What is Public Affairs?
What is Public Affairs Reporting?
It is a one-year, professionally-oriented master's degree program that prepares you to become a working reporter covering public affairs in its broadest sense — informing readers, listeners and viewers about ongoing events and activities that impact on their daily lives.
Read More »
Learn About Our Department
For Students
Search the Public Affairs Reporting Website:
FACULTY FOCUS
Director Charles Wheeler is a veteran newsman who came to the University of Illinois at Springfield following a 24-year career at the Chicago Sun-Times. Read More »