Journalists provide a vital service to democracy by keeping citizens informed and holding elected leaders accountable.
Journalists tell stories that educate and entertain, helping expand the perspective of their readers and viewers. When you study journalism and digital media at St. 爱德华的, you’ll learn to interview, organize information, 写, 编辑, and use digital tools, ensuring that you can update your skills as newsroom technology evolves.
新闻 & Digital Media at St. Edward‘s encompasses news literacy, journalistic practice and digital skills through the lens of civic understanding and engagement. Our program trains students to conceptualize and produce stories using data and digital tools in a liberal arts context that holds humanism as a core value. Issues around privacy, data ownership, and automation are actively considered and discussed as students learn to 写 chatbots, create data visualizations, shoot and 编辑 video, and tell compelling audio stories. We also teach our students to 写 with accuracy, rigor, and clarity.
You’ll learn how to 写 for digital outlets, use social media as a reporting tool, shoot and 编辑 video, and use computer science and coding to enhance your work. You’ll graduate prepared to work in any type of media environment.
Outside the classroom, hone your craft as a reporter or 编辑or at the student news outlet, 山顶的观点, and at internships in Austin. As a state capital and the home of multiple media organizations, Austin is an ideal place to work in the field of journalism. Your training will also help you succeed in public relations, 业务, research — and any field that prioritizes people skills and clear communication.
What do our graduates do?
新闻 and Digital Media minors go on to a variety of careers and graduate schools from St. 爱德华的. Here’s a sample.
- Reporters and 编辑ors at the Austin American-Statesman, Dallas Morning News, the Juneau Empire, OpenSecrets.org at the Center for Responsive Politics, Washington, D.C. and other publications
- Chief of Policy & 沟通s for the City of Dallas, Texas
- Social Media 市场营销 and 沟通s professionals
- Future newsroom leaders earning graduate degrees at elite programs, including the Berkeley 研究生 School of 新闻, Columbia University 研究生 School of 新闻, CUNY 研究生 School of 新闻, Medill School of 新闻 at Northwestern University and the S.I. Newhouse School of Public 沟通s at Syracuse University
For more information about 新闻 & Digital Media at St. 爱德华的 University, please contact and Professor Jena Heath, who coordinates the program. The 新闻 and Digital Media minor is part of the Department of Literature, Writing and Rhetoric.
The Classroom and Beyond
山顶的观点
Students may practice their skills working at the 山顶的观点, the campus newspaper, which is both online and in print. There are opportunities for writing, shooting pictures or videos, 设计, 复制编辑, and advertising sales. These positions can be for course cr编辑 and/or pay.
Interaction with Professionals in the Field
The 新闻 program strives to give students opportunities to interact in person with practicing journalists as often as possible.
Michele Kay Outstanding Journalist Award
每年, an outstanding graduating senior in the 新闻 program is selected for the Michele Kay Outstanding Student Journalist Award. They receive $300 underwritten by 山顶的观点 in honor of Kay, a St. 爱德华的 University graduate, professional journalist for 40 years, and St. 爱德华的 University faculty member. She inspired students to participate in campus journalism and created the 新闻 minor. She died in 2011.
实习
Students are strongly encouraged to participate in internships to get on-the-job experience and to get a better idea of whether or not you can see yourself in this career. Examples of internships our students have completed are: The Austin American-Statesman, The Texas Observer, The Texas Tribune, 德州每月, Austin Monthly, The Houston Chronicle, 2018 Knight CUNYJ Summer Internship Program (NYC), Institute on Political 新闻 D.C. 新闻/沟通s internship.
Meet the 教师
The 新闻 faculty boasts years of experience working in newsrooms. They’re passionate about keeping students on top of the latest forms of journalism and preparing them for careers in an evolving industry. Our faculty thrive off of their students’ successes and continued interest in journalism. They are dedicated to providing students a solid foundation in journalism and continuously adding new tools to their toolboxes.
“I teach the same way I practiced journalism for nearly 20 years — with heart,” says Jena Heath, professor of 新闻, former faculty adviser to 山顶的观点, and coordinator of the 新闻 program. “My particular areas of interest are writing with voice, precision and depth and helping young people become avid, thoughtful news consumers as we all navigate this socially networked world.”
新闻 and Digital Media Minor
There are two ways to study 新闻 and Digital Media.
- 主修 Writing and Rhetoric and choose the 新闻 and Digital Media specialization.
- 主修 the topic you want to cover and minor in 新闻 and Digital Media. Any major works with this minor.
There are 21 hours required, including 9 upper-division hours.
For course descriptions, please see the 本科 Bulletin.