Journalism

Skills and knowledge you may gain from your program:

• Communicate information and ideas clearly and confidently using the full range of media formats under a tight deadline
• Apply appropriate journalistic techniques to ensure the production of relevant and engaging stories
• Assess the credibility and accuracy of collected information through fact-checking, verification and evaluation of potential biases
• Critically analyze a story for accuracy, balance and personal bias
• Edit written work to ensure information is presented coherently using language that is appropriate for the subject matter and audience
• Develop powerful and compelling interview questions to gain sought-after information from sources
• Produce journalism — utilizing text, video, audio, still images, data visualizations — for a variety of audiences, from traditional readers and viewers to digital users
• Apply Canadian professional standards of journalism to careers in journalism or related fields, at home or abroad