Broadcast and Multimedia Journalism

Broadcast and multimedia journalism sits at the meeting point of storytelling, technology, and public life. The discipline is concerned with how news and information are gathered, verified, produced, and distributed across television, radio, podcasts, online video, and social platforms. In an era of rapid media change, journalists who can work fluently across formats are in growing demand, and this programme at the University of East Anglia prepares you to do exactly that.

Over three years of full-time study, you will develop the editorial instincts that underpin all strong journalism: identifying what matters to audiences, finding and interviewing sources, writing accurately under pressure, and making editorial decisions quickly. Alongside those fundamentals, you will build practical production skills, learning to shoot and edit video, record and mix audio, and publish across digital platforms. You will explore how audiences consume news differently depending on the medium, and how a single story can be told in multiple formats without losing its integrity.

Critical thinking about media ownership, journalistic ethics, and the relationship between press and democracy runs throughout the course.

This is a three-year, full-time programme. The course prepares you to operate as a versatile journalist rather than a single-format specialist, which reflects how most newsrooms now work.

Graduates move into roles across the full breadth of the media industry, including reporting and presenting for broadcast outlets, producing and editing for digital-first publishers, creating content for corporate communications teams, and working in documentary production. Some graduates go on to postgraduate study in journalism, media law, or international affairs. The skills you build, particularly research, clear communication under deadline, and critical evaluation of information, are also valued in public relations, policy, and the charity sector.