In the Classroom

The Tow Center provides journalists with the skills and knowledge to lead the future of digital journalism, in part by working with Columbia Graduate School faculty to integrate innovative digital reporting and presentation into Master of Arts and Master of Science courses. We bring audiences, participatory journalism and data visualization into the classroom. The Tow Center is actively defining areas of interest and scholarship at the intersection of journalism and technology.

Fall 2012

+ Frontiers of Computational Journalism, Professor Emily Bell, with Jonathan Stray (Dual Degree)

+ Data Visualization, Professor Susan McGregor; Seven Week First Semester Module (Master of Science)

+ Future of Journalism, Professor Emily Bell; Seven Week First Semester Module (Master of Arts)

Past Semesters

+ Cost and Effect of Digital Media Journalism, Professors Emily Bell and Duy Linh Tu (Spring 2012, Master of Arts)
+ Data Journalism Workshop, Professor Susan McGregor (Spring 2012, Master of Science)
A project-based hands-on course on data journalism and information visualization that covers data retrieval and analysis tools, in addition to current approaches to information visualization from a variety of disciplines. (Lore | Bit.ly)

Beyond Tow

Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism offers quite a few digital courses that are not taught by Tow Center faculty. In Spring 2012 these included:
+ Interactive Design with Tyson Evans
+ Multimedia Storytelling with Duy Linh Tu and Travis Fox
+ Visual Storytelling with Ken Light
+ Long Form Digital with Alissa Quart
+ New York World with S. Mitra Kalita and Amanda Hickman
+ Video Storytelling with Betsy West
+ Digital Newsroom for Non-Concentrators with Kenan Davis
+ Video Profiles with Betsy Rate
+ Visual Narrative with Paul Cheung