Becoming Digital

The reality is, to be journalist today, it is essential to work across multiple platforms at multiple points throughout the day.Gone is the era of one deadline per day. News happens in a 24 hour cycle and it is not enough to wait for news to happen to report it. As part of the SIWJ program students will learn how to work with the software and technology needed to be a well-rounded, employable professional in the media industry. Students will learn how to take their Old Media skills and apply them in a New Media world.

Students in the SIWJ program will learn about blogging, Twitter, mobile technology, writing across many platforms, digital video and more. Today’s journalist must be more than just a writer, students will learn to be producers, editors, creatives, developers acquiring skills that can be used across many forms of multi-media.