Magazine, News and Digital Journalism, MA

Contact:

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

Faculty

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

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:

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

Program Required Courses (19 Credits)

COM 698 - Media Law 3 credit(s)
MND 602 - Journalism Ethics & Diversity 1 credit(s)
MND 605 - News Writing and Reporting 3 credit(s)
MND 608 - Magazine and News Editing 3 credit(s)
MND 615 - Enterprise Reporting and Writing 3 credit(s)
MND 617 - Multimedia Storytelling for Journalists 3 credit(s)
MND 641 - Introduction to Data Journalism 3 credit(s)

Tracks (Choose one, 18-19 credits)

Magazine, News and Digital Journalism Track (18 credits)

Electives (12 credits)

Three elective credits are taken in the fall semester.

Nine elective credits are taken in the spring semester.

Capstone (6 credits)

The Capstone requirement is six credits and can be fulfilled either by taking AJC 631(6 credits), or COM 670 Experience Credit (3 credits) AND COM 690 Independent Study (3 credits).

AJC 631 - Capstone Arts & Style Writing Workshop 6 credit(s)
Or
COM 670 - Experience Credit 1-6 credit(s)
COM 690 - Independent Study 1-6 credit(s)

OR

Sports Media & Communications Track (19 Credits)

Sports Media & Communications Proseminar (1 Credit)

SMC 601 - Sports Media & Communications Proseminar 1 credit(s)

Sports Media & Communications Electives (15 Credits)

SMC students may take any combination of one and/or three credit courses over the fall and spring semesters to reach a total of 15 Sports Media & Communications elective credits. Students will choose their electives under the guidance of the Director of Sports Media & Communications.

Capstone Experience (3 Credits)

SMC students will complete a three-credit sports industry internship experience under the direction of the Director of Sports Media & Communications to fulfill their Capstone experience.

SMC 675 - Sports Media & Communications Practicum 3 credit(s)