Training to become a broadcast and digital journalist is a journey.
*What’s the focus?
*What information supports that focus?
*Is the story interesting? Clear? Concise?
*What are the visuals?
*How quickly can you get something on the web?
*We’re live!
Etc., etc.
It takes dedication, perseverance, passion to get good at this.
Our job is to help you get there.
Our BDJ professors will spend hours with you in both classes and labs. (FYI, in BDJ, teaching assistants assist. Professors teach all of your skills classes and labs.)
You will produce work in our state-of-the-art facilities using professional software and hardware. BDJ has four dedicated laboratories with more than 80 networked computers. AVID is our non-linear editing system. We own more than three dozen digital cameras. Our newsroom software system is ENPS from the Associated Press. We Skype live hits. We own flip cams, iPod Touches, and other hardware for you to experiment with.
Check out these stories from our Masters students during different stages in their BDJ journey.
Remembrance Week NCC News' Victoria Lushbaugh, a 2011 BDJ master's student, covers Remembrance Week, an annual SU event commemorating the students who died in the Pan Am 103 bombing in Lockerbie, Scotland 22 years ago.
Hybrids too quiet for visually impaired NCC News' Jon Doss explains how visually-impaired people are at risk around hybrid cars because the vehicles are nearly silent at low speeds
Budget cuts for county parks NCC News' Robert Lowrey, a 2011 BDJ master's student, finds out what impact Onondaga County, NY budget cuts may have on some of the area's most loved scenic areas- county parks.