新闻和多媒体新闻的重点是提供专业的学习经验，以报告，撰写，编辑和制作用于印刷，广播和网络的新闻。在经验丰富的新闻专业人员的指导下，学生们将执行越来越复杂和范围越来越大的新闻导向型任务。学生会定期接受对其工作的个性化评估。具有这种重点的毕业生准备在各种新闻机构工作，包括电视台和广播电台，在线新闻出版物，报纸和杂志。
The news and multimedia journalism emphasis is designed to provide a professional learning experience in reporting, writing, editing and producing news for print, broadcast and the Web. Under the guidance of experienced news professionals, students perform news-oriented tasks of progressively greater complexity and scope. Students receive individualized assessments of their work on a regular basis. Graduates of this emphasis are prepared to work in a wide variety of news organizations, including TV and radio stations, online news publications, newspapers and magazines.