Journalism, Media Studies, and Public Relations

The Department of Journalism, Media Studies, and Public Relations at Hofstra University trains and educates students for careers in print, broadcast and multimedia journalism, information graphics, media analysis, scholarly research, and public relations.  Our department is among the finest in the country, one of a select group of institutions to earn full accreditation from the prestigious Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.

Within a solid foundation in the liberal arts and courses on news reporting, media ethics, history, law and public relations, students are taught to question, research and analyze  the social, legal, political, historical and economic factors that influence the media and its impact on society. They work in state-of-the-art facilities such as NewsHub, our converged multimedia classroom, and on award-winning publications and websites, including LongIslandReport.org (2012 Press Club of Long Island winner for Best News Site).  With an award-winning faculty who are also accomplished working professionals, top resources including a state of the art converged multimedia newsroom, and access to hundreds of the best internships in nearby New York City, the media capital of the world, our students are prepared to take on the challenges of a dynamic, ever-changing media landscape.