Sydney Seymour
Sydney Seymour
I’m currently studying at the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication pursuing a Bachelor of Science with double majors in Journalism and Media Studies with a focus in Game Studies alongside an Ethics minor.
I’m also a writing intern for the SOJC Communications team and the Editor-in-Chief of Align Magazine, an arts and culture platform with an emphasis on lifestyle and fashion run by UO students and the largest organization on campus.
If I’m not writing at a coffee shop, you’ll find me consuming a wide range of different media.
Audio journalism section coming soon.
I joined Align Magazine, a student-run arts, lifestyle, fashion, and culture publication, my first year of college as a writer and became the Executive Writing Editor my third year. Now, as the Editor, I keep the student media organization afloat logistically, directing both print and digital departments and supporting 200 plus members, managing a $60,000 budget, and ensuring the printing of 1,000 magazine copies three times a year.
In my third year of college, I started writing feature stories of alumni profiles, faculty research stories, blogs, featured student work articles, and other stories for the UOSOJC. I also periodically host the SOJC podcast, One Cool Story.
Through my courses at the SOJC, I’ve worked on a plethora of hard news stories where I’ve either been on an assignment or pitched myself. The SOJC fosters newsroom environments within applicable classrooms where students are met with hard deadlines and a competitive but collaborative atmosphere.
Considering the booming gaming industry and my interest in gaming, I took a few game studies courses at the UOSOJC where I produced a card game and newsgame. Over time, I’ve also created other game-related media like stories on gaming sexism and game reviews.