As we look back on the Fall 2024 semester, there are many graduate students, programs, and faculty achievements to celebrate. Thank you to everyone who made the end of 2024 memorable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Emerson College Journalism and Media Innovation Master of Arts<\/strong><\/a> program is truly unique. The fully online, asynchronous program offers a comprehensive journalism education for the 21st century. It allows students to shape the way they fit classes and study time into their lives. The program, which welcomed its first cohort of students in 2024, gives graduate students the opportunity to learn about every aspect of journalism, media, and communication. Because it\u2019s a flexible online program, students can choose electives in publishing, creative writing, data visualization, streaming news documentaries, and more. Since it has this incredible flexibility built into the system, students from all over the globe learn from top faculty and are able to be part of the Emerson College Community without relocating to Boston.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When Emerson began looking for the right leader to help launch this new graduate program that focused on journalism and innovation, they knew they needed more than a talented journalist and scholar. They wanted someone who understood the challenges and the possibilities that new technology was bringing to the age-old practice of journalism. Selecting Azeta Hatef<\/strong><\/a>, to be the Chair of the newly revamped Master of Arts in Journalism and Media Innovation<\/strong><\/a>, seems to be a perfect choice. Hatef\u2019s background is rooted in research and an understanding of global media systems, ethics and representation in journalism. Looking at journalism and how minoritized groups are represented in media and pop culture have been an interest for her. Understanding how media affects individuals and communities and how people see themselves represented in news coverage or in popular culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Working with other journalism faculty, Hatef has been able to help launch this truly unique and forward-thinking degree program. Its first cohort of students has begun to gain valuable knowledge and work on projects to advance toward their degree. The program\u2019s students come from a wide variety of backgrounds and diversity in terms of interest, according to Hatef. \u201cWe have some folk who have been doing this for 20 years. They’re looking to really develop some new skills and kind of think about how the industry is changing. Then we have some folks who are like, this is my first journalism class.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n When asked why she thinks Emerson\u2019s Journalism and Media Innovation MA program is a good place for graduate students. But Hatef wasn\u2019t able to pinpoint just one reason! She says it\u2019s not only Emerson\u2019s tradition of guiding student journalists into incredible writers who find work in many fields. It’s also because Emerson is great at helping students develop the critical skills they need to produce powerful journalism. \u201cWhen we think about the innovation part of it, it’s not just ‘you want to do broadcast. ‘But it’s like, oh, here’s broadcast, here\u2019s visual, audio, print, whatever it is that you’re interested in. We have the tools, resources, and faculty to support students who are interested in how to tell these stories.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\nMeet Azeta Hatef<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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