Journalism and Digital Media

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Montclair’s Journalism and Digital Media program will prepare you to create powerful, accurate stories for today’s fast-paced media world. You’ll learn to write, report, and produce content for television, radio, the web, social media and emerging platforms.

Core courses in news writing, multimedia production, field reporting, and ethics will sharpen your storytelling and critical thinking skills. You’ll also explore exciting electives like The Entertainment Beat, Cross-Platform Sports Writing, Media Entrepreneurship, and Apps for Journalists to build expertise in areas that match your interests.

You’ll train in our high-definition studios and newsrooms, learning from faculty with decades of real-world experience who are dedicated to your growth. Outside the classroom, internships and practicum experiences will connect you with industry professionals and give you a head start in your career.

If you’re ready to tell the stories that matter and gain the skills to stand out in today’s media landscape, this program is for you. 

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See What Our Students Create

Our students don’t just finish projects. They report on the biggest stories around the world – and they do it at an award-winning level. Explore the work our students produce, such as our award-winning #Focus series that tackles issues and important times in our history, including Presidential Elections, stories from the Arizona/Mexico border and climate change.

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Explore the Possibilities

Within our Journalism and Digital Media program, you can dive deeper into the field with our Undergraduate Certificates in Spanish Language Journalism and our International Diploma in Journalism and Digital media. You can also pursue this subject area as a minor.

This 15-credit program features five courses offered by Montclair’s Department of Spanish and Latino Studies and College of Communication and Media.

Choose one course to dive deeper into the Spanish language, another to learn more about Hispanic culture, and three journalism courses – two on reporting entirely in Spanish – to earn an undergraduate certificate in this rapidly growing part of the field.

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This one-year, 30-credit program combines courses that showcase the best the College of Communication and Media has to offer while taking you abroad.

Choose from electives that dive into the concepts, tools and techniques you’ll need to thrive as a modern journalist, and learn different styles of writing as you hone your skills in podcasting, finding your own media persona and how to report from the field.

But that’s not all. To conclude your experience, you’ll travel abroad in your final semester to tackle real stories in another part of the world during Spring Break.

Our minor in Journalism and Digital Media focuses on developing the writing, reporting, interviewing and research skills needed to tell stories across several media platforms, including print/digital, television and mobile devices.

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Our Student Media Outlets

Television. Radio. Digital. Students can hone their skills in any medium through one of our award-winning student media organizations.

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WMSC 90.3 FM

Our award-winning flagship Radio Station of Montclair State University broadcasting music, news and sports on 90.3 FM as well as iHeartRadio.com.

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Montclair News Lab

Montclair’s News Lab is where students honing their skills in video, audio, print, production and reporting come together to create news and entertainment content.

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Red Hawk Sports Network

Students get hands-on experience covering Montclair’s 18 NCAA Division III athletics teams using our state-of-the-art facilities and technology while learning from experienced sports communication faculty.

Award-Winning Journalism

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Student Emmy Wins

Our students scored two Emmy-style honors at college television’s biggest night, with students taking the stage twice at the Television Academy Foundation’s 44th College Television Awards on April 5, 2025, in Los Angeles.

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Broadcasting Awards

WMSC Radio achieved significant recognition at the 2025 Intercollegiate Broadcasting Systems (IBS) Awards, earning four first place national awards and finalist distinctions in 12 additional categories.

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Hear From Our Graduates

Don’t just take our word for it. See what one of our journalism graduates had to say about our program.

The journalism program is state-of-the-art in terms of the incredible newsrooms in the School of Communication and Media – but also in the faculty and staff that truly put their heart and soul into helping each and every student succeed.

Stephanie Pitera

Journalism and Digital Media, 2017:

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