Academic Department

Journalism and Sports Media

College of Communication and Media

The Department of Journalism and Sports Media brings together two complementary majors, Journalism and Digital Media and Sports Communication, to prepare students to be skilled, creative storytellers and critical thinkers in a rapidly changing media landscape. Faculty come from careers in the fields they teach and continue to research where those fields are heading, giving students mentorship from professionals and scholars who understand both the craft and the industry.

: jasmchair@montclair.edu
: Morehead Hall 114

Student holding mic listening to another student on his right speaking at the Yogi Berra stadium.

What Sets the Journalism and Sports Media Programs Apart

Hands-On Training, Real-World Ready

Students work with industry-standard tools and gain real-world experience throughout the program. The curriculum is built around the fundamentals of finding, reporting, and telling true stories accurately and ethically, with enough flexibility to keep pace with how quickly journalism and sports media continue to evolve.

What You'll Study

Whether you're drawn to reporting, digital media, broadcast, or sports communication, the department gives you a strong grounding in the principles that cut across all of them: context, accuracy, ethics, and the ability to tell stories that matter to real audiences

Journalism Tracks and Specialities

Broadcast Journalism Courses

FMTV 251 - Intro to Control Room Studio
JOUR 245 - Media Performance Techniques
JOUR 286 News Producing with WNBC and Telemundo 47
JOUR 290 - Montclair News Lab
JOUR 291 Montclair News Lab en Español
JOUR 360 On the Road
SPTC 290 - Red Hawk Sports Network
SPTC 342 - Sports Television and Radio Performance
SPTC 441 - Sports Production
FMTV 221 - Developing the Documentary
FMTV 343 - Advanced Post Production
FMTV 300 - Documentary Production

Multimedia Journalism Courses

JOUR 281 - Photojournalism
JOUR 317 - Feature Writing
JOUR 313 - Editing
JOUR 315 - Magazine Writing
JOUR 286 News Producing with WNBC and Telemundo 47
JOUR 416 - Finding your Media Persona
SPTC 241 - Introduction to Sports Storytelling
SPTC 341 - Cross Platform Sports Writing and Reporting

JOUR 233 - Radio Production
JOUR 245 - Media Performance Techniques
JOUR 222 - Podcast Production
SPTC 342 - Sports Television and Radio Performance
JOUR 265 - Branded Storytelling
JOUR 279 - Web Design
JOUR 282 - New Jersey Local News
JOUR 284 - The Entertainment Beat
JOUR 288 - Special Topics (such as Community Engagement)
JOUR 290 - Montclair News Lab
JOUR 291 Montclair News Lab en Español
JOUR 300 - Issues in the Media
JOUR 311 - Advanced News Reporting: Field Experience
JOUR 248 - Reportando las Noticias
JOUR 488 - Media Entrepreneurship

Spanish Journalism Courses

JOUR 248 Reportando las Noticias
JOUR 291 Montclair News Lab en Español

Sports Communication Courses

REQUIRED CLASSES
JOUR 180 Multimedia Toolkit
JOUR 253 News Videography
SPTC 241 Introduction to Sports Storytelling
SPTC 247 Sports Media and Society
STCM 240 Social Media Analytics

Sports Broadcasting and Journalism Courses
SPTC 341 Cross Platform Sports Writing and Reporting
SPTC 342 Sports Television and Radio Performance
SPTC 343 Sports Analytics
SPTC 390 Red Hawk Sports Network
SPTC 441 Sports Production for Television, Radio and Internet

Sports Promotion and Public Relations Courses
SPTC 340 Sports Public Relations
SPTC 343 Sports Analytics
SPTC 440 Sports Sponsorships and Promotions

Programs of Study

Majors: B.A. in Journalism and Digital Media, and B.A. in Sports Communication

Minors: Minor in Journalism

Certificates: Certificate in Spanish Language Journalism, and International Diploma in Journalism and Digital Media

Note from the Chair

Department chair Kevin Lerner interacts with students.

"There has never been a more important time to study journalism, or a more exciting time to study sports communication. We tell the true stories that bring us together as citizens or as fans, and help us understand the world."

Dr. Kevin Lerner

Professor of Journalism and Sports Media