Journalism

There has rarely been a more interesting time to become a journalist. And there has rarely been such a need for trained people, with skills in research, fact-finding and storytelling, to help people cut through the flood of information they are faced with every day. Welcome to journalism in the early 21st century.

The rapid evolution of the internet and the World Wide Web is changing the face of journalism and it is changing the ways in which all of us inform ourselves. For journalists, it means applying well-established skills in new ways.

The goal of the Kwantlen Journalism program is to provide students with a firm grounding in the essentials of the craft: skills in researching, writing, photography and more, all built on a sound professional and ethical base. They also receive a thorough education in media and communications theory and explore in depth both practical and academic aspects of journalism. These skills and required knowledge are the cornerstones of good journalism.

Our program goes beyond that, too. Students get practical experience in the full range of current and near-future journalism practices. As well as learning how to create articles and images for print, they work with industry-standard software to produce journalism that draws on the full range of multimedia storytelling possibilities, including animation, interactivity, audio and video.

By graduation, students have a firm grasp of journalism's best practices and core values, as well as the skills necessary to tell important stories in a variety of ways. They are well-placed to begin their careers in the new world of multimedia journalism.