the journalism school for the digital age
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The journalism major at Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, one of the best journalism schools in the country, is a highly professional, hands-on journalism and mass communication degree program that prepares students for careers in media. Undergraduate students at the journalism school learn the values and principles that have long formed the core of the journalism profession, and they master the highly specialized, practical skills needed to succeed in today’s digital world and get jobs in journalism.TRANSCRIPT
the journalism school for the digital age
Walter Cronkite and ASUThe journalism program at Arizona State University is named in honor of former CBS News anchor and broadcasting legend Walter Cronkite. Until his death in 2009, Cronkite was highly involved with ASU, advising the journalism school’s leadership, meeting with students and faculty, and traveling to Arizona each year to personally give the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism to a national media leader. Recent recipients include Robin Roberts, Bob Costas, Bob Schieffer and Diane Sawyer.
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excellence in journalism Attend the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication for world-class training that prepares you for careers across digital, broadcast and print platforms in today’s media environments.
When you study at Cronkite, your education goes beyond the classroom. You will be immersed in a dynamic journalism education setting, get connected to some of today’s top news organizations and public relations agencies early in your college experience and gain an advantage through Cronkite’s cutting-edge professional programs and internship opportunities.
“To have the hands-on experience that you are receiving is paramount.”
— Robin Roberts, co-anchor of ABC’s
“Good Morning America”
study journalism at ASU The Cronkite School teaches the profession’s core values and principles as well as the highly specialized skills needed to succeed in today’s digital world.
With the BA in journalism, students select advanced course work in digital media, broadcast journalism, print journalism or public relations with the opportunity to participate in distinctive professional programs, which include a live newscast on Arizona PBS, news bureaus in Phoenix and Washington, D.C., an investigative journalism fellowship program, an innovation lab and a public relations agency.
Cronkite also is one of the few schools in the country to offer a BA in sports journalism in which students get real-world experience covering professional and intercollegiate sports for professional news organizations. The innovative program includes sports bureaus in Phoenix and Los Angeles as well as courses in which students have reported on the Super Bowl, the Summer Olympic Games and Major League Baseball Spring Training.
Learn from top professionalsAt the Cronkite School, you’ll be guided by some of the nation’s leading journalists. The faculty includes:
Rebecca Blatt, senior editor for special projects, WAMU Radio, Washington, D.C.
Monica Chadha, reporter for the BBC in India and multimedia specialist
Stephen Doig, Pulitzer Prize-winner, Miami Herald, and internationally known data expert
Dan Gillmor, internationally recognized author and leader in new media and entrepreneurial journalism
Retha Hill, vice-president for news, Black Entertainment Television, and media entrepreneur
Micheline Maynard, senior business correspondent and Detroit bureau chief, The New York Times
Tim McGuire, longtime editor, Minneapolis Star Tribune, and former president, American Society of News Editors
Jacquee Petchel, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigations editor, Miami Herald and WFOR-TV, Miami
Mike Reilley, founding editor of ChicagoTribune.com and creator of The Journalist’s Toolbox
Rick Rodriguez, longtime editor, Sacramento Bee, and former president, American Society of News Editors
Xu Wu, national correspondent and domestic news editor, Xinhau News Agency, China
Barrett, The Honors College Top students can supplement their academic experience with participation in ASU’s honors college. Barrett, The Honors College is known as one of the nation’s best honors programs. Admission is selective and separate from admission to ASU and the Cronkite School.
A traditionofexcellence
First placeSociety of Professional Journalists’ national “Mark of Excellence” competition Eight of past nine years
Top record Hearst Journalism Awards Top 10 nationally for 13 consecutive years with two first-place finishes
Winner The Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award Three international RFK Awards for reporting on social justice issues
National recognition 200-plus awardsAnnually given to Cronkite students at national and regional competitions
One in four Cronkite freshmen are part of Barrett, The Honors College.
professional experiencesStudents get hands-on training in the Cronkite School’s full-immersion professional programs. Students can complete many of these programs during the summer, gaining valuable professional experience and graduating early or earning two degrees.
Cronkite News – Broadcast is a live, nightly student-produced newscast that reaches 1.9 million households on Arizona PBS.
Carnegie-Knight News21 is a national multimedia investigative reporting program that produces major projects in partnership with The Washington Post, NBCnews.com and others.
Cronkite News – Phoenix Bureau is a digital newsroom where students cover stories from the statehouse to the U.S.-Mexico border for regional news outlets.
Cronkite News – Washington Bureau is a full-service newsroom in the nation’s capital where students report on important issues to Arizonans.
Cronkite News – Phoenix Sports Bureau covers Major League Baseball, the Pac-12 and other major sports for regional and national media outlets.
Cronkite News – LA Sports Bureau places students in the heart of the second-largest media market, covering professional, intercollegiate and Olympic sports.
Cronkite News – Digital Production Bureau produces the Cronkite News website and works with students across the school to create and showcase multimedia content.
Reynolds Business Bureau is a business and financial news bureau where students report on business and the economy for Cronkite News and regional media outlets.
New Media Innovation and Entrepreneurship Lab brings together students in journalism, engineering, computer science and business to create cutting-edge digital products.
Public Relations Lab is a strategic communications agency that puts students to work developing campaigns for Fortune 500 companies and nonprofits.
Public Insight Network Bureau is where students work with professional news organizations around the country to engage audiences and source stories in partnership with American Public Media.
The Southwest Borderlands Initiative gives students international reporting experiences, with trips to Central and Latin American countries to produce in-depth multimedia reports.
about the downtown phoenix campusThe Downtown Phoenix campus is located in the heart of the nation’s sixth-largest city, creating an exciting residential college environment with access to the resources of the state’s metropolitan core, professional sports and cultural venues, and Arizona’s major media outlets. Proximity to state and local government offices affords exceptional opportunities for journalism majors to cover compelling stories with national impact.
live it, love it Cronkite Village is a residential college designed exclusively for Cronkite School first-time freshmen. Cronkite Villagers live and learn together in Taylor Place, the Downtown Phoenix campus residence hall. In this co-ed, living-learning environment, students participate in activities designed to foster community and friendships. A recent community building activity was featured on NBC’s “TODAY” show, which included a surprise visit from Al Roker to Cronkite Village.
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45ourprofessional programs
daily newscast reaching 1.9 million households
11 professional immersion programs
3 cities with Cronkite News bureaus
700 news stories distributed
34 Arizona publication outlets 1,600
our students
1,600 students enrolled
200-plus student journalism awards
600-plus students participating in internships
54 percent of freshman class from out of state
26 percent of freshman in Barrett, The Honors College
ourscholarships
5 new endowed scholarships
70 Cronkite scholarships awarded
88 individuals and organizations made gifts supporting student scholarships
our faculty
45 full-time faculty members
7 new faculty hires
4 Pulitzer Prize winners
3 Fulbright Scholars
our alumni
8,700 Cronkite alumni around the globe
45 Cronkite Alumni Hall of Fame members
400-plus Cronkite Day attendees
1,600 alumni on CronkiteNation.com
The Cronkite School is truly unique. There’s nothing like it in America today.
— Bob Schieffer, award-winning CBS newscaster
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— Steve Capus, executive editor of CBS News
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