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| Edward R. Murrow College of Communication | |
|---|---|
| Name | Edward R. Murrow College of Communication |
| Established | 1963 |
| Type | Public college |
| Parent | Washington State University |
| City | Pullman |
| State | Washington |
| Country | United States |
Edward R. Murrow College of Communication is the communication college at Washington State University named for broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow. The college houses programs in journalism, strategic communication, media production, and digital media, and emphasizes experiential learning and research. It is located on the Pullman campus and operates extension centers that engage regional and national media industries.
The college traces origins to early 20th-century courses at Washington State University and expanded through mid-century curricular reforms linked to figures such as Edward R. Murrow, Walter Cronkite, Edward Murrow-era broadcasting developments, and the postwar growth seen at institutions like Columbia University and University of Missouri. During the 1960s and 1970s, administrative shifts paralleled national trends at University of Southern California, Northwestern University, and Syracuse University that professionalized communication studies. Renamings and endowments occurred alongside partnerships reminiscent of those between NBC, CBS, ABC, and university programs, while faculty sabbaticals and visiting scholars included connections to scholars from Stanford University, University of California, Berkeley, and Harvard University. The college expanded its graduate offerings influenced by models at Annenberg School for Communication and accreditation criteria referenced by groups like the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.
Undergraduate majors mirror curricula found at University of Texas at Austin, University of Florida, Indiana University Bloomington, and Ohio State University with emphases in journalism, strategic communication, media production, and digital technologies. Graduate degrees include master's and doctoral tracks comparable to programs at University of Pennsylvania, University of Michigan, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and University of Wisconsin–Madison. Courses engage professional practices from outlets such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, and The Wall Street Journal and technical skills akin to training at Netflix and Hulu production units. Internship placements often involve organizations like National Public Radio, Public Broadcasting Service, Fox News, Bloomberg L.P., and Reuters.
Research centers within the college collaborate with entities such as Pew Research Center, Knight Foundation, Benton Foundation, and foundations similar to Ford Foundation and Carnegie Corporation of New York. Faculty research spans areas connected to projects funded by National Endowment for the Arts, National Science Foundation, and studies paralleling work at RAND Corporation and Brookings Institution. Dedicated labs examine media effects, public communication, and cybersecurity in media with comparative ties to initiatives at Columbia Journalism School and MIT Media Lab. Collaborative centers partner with Center for Media and Democracy, Internet Research Agency-focused scholars, and digital media teams akin to those at YouTube and Twitter research groups.
The college's facilities include broadcast studios, editing suites, and performance spaces modeled after facilities at Radio City Music Hall-adjacent media centers and university studios at USC Annenberg. On-campus venues host visiting professionals from CNN, BBC, Al Jazeera, and The Economist. Technical infrastructure supports workflows used by productions for HBO, Showtime, Discovery Channel, and streaming services like Amazon Prime Video. The Pullman location situates the college near agricultural research stations similar to those affiliated with Iowa State University andUniversity of Idaho, enabling collaborative regional media projects.
Student media organizations include outlets resembling The Daily Californian, The Minnesota Daily, and The Daily Illini as well as broadcast groups akin to KEXP-style community radio and student-run television modeled after WNYC affiliates. Clubs host speakers from Society of Professional Journalists, American Advertising Federation, Public Relations Society of America, and organizations like Reporters Without Borders and Investigative Reporters and Editors. Student competitions mirror national contests such as those sponsored by College Broadcasters, Inc., Hearst Journalism Awards Program, Pulitzer Prize-associated training, and festivals similar to Sundance Film Festival student showcases.
Faculty and alumni networks include professionals who have worked at NBC News, CBS News, ABC News, NPR, and PBS as anchors, producers, and correspondents. Graduates have progressed to roles at The New York Times, The Washington Post, Bloomberg, Reuters, and Associated Press; to documentary filmmaking linked to Ken Burns-style projects; and to executive positions at firms such as Google, Meta Platforms, and Amazon. Visiting professors and lecturers have included figures with ties to Bob Woodward, Carl Bernstein, Dan Rather, Anderson Cooper, and Christiane Amanpour.
The college maintains internships and collaborative programs with broadcasters and publishers including NBCUniversal, Warner Bros., Paramount Global, ViacomCBS, and public media entities like NPR and PBS Foundation. Research and workforce development initiatives align with corporate partners such as Microsoft, Apple Inc., Intel Corporation, and regional media startups comparable to those incubated at Y Combinator and Techstars. International exchange and joint programs reference models used by Oxford University, Cambridge University, Sciences Po, and University of Melbourne partnerships.