- ?It is solidly grounded in knowledge-based journalism, which is multi-disciplinary and designed to train journalists to report on the kinds of complex issues facing today's world. The multi-disciplinary approach allows students to develop areas of interest in which they want to focus their reporting, e.g., political/social policy, arts and culture, international relations, business and economics, science and technology, health, environment, and urban planning.
- Like real world journalism, the program requires that students write and edit for traditional journalism media as well as for digital, online media and social media, mobile applications and other new technologies. Moreover, as with real world journalism, the program requires that students record and edit audio and video material for use across all media platforms.