Journalism 086 (SASN)
Journalism 086
Department of Arts, Culture, and Media
110 Warren Street, Newark
973-353-3724
Chair: Ned Drew
Professors:
Ned Drew, B.F.A, M.F.A., Virginia Commonwealth
Timothy F. Raphael, B.A., Wesleyan; M.A., Ph.D., Northwestern
Paul S. Sternberger, B.A., Rochester; M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Columbia
Kimi Takesue, B.A., Oberlin; M.F.A., Temple
Edin Velez
Ian Watson, B.A., Sydney; M.A., Ph.D., New York
Professor of Professional Practice:
Anne Englot, B.A., Binghamton; M.Arch., Ph.D., Syracuse
Associate Professors:
Gaiutra Bahadur, B.A., Yale; M.S., Columbia
Jennifer Bernstein, B.A., Brown; M.F.A., Yale
Sandrine Colard, B.A., Libre (Bruxelles); M.A., New York; M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Columbia
Chantal Fischzang, B.F.A., Florida Atlantic; M.F.A., Pratt
Stefon Harris, B.M, M.M., Manhattan (Music)
Nick Kline, B.F.A., Arts; M.F.A., Cranbrook (Art)
Rachel Mundy, B.A., Wesleyan; M.M., Hartford; Ph.D., New York
Alex Dika Seggerman, B.A., Columbia; M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale
Associate Professor of Professional Practice:
Alexandra Chang, B.A., Wellesley; M.A., NYU
Assistant Professors:
Juan Arredondo, B.A., Rutgers; M.S., Columbia
Kate Doyle, B.M., Baldwin Wallace; M.M., Louisville; Ph.D., Case Western Reserve
Carla Murphy, B.A., NYU; M.Sc., London (Economics); M.A., CUNY
Assistant Professor of Teaching:
Keary Rosen, B.F.A., Maine (Art); M.F.A., Rutgers
Teaching Instructor:
William Garcia, B.A., School of Visual Arts
Emeritus Faculty:
Henry Martin, B.Mus., Oberlin; M.M., Michigan; Ph.D., Princeton
Sandra Skoglund, B.A., Smith; M.A., M.F.A., Iowa
In the journalism program, students learn to write and report by covering the people, issues, and politics of the metropolitan region around them. Journalism is taught as part of a liberal arts education that blends theory and practice. Courses explore writing, reporting, ethics, the history of journalism, contemporary media issues, and multimedia. An internship is required for the major.
Students learn the basics of reporting and newswriting, as well as critical analysis of current topics and the way they are presented in the news. They also learn about landmark cases that have shaped journalism, and how to find their niche in the ever-changing landscape of media. Students also have access to a state-of-the-art Mac lab and podcast studio and the most advanced research software.
The major in journalism is offered through the Department of Arts, Culture, and Media (ACM). ACM houses programs and/or majors in art, art history, graphic design, journalism, music, theater, and video production. Each major includes an ACM core sequence requirement. Taking advantage of the range of disciplines in ACM and the campus mission to engage with its community, the core combines an integrated sequence of classes, shaped in large part by projects drawn from the urban region surrounding the university. The sequence consists of three classes: Introduction to Arts, Media, and Culture, a class designated by each program that combines interdisciplinary pedagogy with a student's major, and either Colloquium in Arts, Culture, and Media or Seminar in Arts, Culture, and Media.