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Journalism Practice, Minor

Are you interested in getting hands-on experience reporting, writing and editing news stories, and using digital tools to tell tales with more than words? The Journalism Practice Minor provides you with the skills to craft stories while allowing you to specialize in the field(s) of journalism that you enjoy most.

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With the explosion of websites, podcasts and social media, more and more people find themselves using the skills of a journalist in the dissemination of information in both their private and professional lives. This minor is intended for those students who wish to bring more professionalism and sophistication to the things they post online, or hope to offer a skill set that will make them more versatile and employable in their chosen field. It will also serve those who may be considering a career in journalism, but find themselves too late in their college careers to switch majors.

Co-op Opportunities

  • Boston Globe
  • Reebok
  • New Balance
  • CBS Television
  • NBC Universal Television
  • Boston Bruins
  • Boston.com
  • 360 Public Relations

 

Career Opportunities

  • Reporter
  • Public Relations
  • Multimedia Specialist
  • Lawyer
  • Business
  • Documentary Filmmaker
  • Web Producer

Multidisciplinary Skills

  • writing
  • reporting
  • research and analysis
  • critical thinking
  • visual storytelling
  • social media
  • interviewing skills
  • digital skills
  • shooting and editing
  • production skills

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Underwater, Overflowing with History

Journalism

A group of students from the School of Journalism spent their semester learning about and researching water in our very own city of Boston. They completed six individual projects, coming together to form The City of Water, which discusses everything from the issues with water infrastructure and who it hurts, to marine life and how it is affected by pollution, to the Boston Harbor's history, hidden below the surface.

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The rise of video games that use journalism to tell stories

Journalism

How do video games change how we experience the stories we read about?

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Tracking advice on reproductive health in The Boston Globe

Journalism

Journalism professor Meg Heckman and PhD student Arden Bastia were finalists for the Sweeney Award presented by the history division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC).

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"raw data snapshot" by Paul L Dineen is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

Software Tools to Support Climate Change Reporting: Addressing Gaps and Needs among Journalists

Journalism

This research project seeks to design software tools for journalists covering climate change in order to address gaps and needs. The study involves interviews with professional U.S. and international climate journalists.

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"raw data snapshot" by Paul L Dineen is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

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