Media outlets around the world are seeking journalists who can address the subject of race with depth, nuance, and incisiveness. At Columbia Journalism School, students in our
Master of Science Programs currently have the opportunity to take the 15-week course "
Covering Race," which will give them greater insight into the central debates and formative influence of race in American society and its implications for reportage and media discussion of the subject.
In the video below, acclaimed journalist and historian
Jelani Cobb, the Ira J. Lipman Professor of Journalism and Director of the
Ira A. Lipman Center for Journalism and Civil and Human Rights at Columbia Journalism School and co-editor, with David Remnick, of the new book
The Matter of Black Lives: Writing from The New Yorker, introduces you to the course. "The objective is to produce more journalists who are adept at writing about this subject and have a fluency and knowledge of how this can be implicated in stories they'll be covering every day," Professor Cobb says. Formerly a professor of American history at the University of Connecticut, Professor Cobb is a staff writer at
The New Yorker who writes frequently about race, politics, history, and culture.
Columbia is now accepting applications for the 2022-23 academic year - please click
here to start your application.
Columbia Journalism School is hosting an array of interactive, virtual admissions webinars this fall - please click
HERE to see what's coming up and to register to participate.
As you consider the possibility of furthering your career as a journalist at Columbia, please explore our
website to learn more about Columbia Journalism School's
faculty members,
course offerings, and
career development services.
At Columbia, a top-tier journalism education can be within financial reach. Please visit our website to learn about our
scholarship opportunities.
If you have additional questions, please email us at
apply.journalism@columbia.edu.