Mass Communication, Journalism

Our magazine and newspaper have secured multiple awards over the years. Whether it be for Overall Publication or for individual student work in design, story writing or photography, Butler students often beat out four-year university student work.

The Grizzly is a glossy, full-color magazine published seasonally during the year and features both shorter and longer form content. The magazine staff have earned multiple Journalist of the Year Awards and were named All-Kansas by the Kansas Collegiate Media in 2016. The Lantern is the largest circulating community college newspaper in Kansas and holds a reputation for engaging editorial content and accurate reporting. Read the online version of The Lantern here.

Write Your Future

From interviews to drafting to publishing, you gain industry experience when writing stories for your reporting classes or for one of our student publications. You learn to collaborate in a professional setting with mentors and peers while effectively revising and editing other’s work as well as your own. You graduate prepared for a career in positions like magazine or newspaper editing and reporting, public relations, digital and social media publishing, education and marketing communications.

Tuition Scholarships

Even if you’re not a Mass Communications major, you can still earn an in-state books and tuition scholarship by serving as a staff member on one of our two print publications. Click here to set up a scholarship interview.

What You Can Do with a Print Journalism Degree

Our program prepares you to transfer to a four-year university or pursue a steady career in the following or related positions:

• Digital and print journalist
• Public relations
• Magazine editor