Journalism: Multimedia

Multimedia journalism is journalism for a world where stories are told across multiple platforms simultaneously: written articles, short-form video, podcasts, social media posts, interactive web features, and live reporting are all part of the contemporary journalist's toolkit. The discipline trains you in the core skills of journalism, including finding and verifying information, constructing a narrative, asking the right questions, and maintaining accuracy under deadline, and extends these into the digital environment where most news is now consumed. Being able to communicate a story through text, audio, and video, and to understand which format best serves which audience, is increasingly central to professional practice.

At the University of Salford, this three-year full-time Multimedia Journalism programme gives you the skills to find, research, and tell stories across a wide range of digital platforms, including the web, mobile, social media, video, audio, and print. Salford's location near Manchester, a major media city with significant broadcasting and digital media presence, gives the programme a strong professional context. You will have the opportunity to explore specialist areas within journalism, including sports reporting, music journalism, and magazine journalism, allowing you to develop a focus that suits your interests and career ambitions alongside the core multimedia skills.

You will develop skills in news gathering, interviewing, writing for different formats and audiences, video production, audio production, and social media strategy. Critical understanding of journalism's role in public life, ethics, and the changing media landscape are also central to the programme.

Graduates from multimedia journalism programmes pursue careers as reporters, correspondents, producers, editors, and content creators in broadcast, digital, and print media. Many work across platforms and specialisms, and the freelance career model is common in journalism. Postgraduate study in journalism, media studies, or a specialist area is a natural option for those seeking further development.