Cover the Arts, Define the Culture
Consider a Master’s degree in journalism with a concentration in arts and culture reporting at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism. With the explosion in covering popular culture and the rise in alternative publications and web sites, arts and culture journalism offers rich career opportunities.
Explore both the business and the aesthetics of the culture industry. Consider large-scale cultural trends shaping our society, as well as the immediate political and market forces at play in the arts arena. Learn to critique music, art, plays, books and movies.
The Arts and Culture Reporting Specialization
- Get a Master’s degree in journalism with a specialty in arts and culture reporting
- Cover arts and culture, as both a reporter and a critic
- Learn how the culture industries operate and are organized in the nation’s cultural capital
- Develop your unique voice as a critic
- Be a trendsetter
- Study with renowned experts
- Learn from the best
The Arts and Culture reporting program at CUNY is a cutting-edge journalism program with an urban focus. It is headed by Anthony DeCurtis, author and contributing editor to Rolling Stone. His essay accompanying the Eric Clapton box set Crossroads won a Grammy in the "Best Album Notes" category.
