Timeless journalistic education and emerging skills training
Coursework blends the foundational and timeless practices of writing, editing, reporting, anchoring and photography with emerging media training, including digital design, multimedia storytelling, social media and more. The multimedia journalism curriculum culminates with a comprehensive senior research project; students spend a semester working individually on a single story of personal interest, using the extensive set of skills they have gained in the program to design a website, write a 1,000-word story, produce a video, create interactive graphics and craft other media assets. Past story topics include:
- Overseas adoption regulations
- Immigration
- Changing high school enrollments
- Concussions
97 percent job and graduate school placement
Armed with well-honed storytelling, writing and researching skills, Franklin College multimedia journalism majors graduate with a breadth of professional opportunities available to them and have little trouble securing gainful employment. The department has maintained a 97 percent job and graduate school placement rate for the past six years.
