Howard University to Lead Multi-Campus Journalism Course at Nine HBCUs

The Center for Journalism & Democracy at Howard University in Washington D.C. has established a new multi-campus course about news reporting that will be available for students at nine historically Black colleges and universities. The course, Investigative Journalism I, will be led by Nikole Hannah-Jones, founder of the Center for Journalism & Democracy and the Knight Chair in Race and Journalism in Howard’s Cathy Hughes School of Communications. The new course will launch in the fall 2024 semester for students at Howard University, Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia, North Carolina A&T State University, North Carolina Central University, Savannah State University in Georgia, Texas Southern University, and the University of the District of Columbia. Beginning in 2025, the course will also be available to students from Florida A&M University and Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland. Students who enroll in Investigative Journalism I will learn about essential reporting skills such as accessing public records, interviewing, sourcing, and archival researching. Each week, students will participate in one virtual lecture held by Professor Hannah-Jones and one session of experiential lab sessions at each participating HBCU. “Our communities are disproportionately affected by many of the ills and wrongdoings that journalism uncovers, and our students...