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.

We are proud to be ranked by the Broadcast Education Association as #7 for news programs and #14 for overall journalism programs in the country!

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.

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.

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

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.

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.