PULLMAN, Wash., Oct. 5 -- Washington State University issued the following news release:

After helping build a journalism program at the American University of Armenia, Washington State University recently brought 11 of its master's students to the Evergreen State to put their training to work in local newsrooms.

The experience is part of a master's program developed by WSU's Edward R. Murrow College of Communication and the American University of Armenia through a $2.3 million U.S. Department of State grant. The visiting students belong to the program's first class, expected to graduate this spring.

The students were placed at The Seattle Times and The Spokesman-Review, as well as Spokane television stations KHQ, KREM, and KXLY. Others ...