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Graduate Programs in Multimedia Journalism
Jason Fritz, Student/Intern
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San Francisco | CA | USA | Posted: 11:49 PM on 08.07.06 |
->> Does anyone have any information, or would like to share their experiences with graduate programs in multimedia journalism. I am starting to seriously think about furthering my education and attend graduate school, but I am having trouble finding a program that is exactly what I am looking for. I want to study photojournalism with an emphasis on multimedia and video storytelling.
Can anyone share their knowledge or experiences? I know the big 3 Photojournalism schools [Western Kentucky, Missouri and Ohio] are incorporating multimedia classes into their curriculum, but it seems that these institutions move slower than the world around them. Does anyone have any information about their programs, or any other graduate programs that are incorporating video journalism, photojournalism, multimedia and web based journalism. I would love to know. I am particularly interested in hearing from students in these programs. |
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Jeremy Rue, Photographer, Student/Intern
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Berkeley | CA | USA | Posted: 1:30 AM on 08.08.06 |
->> I'm a grad student at UC Berkeley studying photojournalism. The program here is very specific and I would encourage you to come for a visit before deciding on applying; as well I suppose I would encourage the same of any school.
Speaking in general terms, journalism graduate schools can be a good opportunity to start out and get your feet wet with raw experience. There are so many resources available at these schools and recruiters are on campus all the time looking for prospective candidates. But if you're looking for a resume bullet point -- forget it. I've found most media outlets could care less that you went to grad school. They only want to see one thing: your work. This industry is VERY self-motivated. You get what you put into it. The most successful people in this business never went to grad school, and did it on their own. The only way I can see the degree helping you is if you should consider teaching, or management positions in the future.
As far as Berkeley is concerned, the school is more into the documentary approach. If you look at Ken Light's work, it's pretty much the types of photos you'll study here. The photo classes are semester long photo documentary courses, with the exception of one black-and-white course which is mainly taught to give students with varying backgrounds -- writers, videographers and new media -- experience with still photography.
There is practically no emphasis for daily newspaper photography here, which garners complaints from some photo students. Stuff like learning sports photography is non-existent. The faculty will encourage it if you decide to pursue that line of work -- and they will even go as far as to help you out by hooking you up with credentials to games -- but most learning will be done on your own.
How the doc program works, is in the beginning of each semester you submit a list of photo story ideas that you wish to cover, and the first weeks of class are spent discussing the story pitches, talking about logistics and deciding on which story is the best for you. Travel grant funding is available for every student at the J-School, and they highly encourage everyone do at least one reporting project abroad. For many of the photo students, this is an opportunity to gain experience photographing outside the U.S. Student work is published in a magazine at the end of the semester, and your work is hung in a gallery, sometimes accompanied by a reception. A multimedia web presentation is required. Other photo courses include watching slideshows on the history of photojournalism, and studying the works of people like Gene Smith, Eugene Richards, Mary Ellen Mark, Dorothea Lange etc.
The new media courses are top notch. The school also received a massive grant from Apple to upgrade all of the computers with the latest stuff, and the computer equipment here is pretty nice. (minus a few bugs last semester) All students are encouraged to take the multimedia reporting courses which works hand-in-hand with the area of emphasis you're in. Most photo students use the multimedia class to design the flash presentations to go along with their photo projects.
So in my opinion, grad school offers you resources; equipment, computers, travel grants, networking, and training. If you think you could benefit from those -- and can afford the cost -- it might be a good way to go. If you have a lot of experience already, it might just be rehashing things you already know.
Berkeley, being a public University, is probably one of the cheaper schools you'll find. Tuition is about $4,500 a semester for California residents. ($11,000 for non-CA) That comes to $9,000 a year, and it's a two year program which adds up to $18,000 for the whole time you're here. That's ONLY tuition and fees, not living expenses for the Bay Area. Federal loans are the only type of financial aid available to graduate students (not including scholarships and academic awards). See http://dev.journalism.berkeley.edu |
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Adam Cairns, Student/Intern, Photographer
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Columbus | OH | USA | Posted: 1:43 AM on 08.08.06 |
->> Ball State University has a 'Digital Storytelling' master's degree program in its telecommunications department. It is in the same college as the journalism department and shares many of the classes. You won't find better facilities and technology on any other campus. It's an impressive program.
Program overview:
http://tinyurl.com/pkrd8
College of Communication, Information, and Media:
http://www.bsu.edu/cim/ |
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