The ''École supérieure de journalisme'' (ESJ Paris; in English: ''Paris School of Journalism'') is an institution of

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in Paris dedicated to

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and related studies. Its origin was in the ''Collège Libre des Sciences Sociales'' founded in 1895 by Dick May (pen name of Jeanne Weill, daughter of the rabbi of Algiers), and other supporters during the Dreyfus Affair. It was made a separate ''Grande École'' in 1899 and claims the title of the "world's first school of journalism". Intended to give students a broad knowledge of politics and economics, it did not award a separate journalism degree by name until 1910. The

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also claims the title of "first in the world", but it did not open until 1908 in

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in the United States.

History

The origins of this tertiary college were in the ''Collège Libre des Sciences Sociales,'' founded in 1895 by the

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and

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Dick May; Theophilus Funck-Brentano, a professor at ''École libre du sciences politiques;'' and Pierre du Maroussem, who taught at the Law Faculty of Paris (Sorbonne). Especially during the Dreyfus Affair and the rise of the ''

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'' movement, they wanted to create a place for study of the new field of social sciences and emerging thought in economics. They envisioned it as a place where practitioners would teach so that students would learn from more than textbooks. (May was the pen name used by Jeanne Weill, a daughter of the

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.) In 1896, May suggested a school of journalism. She and other progressive French citizens were disturbed by the inflammatory press and the discriminatory attitudes that contributed to the initial conviction of Dreyfus; they wanted to improve society by encouraging higher level work in social studies. In 1899 three separate schools in Paris were established from the College Libre: ''l'École des Hautes Études Sociales,'' ''l'École des Hautes Études Internationales'' and ''l'École de Journalisme''. As with other ''grandes ecoles'', the School of Journalism broadly prepared students for work in government administration, politics and economics, not exclusively for journalism. It awarded its first named journalism degree in 1910. Among its early professors were

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, founder of

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; the historian

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, and the economist

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, who supported economic cooperatives in agriculture and for consumers. Today the graduate school prepares students to work in diverse positions in the media field:

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, and online websites. Faculty are all professional

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and

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professors. The ESJ Paris has been a ''

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'' since 1899. Admission is based on a highly competitive process: generally students take two years of preparatory study, a national written exam taken in sections over several weeks, and an oral exams, resulting in the students' being ranked nationally before each applies to the school of choice. *Degree : After the completion of three years of coursework, the school awards a diploma (similar to a

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in the United States). *Frequency ESJ : Since 19 March 2007, students at ESJ Paris produce their own free

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, which can be heard o
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.

Academic partnerships

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* African Institute of Science and Technology,

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* European Communication School of

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Agence universitaire de la Francophonie The ''Agence universitaire de la Francophonie'' (AUF; ) is a global network of French-speaking higher-education and research institutions. Founded in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 1961, as the ''Association des Universités Partiellement ou En ...

(AUF)

Notable alumni

* Henri Amouroux * Malek Boutih *

Philippe Bouvard Philippe Bouvard (; born 6 December 1929 in Coulommiers, Seine-et-Marne, Coulommiers) is a French television and radio presenter. From 1977 to 2014 he hosted the French radio program ''Les Grosses Têtes'' on Radio Luxemburg RTL (French radio), ...

* William Buzy * Philippe Djian * Ghislaine Dupont * Geoffroy Lejeune * Henri Sannier * Audrey Pulvar * Gebran Tueni * Gérard de Villiers * Bernard Werber * Léon Zitrone

Notable faculty

René Cassin René Samuel Cassin (5 October 1887 – 20 February 1976) was a French jurist known for co-authoring the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and receiving the Nobel Peace Prize. Born in Bayonne, Cassin served as a soldier in the First W ...

Pierre de Coubertin Charles Pierre de Frédy, Baron de Coubertin (; born Pierre de Frédy; 1 January 1863 – 2 September 1937), also known as Pierre de Coubertin and Baron de Coubertin, was a French educator and historian, co-founder of the International Olympic ...

Paul Deschanel Paul Eugène Louis Deschanel (; 13 February 185528 April 1922) was a French politician who served as President of France from 18 February to 21 September 1920. Biography Paul Deschanel, the son of Émile Deschanel (1819–1904), professor at ...

Gabriel Fauré Gabriel Urbain Fauré (12 May 1845 – 4 November 1924) was a French composer, organist, pianist and teacher. He was one of the foremost French composers of his generation, and his musical style influenced many 20th-century composers. ...

Aurélie Filippetti Aurélie Filippetti ( ; born 17 June 1973) is a French politician and novelist. She served as French Minister of Culture and Communications from 2012 until 2014, first in the government of Jean-Marc Ayrault and then in the government of Man ...

Pierre de Nolhac Pierre Girault de Nolhac (15 December 1859, Ambert – 31 January 1936, Paris), known as Pierre de Nolhac, was a French historian, art historian and poet. Biography After studying at Le Puy-en-Velay, in Rodez and Clermont-Ferrand, Pierre ...

* Charles Péguy *

Raymond Poincaré Raymond Nicolas Landry Poincaré (; 20 August 1860 – 15 October 1934) was a French statesman who served as President of France from 1913 to 1920, and three times as Prime Minister of France. He was a conservative leader, primarily committed to ...

Romain Rolland Romain Rolland (; 29 January 1866 – 30 December 1944) was a French dramatist, novelist, essayist, art historian and Mysticism, mystic who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1915 "as a tribute to the lofty idealism of his literary pro ...

* Marcel Sembat * Roland Sicard * Albert Thomas * Gilles Verdez *

References

External links

"''École supérieure de journalisme''"
Official website
Students' WebRadio from the ESJ Paris Powered by Frequence3
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