Journalism

As a Major

Journalism students can begin their study learning the fundamentals - reporting, researching, and writing news and feature articles, with a focus on fairness, accuracy, balance, and thoroughness. They may then delve deeper, learning how journalists dig below the surface to gather facts and evidence while achieving a personal style that is both honest and imaginative.

Courses cover a wide range of journalistic concerns and techniques, from investigative journalism to criticism and review. These include:

• Legal and ethical issues that arise in the media
• Application of moral reasoning to complex questions
• Media's responsibilities to the public
• Pressures exerted by government and business
• Daily dilemmas of media professionals, e.g., source confidentiality and going undercover
• Central production and reportage techniques in television news
• Electronic research methods and resources for writers
• Photojournalism

Journalism students at Baruch are fortunate to be able to take advantage of exciting internship possibilities unsurpassed anywhere in the world. Internships provide on-the-job experience for students interested in such fields as radio, network and cable TV, newspapers, magazines, wire services, business and financial journalism, and book publishing.

For more information, check the current Student Bulletin.

Contact

Journalism Programs (646) 312-3974
Prof. Geanne Rosenberg (646) 312-3969

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