Contact

Harriet Brown, Program Director
447 Newhouse 3, 315-443-2848

Faculty

Lauren Bavis, Harriet Brown, Michael Clarke, Joshua P. Darr, Aileen Gallagher, Seth Gitner, Jon Glass, Eric Grode, Roy Gutterman, Nausheen Husain, Rawiya Kameir, Joel Kaplan, Greg Munno, Dan Pacheco, Adam R. Peruta, Alex Richards, Corey Takahashi, Margaret Talev, Jodi Upton

Program Description

Students in the magazine, news and digital journalism program learn to meet the challenges of a complex and evolving industry. In small classes taught by industry professionals, students develop their ability to create content for a variety of audiences and platforms. The program's emphasis remains core skills such as editing, interviewing, reporting, and writing. Students also gain experience with design, data, multimedia, and social media, and produce content for The NewsHouse, the Newhouse School's multimedia news magazine, campus publications, and local media outlets. Curriculum also includes diversity issues, law, and ethics.

Student Learning Outcomes in Magazine, News and Digital Journalism

In addition to the comprehensive Newhouse School learning outcomes listed in the Newhouse School’s Educational Mission statement, students in the Magazine, News and Digital Journalism Master’s program are expected to achieve the following additional learning outcome:

1. Demonstrate the cross-platform fluency by producing a range of content types for a digital world.

Program Requirements

Tracks

(Choose one, 18-19 credits)

Magazine, News and Digital Journalism Track (18 credits)

Sports Media & Communications Track (19 Credits)