Data Journalism

专业详情

The M.S. in Data Journalism provides the hands-on training needed to tell deeply reported data-driven stories in the public interest.

The current era needs journalists who can extract stories and meaning from data and massive information flows. This program trains students to be confident about using data in furtherance of the journalistic mission.

Applicants do not need to have experience with data or computation to enroll in this three-semester program. All students are required to attend foundational courses (see below) that allow those with no data experience to hone their skills in data acquisition, extraction and analysis.

Data Journalism students begin their program in the fall taking foundational computational and data courses as well as courses on the fundamentals of reporting. In the second semester, they continue honing their journalistic skills with Writing with Data and the Data, Computation, Innovation workshop, where they will explore cutting-edge storytelling using data and computation, and take a 15‐week seminar and production course with the Master of Science students. In the final semester, students work on the Master’s Project, a substantive piece of data-driven journalism. They also join the Master of Science students in taking a suite of courses called Journalism Essentials, which covers the business, historical, legal and ethical issues of the field. They also take Storytelling with Data and Data, Computation, Innovation II.

Students who enroll in the data journalism degree are not eligible for admission to the Stabile investigative or documentary programs. They have the option, however, to take investigative, video and other classes.