Convergent Journalism Emphasis
In today’s digital age, journalism has been reinvented to appeal to an interactive global community. Traditional news systems are in need of ingenuity in an ever-changing world of technology. This emphasis prepares future journalists for diverse careers in television, radio, the web, and mobile technologies with a combination of traditional writing tools and audio and visual production skills.
In the Convergent Journalism Emphasis, students broaden their understanding of audience needs, the media industry and social impact of communication methods. Convergent Journalism students are trained to use various media to enhance the art of digital storytelling while working with state of the art cameras, audio recorders, and editing technologies in the field.
Ethics, information gathering, and writing across media are key components of this emphasis. Convergent Journalism students learn the value of working across traditional media lines and how to write for various forms of media through coursework and hands-on experience in a convergent newsroom.
Career interests:
The Convergent Journalism Emphasis prepares students for success in a multimedia information industry. Graduates in this emphasis often choose careers in:
Traditional Press
- Newspaper Reporter
- Talk Radio Host
- Television News Anchor
- Investigative Journalist
- Copy Editor
- Magazine and Feature Writer
New Media Journalism
- Information Web Designer
- News Flow Editor
- Blogger
- Global News Reporter
- Social Networking Newscaster
- Backpack Journalist
- Multimedia Specialist
- Citizen journalist
Photography and Video
- Photojournalist
- Visual Storyteller
- Digital Editor
- Documentary Filmmaker
Design
- Information Graphic Designer
- Interactive Media Creator
- Story Builder
- Advertising Designer
- Copy Writer
