The Cardiff School of Journalism, Media and Culture (JOMEC) () is
Cardiff University
Cardiff University () is a public research university in Cardiff, Wales. It was established in 1883 as the University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire and became a founding college of the University of Wales in 1893. It was renamed Unive ...
's school for training in media. It is one of the journalism schools whose main universities are part of the
Russell Group
The Russell Group is a self-selected association of twenty-four public research universities in the United Kingdom. The group is headquartered in Cambridge and was established in 1994 to represent its members' interests, principally to governme ...
. It was founded as the Cardiff Journalism School in 1970 by
Sir Tom Hopkinson and is the longest established postgraduate centre of journalism education in Europe. The school is considered one of the best training centres for journalists and is often described as the "
Oxbridge
Oxbridge is a portmanteau of the University of Oxford, Universities of Oxford and University of Cambridge, Cambridge, the two oldest, wealthiest, and most prestigious universities in the United Kingdom. The term is used to refer to them collect ...
of journalism".
The school is based in a state-of-the-art building in
Central Square, having moved from
Cathays Park
Cathays Park () or Cardiff Civic Centre is a civic centre area in the Cardiff City Centre, city centre of Cardiff, the capital city of Wales, consisting of a number of early 20th century buildings and a central park area, Alexandra Gardens. It ...
in September 2018. The head of the school is
Dr Matt Walsh, and the former director of the Centre of Journalism Studies was Professor
Richard Sambrook
Richard Sambrook is a British journalist, academic and a former BBC executive. He is emeritus professor in the School of Journalism, Media and Culture at Cardiff University. For 30 years, until February 2010, he was a BBC journalist and later, ...
, former director of
BBC World Service
The BBC World Service is a British Public broadcasting, public service broadcaster owned and operated by the BBC. It is the world's largest external broadcaster in terms of reception area, language selection and audience reach. It broadcas ...
and Global News.
The school is also home to Cardiff University's
Centre for Community Journalism (C4CJ) which developed the world's first
Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on community journalism. The centre now also oversees the
Independent Community News Network (ICNN), the UK's only representative body for community and hyperlocal publishers.
Move to Central Square
The school was formerly housed in the
Bute Building
The Bute Building () is a Cardiff University building in Cathays Park
Cathays Park () or Cardiff Civic Centre is a civic centre area in the Cardiff City Centre, city centre of Cardiff, the capital city of Wales, consisting of a number of ...
of the university's
Cathays Park
Cathays Park () or Cardiff Civic Centre is a civic centre area in the Cardiff City Centre, city centre of Cardiff, the capital city of Wales, consisting of a number of early 20th century buildings and a central park area, Alexandra Gardens. It ...
campus. In September 2018 it moved to 2
Central Square, north of
Cardiff Central railway station
Cardiff Central () is a major station on the South Wales Main Line. It is located in the capital of Wales, Cardiff, down the line from London Paddington, via , and measured via . It is one of the city's two urban rail network hubs, along wi ...
and adjacent to
New Broadcasting House, the headquarters of
BBC Cymru Wales
BBC Cymru Wales is a division of the BBC and the main public broadcasting, public broadcaster in Wales.
It is one of the four BBC national regions, alongside the BBC English Regions, BBC Northern Ireland and BBC Scotland. Established in 1964, ...
.
The school occupies in the building. The layout and interior were designed by
IBI architects and include a 300-seat lecture theatre, six newsrooms, editing suites, and state-of-the-art TV and radio studios.
Degree programmes
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Bachelor of Arts
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Master of Arts
A Master of Arts ( or ''Artium Magister''; abbreviated MA or AM) is the holder of a master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is usually contrasted with that of Master of Science. Those admitted to the degree have ...
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Postgraduate Diploma in Journalism
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PhD
A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, DPhil; or ) is a terminal degree that usually denotes the highest level of academic achievement in a given discipline and is awarded following a course of graduate study and original research. The name of the deg ...
&
MPhil
A Master of Philosophy (MPhil or PhM; Latin ' or ') is a postgraduate degree. The name of the degree is most often abbreviated MPhil (or, at times, as PhM in other countries). MPhil are awarded to postgraduate students after completing at least ...
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MBA
A Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a professional degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration; elective courses may allow further study in a particular a ...
Media Management
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MSc Computational and Data Journalism
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MA International Public Relations and Global Communications Management
Notable alumni
Honorary members and visiting fellows
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Carl Bernstein
Carl Milton Bernstein ( ; born February 14, 1944) is an American investigative journalist and author. While a young reporter for ''The Washington Post'' in 1972, Bernstein was teamed up with Bob Woodward, and the two did much of the original ne ...
, American journalist known for his investigation of the
Watergate scandal
The Watergate scandal was a major political scandal in the United States involving the Presidency of Richard Nixon, administration of President Richard Nixon. The scandal began in 1972 and ultimately led to Resignation of Richard Nixon, Nix ...
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Alan Rusbridger
Alan Charles Rusbridger (born 29 December 1953) is a British journalist and editor of ''Prospect (magazine), Prospect'' magazine. He was formerly editor-in-chief of ''The Guardian'' and then principal of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford.
Rusbridger ...
, former editor-in-chief of ''
The Guardian
''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in Manchester in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'' and changed its name in 1959, followed by a move to London. Along with its sister paper, ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardi ...
''
See also
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List of tallest buildings in Cardiff
This is a list of the tallest buildings in Cardiff that are in height and above in the capital of Wales. They include buildings ranging from the ornate Cathays Park, civic centre to the historic Cardiff Castle and Llandaff Cathedral.
The city ...
References
External links
Cardiff School of Journalism, Media and Culture
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Journalism schools in the United Kingdom
Cardiff University
University departments in Wales
1970 establishments in Wales
Universities and colleges established in 1970