Some graduate schools offer broadcast experience in the nation's largest media markets.
Broadcast graduate schools train motivated, interested students to become professional journalists in radio, Internet and television. Some schools do not require previous broadcast journalism experience to gain admittance into the master's programs. Many schools -- such as the University of Southern California, Northwestern University and New York University -- offer students real world experience in some of the nation's largest media markets.
Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute at New York University
Located in New York City, the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute offers ten graduate levels of study, including News and Documentary; Magazine Writing and Business and Economic Reporting. Another concentration, Studio 20, focuses on adapting journalism to the web. Students and faculty work together to find new approaches to help media partners succeed online. The school program combines course work with career skills to cover a complex, global world. All programs feature an emphasis on Arts and Sciences, as well as lectures and seminars to provide a foundation in journalism. Students can take advantage of professional and pre-professional publication opportunities, according to the school website.
Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute
New York University
20 Cooper Square, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10003
212-998-7980
journalism.nyu.edu
University of Southern California- Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
Located in Los Angeles, California, University of Southern California Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism offers hands-on experience in "one of the nation's largest and most diverse media markets." The school offers a master's in broadcast journalism that trains students in news, public affairs, documentary production and electronic media. Students learn the fundamentals of journalism including evaluate and analyze information. The television news courses emphasize strong writing skills for field reporting and news production. Broadcast students have the opportunity to work at "Annenberg TV News", a live nightly newscast, and "Impact," a television news magazine. The student-run radio station KSCR provides on-air and production experience in sports, entertainment and music and news programming, 24 hours per day, seven days a week, according to the school website.
Annenberg School for Communication
University of Southern California
3502 Watt Way
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0281
213-740-3914
usc.edu/admission/graduate/programs/communication.html
Medill School at Northwestern University
Located in Evanston, Illinois, Medill School at Northwestern University trains future leaders with a master's degree in journalism. Medill accepts students for the program three times per year, for the fall, summer and winter terms. Students learn how media businesses function and how consumers use media. The master's 12-month program is divided into four quarters, unless students elect to do a fifth quarter in Washington D.C. or a global residency abroad. Furthermore, students can explore concentrations in reporting, magazine editing and publishing and videography/broadcast. Most classes at the school are small to encourage instructor interaction and intense coaching. During one quarter, students will work at a Chicago newsroom and cover stories on the mayor, city council and courtrooms. Graduates from Medill are recruited by employers in all media sectors including The Associated Press, Google Inc., The Wall Street Journal and ESPN among others as the school website states.
Medill School
Northwestern University
1845 Sheridan Road
Evanston, IL 60208-2101
847-467-1882
medill.northwestern.edu/about/default.aspx
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