Journalism
Get ready for a career in modern media
Prepare for an exciting career in the dynamic and evolving journalism field. You'll gain hands-on experience while exploring the powerful role media plays in shaping society.
Tell stories that resonate through digital media, social media, and emerging platforms. Learn to navigate today’s complex media landscape with skill and integrity.
You’ll gain the strategies and skills to practice journalism responsibly and ethically. You will combine strong news writing fundamentals with modern media techniques to thrive in today's emerging markets.
Why pursue a degree in journalism at Simmons?
Our comprehensive curriculum covers the fundamentals of media writing and editing, multimedia storytelling, visual communication, and in-depth reporting. You'll also fine-tune your technical skills through courses in graphic design and audio/visual editing.
In addition, you'll deepen your understanding of today’s media landscape through courses like video journalism, in-depth storytelling, and media and the First Amendment.
Our faculty are seasoned media professionals who bring real-world experience into the classroom. They offer mentorships and guidance — and also advise our student-run newspaper and radio station.
Simmons' state-of-the-art facilities provide ample opportunities to create, collaborate, and connect. You'll hone your advanced aesthetic abilities and apply them to real-world projects. You may:
- Develop communications strategies for real nonprofit clients at Studio 5.
- Write news stories for our student-run newspaper The Simmons Voice.
- Elevate your voice and learn all things broadcast media at our award-winning station, Simmons Radio: The Shark.
You'll also build your communication skills and resume through internships in Boston and beyond. Recent placements include news organizations such as the Boston Globe, WBUR-AM, and The Wall Street Journal. You’ll enter this rapidly changing industry with an impressive portfolio, ready to take on anything.
Journalism is offered as a stand-alone concentration and minor within the Communications Department.
Following in the footsteps of a pioneer
As a journalism major, you’ll honor the legacy of our alumna and namesake, Gwen Ifill '77 '93HD.
Ifill was an exemplary journalist, television newscaster, anchor, and author who broke through barriers of prejudice. Her professionalism, integrity, and curiosity stand as a model of excellence and a purposeful life.
Learn more about her story.
Our Faculty
Erica Moura
Associate Professor of Practice and Student-Driven Media Director and Journalism Track Director
Bob White
Professor
Traci Griffith
Adjunct Faculty
Spotlight on Journalism Students and Alums
Alumna Communicates Scientific Discovery at National Park
Julia Rush ’24 is the 2025 Cathy and Jim Gero Acadia Early-Career Fellow in Science Communication for the Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park. We spoke with her about her love of journalism and the outdoors, and the essential training she received at Simmons.
Honing Hands-on Editing and Interdisciplinary Journalism
Alicia Guzman ’25 reflects on the supportive faculty members she found at Simmons, her favorite courses, the research projects she conducted, and how she became inspired to pursue a media studies degree in graduate school.
Incoming Simmons Undergrad Selected for Journalism Initiative
Incoming Simmons student Mattea Ortiz ’28 was accepted into the Youth Arts Journalism Initiative Class of 2024, a project sponsored by the Arts Council of Greater New Haven, Connecticut.
Trailblazing Reporter Maria Karagianis ’70 Shares the Power of Stories, Rebellion, and Luck
Coming of age in the 1960s and 70s, Maria Karagianis witnessed tumultuous protests. As a staff writer for The Boston Globe, she covered desegregation in Boston, apartheid in South Africa, and Syrian refugees in the Greek islands. She is a Pulitzer Prize winner, a Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow, and founder of the non-profit organization Discovering Justice.
I'm Going to do Amazing Things: Abrielle Cunningham '23 on the Ifill Scholarship
Congratulations to Abrielle Cunningham '23, recipient of the Ifill Scholarship! Learn more about Abrielle's ambitions and how she hopes to do amazing things, just like Gwen Ifill.
Simmons Students Revive Boston’s Lost West End
In Fall 2019, a group of 11 Simmons undergraduate students began researching the lost West End. Supported by a “Humanities Research for the Public Good” grant from the Council of Independent Colleges, the students created a series of exhibits, including one for the West End Museum, one on Simmons’ campus, and a digital exhibit.
All She Wrote Books: Elevating the Voices of Female, Queer and Non-Binary Authors
Alumna Christina Ciampa ’08, ‘14MS was constantly searching for stories that reflected her own experience. We caught up with Christina about the inspiration behind All She Wrote Books, a pop-up bookstore that elevates female, queer and non-binary voices.
One of a Rind: Hannah Morrow '09 Makes Cheese Her Business
Hannah tells us how she turned her passion for food and media into a career. Why did you choose to attend Simmons? Simmons was one of the few schools outside New York City I’d discussed with my college counselor. I...