SMC’s award-winning journalism program introduces students to the fast-paced world
of journalism, news, and multimedia production, and provides students with technical training in reporting and nonfiction storytelling across multiple platforms including print, photography, video, audio, social media, and digital media production. SMC’s Journalism program provides upskilling options for career changers and prepares students who want to transfer into an upper-division bachelor’s degree program. Students are trained to develop story ideas, source leads, report, and produce stories in the appropriate format.We provide opportunities for students to practice news writing, interviewing, reporting, editing, photo, multimedia, and social media journalism and public relations. Our program prepares students for roles including reporter, correspondent, photojournalist, editor, social media content creator, copywriter, multimedia journalist, broadcast journalist and public relations professional.
We are the grateful recipients of a grant from the Golden Globe Foundation, which supports a named scholarship awarded to journalism students during the academic year – The Golden Globe Foundation Award for Student Journalists at Santa Monica College.This fellowship will reduce a significant barrier for low-income and racially minoritized students, enabling them to work/intern on SMC’s student newspaper,The Corsair, in various roles to help develop a diverse pipeline of future journalists.
