Report with integrity. Publish with digital fluency.
51±¬ÁÏ’s online M.A. in Digital Journalism helps you strengthen your reporting foundation while learning the digital tools modern newsrooms and media teams rely on—social storytelling, data, audio/video production, and interactive work. The program is shaped by an ethical framework grounded in Franciscan values.
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What you’ll be ready to do
Digital journalism isn’t just traditional reporting posted online. It’s the ability to gather facts, verify them, and deliver them across formats: quickly, clearly, and responsibly. In this program, you’ll build skills to:
- Produce stories using photo, video, design, and audio
- Use HTML, CSS, and JavaScript (and related tools) to create interactive digital work
- Report and publish in real time through social platforms
- Strengthen your professional presence and build a journalist brand
- Use audience and content data to make smarter publishing decisions
- Research and complete a major journalism project that showcases your capabilities
Who this program fits
If you want a graduate degree that helps you write and report with credibility and create digital work that audiences actually engage with, this program is a strong fit. It’s designed to support adult learners through an online model created for flexibility.
- You’re entering journalism and want a clear foundation plus digital skills
- You’re already writing, producing, or communicating and want to level up for digital platforms
- You want your work to reflect strong ethics, fairness, and responsibility
Ready to move forward? Apply now or request information to get a program guide and talk through next steps.