Jschool is an independent journalism college based in Brisbane, Australia. The college, founded in 2001, admitted its first students in 2002. Jschool is directed and was founded by journalist and educator John Henningham.
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Diploma of Journalism
Jschool provides teaching and assessment of the Diploma of Journalism, an accredited one-year tertiary qualification within the Australian Qualifications Framework. The course is vocational in approach, declaring an emphasis on reporting and news writing practice. In 2009 the college received federal government FEE-HELP registration, enabling Australian students to receive student loans. From 2013, Jschool's Diploma of Journalism can be studied online and is also available part-time for online students.
Alumni
Graduates of Jschool working in the media, listed by their first position upon graduating, include: Jim Alouat (Bundaberg News-Mail), Melissa Archer (Quest Newspapers), Hannah Baker (Fraser Coast Chronicle), Angela Banbury (St Kilda media), Brett Barfoot (Naracoorte Herald), Holly Barrell (Australia Zoo), Katrina Belle (Barrier Daily Truth), Patrick Begley (Daily Liberal, Dubbo, subsequently Sydney Morning Herald), Matt Bell (financial magazine, Montreal), Stephanie Bennett (Courier-Mail), Hannah Busch (Fraser Coast Chronicle), Cait Bester (Cairns Post), Tameka Brockbank (Gold Coast Bulletin), Harry Brumpton (Townsville Bulletin and subsequently financial journalist, U.S.A.), Luke Buffier (Moree Champion), Lucy Buhr (AAP sports reporter), Clare Chapman (Taupo Times, subsequently APN and magazines), Ryanna Clayton (The Observer (Gladstone)), John Cleary (journalist, Ireland), Craig Cobbin (Bundaberg News-Mail and subsequently Hong Kong), Declan Cooley (The Observer (Gladstone)), John Corlett (Courier-Mail, subsequently Channel 7 Broken Hill video journalist), Walt Curnow (Al-Ahram, Egypt), Michael Fedrick (Media Monitors, subsequently Department of Justice), Joe Flynn (Bundaberg News-Mail), Anthony Gough (Sunday Mail), Tom Guerney (literary magazine The Lifted Brow), Natalee Hall (Warrego Watchman), Daphne Haneman (freelance journalist), Natalie Hart (Beaudesert Times), Jack Hawke (Nine-MSN), Aniela Hedditch (4BC producer, subsequently Queensland Premier's staff), Brayden Heslehurst (Quest Newspapers), Zane Jackson (Queensland Times), Merrin Jagtman (Gold Coast Bulletin), Hayden Johnson (Fraser Coast Chronicle), Tony Keen (AFLCentral, subsequently proprietor, TK Proofreading), Bernice Kelly (Burdekin Advocate), Emily Kemp (The Observer (Gladstone)), Paul Lancaster (Quest Newspapers and subsequently Redcliffe Herald editor), Lara Lauth (Quest Newspapers), Rob Lockyear (Queensland Times), Andrew MacDonald (Gold Coast Bulletin, subsequently Courier-Mail), Kirstie Maier (Gold Coast Bulletin, subsequently Brisbane City Council and Queensland Government), Emma McBryde (Rockhampton Morning Bulletin), Sean Maki Miyaguchi (Queensland Times, subsequently editor, Ipswich Advertiser, then copy editor Kyodo News, Tokyo), James O’Loan (Daily Mercury, Mackay, subsequently Cairns Post, then Courier-Mail court reporter), Emmy-Lou Mckean (Style Magazine), Leysha Penfold (Daily Examiner, Grafton), Reija Poutanen (sports journalist, Jatkoaika, Finland), Patrick Reincke (Barrier Daily Truth, Broken Hill, subsequently Southern Cross Austereo), Amanda Robbemond (Gold Coast Bulletin, Josiah Roche (publisher & editor, GameShark Reviews), Lendl Ryan (Townsville Bulletin, subsequently news editor, Sunday Mail), Abanob Saad (Daily Liberal, Dubbo), Stephanie Sager (Tully Times), Sandhya Shetty (Daily News, Warwick), David Stuart (Tweed Daily News, subsequently ABC News Digital), Edmund Tadros (Sydney Morning Herald, subsequently News.com.au business editor then Australian Financial Review), Alexis Terracini (Bundaberg News-Mail), Greg Thomson (Southern Cross Ten, subsequently WIN Television then Sky News sports presenter), Brittany Vonow (Courier-Mail), Toby Walker (APN), Patrick Watson (Courier-Mail), Shirley Way (South Burnett Times), Gabrielle Wheaton (Queensland Times), Barclay White (South Burnett Times, subsequently Shepparton News).
Ratings and awards
The college has been named top journalism school in Australia, based on graduates' ratings.
Students at Jschool have regularly been finalists in the "Most outstanding journalism student" award in the annual Queensland Media Awards (the Clarions), winning the competition in 2010 and 2005
Newsbytes
Jschool publishes the online newspaper Newsbytes [9], with news, feature stories and reviews in print and multimedia formats
Honorary degrees
Jschool has awarded honorary doctor of journalism degrees to distinguished journalists in recognition of their contribution to journalism. Recipients include National Nine political editor Laurie Oakes, national chief correspondent with The Australian newspaper, Hedley Thomas, Australian Broadcasting Corporation radio current affairs journalist Nance Haxton, crime and corruption reporter Bob Bottom, Asia-Pacific Journalism Centre director John Wallace, APN Australian Publishing executive editor Peter Owen, former Courier-Mail editor Greg Chamberlin, journalism educator Desley Bartlett and editor of Brisbane's Independent newspaper, Don Gordon-Brown.
Included among those given honorary doctorates are two Herald Sun journalists, Gerard McManus and Michael Harvey, in recognition of their courage in upholding the Australian Journalists' Association's code of ethics. (McManus and Harvey were convicted and fined for contempt of court when they refused to reveal confidential sources for their investigative journalism.)