Which colleges offer good journalism courses?

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If you're seeking advice for colleges that offer "good" courses of study in the field of journalism, the University of Southern California's School of Journalism has produced some of most successful news, sports, arts and entertainment journalists in both broadcast and print media. The alums consistently make-up the largest percentage of the AP, Washington Bureau and run (at the executive level) more seats in our World's leading journalism entities including CBS, ABC, NBC, BBC and NHK to name a few.
If you're looking for courses to improve your writing, thinking about writing a best seller, got a great screen play in mind, or just plain interested in journalism, check out the many Extension courses offered at such fine public institutions as UCLA or the CalState system.  
Columbia, Northwestern, and Univeristy of Missouri at Columbia are probably the top three journalism schools in the country.
The Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at The Arizona State University consistently beats all other journalism schools in competitions. ASU has won the Society of Professional Journalist's Intercollegiate News Contest four years in a row, including this year's 2009 competition.
Why stick to North America? There's plenty of choice of journalism programs in Australia. Colleges have been ranked by graduating students in an article in the Australian newspaper, "What makes a good school of journalism."

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