Cardiff School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies

Cardiff School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies
Location
Cardiff, UK
Information
Established 1970
Head Professor Stuart Allan
Faculty 30+
Enrollment Total, 500 (approximate)
300 undergraduate
200 postgraduate
Website

cardiff.ac.uk/jomec

jomec.co.uk/blog

The Cardiff School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies (JOMEC) (Welsh: Ysgol Newyddiaduriaeth, y Cyfryngau ac Astudiaethau Diwylliannol, Caerdydd) is Cardiff University's school for training in media.[1] It is one of the journalism schools whose main universities are part of the Russell Group universities.[2] It was founded as the Cardiff Journalism School in 1970 by Sir Tom Hopkinson[3] and is the longest established postgraduate centre of journalism education in Europe. The school is considered to be one of the best training centres for journalists,[4] and is described as the "Oxbridge of journalism".[5]

The school is located in the Bute Building, a Grade II listed building in Cathays Park. The Head of the School is Professor Stuart Allan and the current Director of the Centre of Journalism Studies is Professor Richard Sambrook, former Director of BBC World Service and Global News.

The school is also home to Cardiff University’s Centre for Community Journalism (C4CJ)[6][7] which developed the world's first Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on community journalism.[8] The Centre is now responsible for running the UK's only representative body for community and hyperlocal publishers: The Independent Community News Network (ICNN).

Proposed move

2 Central Square during construction in April 2017

The school is planning to leave the Bute Building in September 2018 and has signed up to move to 2 Central Square, just north of Cardiff Central railway station.[9] The school has agreed to take 42,000 sq ft (3,900 m2) in the building.[9] Architects IBI have been selected to design the layout and interior design of the building and will include a 300-seat lecture theatre, six newsrooms, editing suites, and TV and radio studios.[9] C4CJ will also be moving.[9]

Degree programmes

  • Bachelor of Arts
  • Master of Arts
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Journalism
  • PhD & MPhil
  • MBA Media Management
  • MSc Computational and Data Journalism
  • MA International Public Relations and Global Communications Management[10]

Notable alumni

Honorary members and visiting fellows

References

  1. ↑ "Homepage". cardiff.ac.uk/jomec. Cardiff School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Our Universities". russellgroup.ac.uk. Russell Group. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  3. ↑ "The Osman Collection". Cardiff University. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "Inside Story: The Graduates". The Independent. 2004-11-01.
  5. ↑ "Media studies? Do yourself a favour - forget it". The Guardian. 2001-09-03.
  6. ↑ "About Us". www.communityjournalism.co.uk/. Centre for Community Journalism. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  7. ↑ "Cardiff University to set up community journalism centre". www.journalism.co.uk. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  8. ↑ "World's first Community Journalism MOOC". www.cardiff.ac.uk/. Cardiff University. Archived from the original on 20 July 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "Cardiff University's journalism school is moving its headquarters to Central Square". Walesonline. 27 February 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  10. ↑ http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/jomec/degreeprogrammes/pgmasters/mainternationalpublicrelations/
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