From London to Paris: In the Footsteps of Ernie Pyle
In 2008, the School of Journalism introduced a semester-long course on the life and times of Ernie Pyle. At the begining of the semester, students study the life and writings of Ernie Pyle, and during Spring Break the class travels to Europe to follow in the footsteps of the famous correspondent. The class is taught by associate professor Owen V. Johnson, an Ernie Pyle historian.
The week in Europe includes travel to London, Normandy and Paris. Students visit the Imperial War Museum, the H.M.S. Belfast, the Cabinet War Rooms, historic Omaha and Utah beaches, and Mont-Saint-Michel Cathedral.
The class is a journalism research elective and is open to juniors, seniors and graduate students only.
- Read reports from the 2011 trip.
- Read reports from the 2010 trip.
- Read the blog and student columns from the 2009 trip.
- Read the blog and student columns from the 2008 trip.
- Listen to Catherine Hagemann's audio report on the 2008 trip (6.05MB).