
Carmen Cruz, a sophomore history major from Madison, Alabama, won the National Online Forensics Championship on Friday, March 27. Cruz competed in five rounds to win and finish out the Trojan Debate Team’s 2025-2026 season.
Completing her first full season in competing with the Debate Team as vice president, Cruz said winning the national title…
