Journalism/Communications PhD Advice

[KAMALAGRAD]

Right now I'm looking forward to going to a journalism master's program, most likely at Syracuse University. After I complete a one-year program I might just go into full-time journalism work, but depending on how the job market changes, I might instead decide to pursue a full blown PhD.

However, I know that there is a ton of theory involved just by the nature of what a PhD is. What I was curious about is if there are any PhD journalism or communications programs that really emphasize writing articles and publishing them as part of the program. I have looked into it somewhat and have found some interesting programs at places like Cornell and the University of Maryland at College Park, but am not sure if these programs are really a great fit for me.

Any comments, suggestions, etc. would be much appreciated!