Department of Journalism and Media Management

Department of Journalism & Media Management

Innovative Experiences and Critical Thinking for Purposeful Lives

The Department of Journalism and Media Management faculty teach students to gather content, analyze information, and use technology to tell meaningful stories to global audiences, as well as to understand those audiences and think critically about demographic and usage trends important across today’s media industries and digital platforms. Students may major in journalism, broadcast journalism or media management, as well as combine multiplatform storytelling, data analysis and entrepreneurship through the electronic media major.

Studios and Equipment

Our state-of-the-art broadcast center, home to two fully equipped digital television studios and control rooms, has trained many renowned television professionals. Students also benefit from the Equipment Room, stocked with cameras, mics, and essential journalism gear.

Student Media and Organizations

Engagement with student media organizations like UMTV, WVUM, The Miami Hurricane, Distraction Magazine, and Ibis Yearbook allows students to enhance their skillsets and build impressive portfolios.

The 2023 London study abroad group poses in front of the London Eye.

Global Reporting

Students gain international reporting experience through immersive fieldwork and collaborations with media outlets, enhancing their skills in investigative journalism and cross-cultural communication.

820×600 JMM Alumni Andrew Dymburt and Lionel Moise

Alumni Success

Graduates of the department can be found working for news and information operations such as NBCUniversal, ABC, CBS, Fox News, E! Entertainment Television, ESPN, Telemundo, The Washington Post, and National Geographic.

820×600 Ed Julbe with Student in Studio B with camera 2023

Renowned Faculty

Journalism and Media Management faculty teach students to gather content, analyze information, and use technology to tell meaningful stories to global audiences, as well as to understand those audiences and think critically about demographic and usage trends important to today’s media enterprises.

Event Spotlight

“What Journalists Can Do That AI Cannot”

Alumnus and talk show host, Joshua Johnson spoke at The Robert Corley Groves Lecture Series. In his talk, “What Journalists Can Do That AI Cannot,” Johnson emphasized AI’s role as a valuable tool, but stressed its limitations.