Journalism (JRN)

Seneca’s two-year diploma Journalism program will provide you with hands-on training for multiple platforms — broadcast, video, audio, multimedia, online and social media. You will work in integrated newsrooms across all platforms.

Starting on your first day, you will be in the field reporting and giving a voice to issues that matter. As the program develops you can specialize in sports, entertainment, aboriginal/environmental issues, investigative journalism, hosting/anchoring or documentary/multimedia presentations.

You can also pursue the concurrent credential Journalism program offered by Seneca and York University where you can earn a Seneca diploma and a Bachelor of Arts degree.

• Multiplatform reporting
• Content producing
• Documenting
• Multimedia presentation
• Specialized writing
• Pitching
• Audio and visual gathering
• Editing
• Investigating
• On-air performance

You will experience journalism in a professional multiplatform setting through six weeks of mandatory field placement.

• Multiplatform content producer
• Investigative reporter
• Videographer
• Sportscaster
• Entertainment host
• Digital journalist
• Documentary maker
• Video and audio recorder
• Editor in various sectors of television, radio, digital journalism and social media

• Canadian Media Educators (CME)
• Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB)
• Radio-Television Digital News Association (RTDNA)
• 105.9 THE REGION