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At the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of New York, change is in our DNA. That comes of being born in 2006, as the digital revolution was transforming our profession in ways none of us could have imagined.
We fashioned a school to teach the latest storytelling, entrepreneurial, and technological skills alongside reporting, writing, and ethics. Beyond that, we’ve crafted a culture that spurns complacency, that isn’t afraid to pivot before the ground under us shifts.
We are the only publicly funded graduate journalism school in the heart of the media capital; indeed, in the entire Northeast. Our mission is to serve the public interest – by training new journalists from varied economic, racial, and cultural backgrounds who will bring much-needed diversity to newsrooms, by helping mid-career journalists retool their skills, and by partnering with other media organizations to find new paths to excellence.
Our low tuition rates, along with the added backing of private donors, allow candidates for our master’s degrees in journalism and engagement journalism to receive a world-class education at an affordable price. We also offer a unique bilingual master’s in journalism for students fluent in English and Spanish.
Our three media centers provide research, training, thought leadership, industry meet-ups, and financial support for quality journalistic work.
We also offer a robust professional education program through regular evening and weekend workshops. And we support in-depth reporting projects of professional journalists through fellowship grants.
Classes are led by accomplished full-time faculty and adjuncts, who tap their networks to help students and graduates find internships, freelance opportunities and — the ultimate prize — jobs.
At a time when our profession is reeling from financial pressures and lack of trust, the Newmark Graduate School of Journalism is committed to producing the next generation of skilled, ethically minded, and diverse journalists.
We invite you to be part of our world.
Student-powered News
When students walk into the Newmark J-School, they become staff reporters for the NYCity News Service, a multimedia outlet that feeds stories to professional news operations of all types and sizes. The News Service, which has earned more than 100 local and national journalism awards, also produces in-depth special reports.
In addition, students have opportunities to contribute to some of our other award-winning news platforms:
- AudioFiles: Our fall-semester series of podcasts brings the sounds of the city to life.
- 219WestTV: Our TV news magazine, which airs on CUNY TV, tells only-in-New York stories.
- The Hunts Point Express and Mott Haven Herald: Our newspapers and websites cover the South Bronx neighborhoods of Hunts Point, Longwood, Mott Haven, Melrose and Port Morris.
Mission Statement
The Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of New York prepares students from a broad range of economic, racial, and ethnic backgrounds to produce high-quality journalism at a time of rapid change.
We are rooted in the core skills and ethics of journalism: strong reporting and writing, critical thinking, fairness, and accuracy.
We teach new technologies and storytelling tools across media platforms to engage audiences and promote a broader democratic dialogue.
We serve our local and global news communities by sharing our reporting, research, and facilities.
We serve our profession by graduating skilled journalists, diversifying the voices in the media, and encouraging innovation and entrepreneurship to help build a sustainable future for journalism.
Accreditation
The Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of New York is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (ACEJMC).*
Graduation and Retention Rates
* As part of the Graduate School and University Center at CUNY, the Newmark Graduate School of Journalism received Middle States reaccreditation in March 2020. Learn more on our 2020 Middle States Reaccreditation Review web page. Separately, the Newmark J-School received formal ACEJMC reaccreditation in April 2020.