BAJ的新闻报道和编辑专业将基础新闻学课程与侧重于各种报道和编辑形式的课程相结合，这些课程使用写作，摄影，录像，录音和图形设计向各种受众群体提供真实可靠的信息。音频新闻学，广播新闻学，数字新闻学，图形传播，新闻写作，新闻摄影和视频新闻学这三门专业课程将为新闻专业学生提供机会，使其可以在一定的背景下发展，练习和掌握高级报道和编辑技能新闻理论和伦理学。集中精力使他们为使用广泛媒体技术的新闻机构的职业做好准备。
Journalists are the eyes and ears of society. The news reporting and editing concentration allows you to combine reporting and editing skills with hands-on photography, graphic design, and video and audio recording to present truthful, balanced messages to a variety of audiences. You’ll master the fundamentals of journalistic narrative structure, and once you’re an expert in nut grafs, leads and kickers, you’ll learn to craft compelling and hard-hitting stories in multimedia formats. You’ll learn- to find the essence of any story you report, and to write the story to communicate the key facts effortlessly and effectively, to report for clarity and factuality, adhering to proper Associated Press style and maintaining journalistic integrity with rigorous editing and fact-checking, to understand the ins and outs of communications law, the First Amendment and how it all applies to the world of journalism. The news reporting and editing concentration will provide you with the skills to think critically, creatively and independently, whether your ambition is to be a writer, designer, editor, photographer, anchor or producer.