Department of Literature, Journalism and Modern Languages
Department of Communication and Theatre 

Broadcast journalism involves writing, editing, producing, directing and reporting news and information through outlets, such as radio, television, and electronic media. It is a field in which clear communication is of the utmost importance. Broadcast journalism majors may end up anchoring the evening TV news, directing sports reporters, or interviewing celebrities for a radio feature story. Coursework for broadcast journalism majors typically includes media communication, news writing, ethics and law, and workshops in radio, television, newspaper, and electronic media.
If you enjoy work that is fast-paced and interactive, broadcast journalism may be the field for you.

Overview

Point Loma’s broadcast journalism major is offered jointly by the Department of Literature, Journalism, and Modern Languages and the Department of Communication and Theatre. You will learn how to communicate your ideas effectively and will work with professors who are practicing journalists. In addition to numerous off-campus internship options, as a broadcast journalism student, you may want to get involved with Point Loma’s on-campus radio or TV station.

Special Features:

• Internship programs with local newspapers, magazines, TV stations, and radio stations
• Faculty have been published in the New York Time, Boston Globe, San Diego Union-Tribune, Los Angeles Times, Westways, and Boston Magazine.
• Professors of the department have distinguished themselves by having work published in scholarly journals like French Studies, the Princeton University Library Chronicle, and the Journal of Mass Media Ethics.
  

Career Opportunities:

As a broadcast journalism student at Point Loma, you will have many career options open to you. PLNU alums have been accepted into some of the finest graduate schools in the country. Others are currently working in television, radio, newspaper, magazines, public relations, film, law, business, education, and other fields. You could be researching, writing, editing, reporting, or producing the news in a variety of multimedia outlets. Employers around the country tell us regularly that the PLNU broadcast journalism distinctive is that our graduates are writers and thinkers, who fit in with any medium, whether it is broadcast, print or electronic.