The Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication / Arizona PBS Building is a state-of-the-art facility that forms the hub of one the nation’s largest media markets. The building provides students with newsrooms, TV and radio studios, a media equipment lab, classrooms and more than 30 audio/video editing bays. The building also features the university-operated Arizona PBS station and its studios, plus 322 solar panels on its roof.
Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Mass Communication
⭐ Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication
The Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication is one of the nation’s top journalism schools and is home to Arizona PBS, the largest media outlet operated by a journalism school in the world. Students receive hands-on experiences in Cronkite News, a multiplatform daily news operation with bureaus in Phoenix, Washington and Los Angeles. With professional programs in digital media, public affairs reporting, broadcast news, digital innovation, public relations, sports reporting, Spanish-language news and more, Cronkite offers a real-world education for the digital media world of today and tomorrow.
⭐ Mass Communication
Degrees in Mass Communication
Students with this interest are focused on engaging the public with compelling content, fact-based information and strategic approaches. ASU’s Downtown Phoenix campus, with its proximity to professional sports facilities, the state capitol, and multiple newsrooms and communication agencies, is a medium-sized metropolitan campus surrounded by professional and service opportunities.
Examples of degrees:
Strategic Communication
Journalism
Sports Journalism
Media Studies
Digital Strategy
At ASU, we offer more than 400 undergraduate degrees and 450 graduate degrees. See the full list.
Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication
The Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication is one the world’s premiere mass communication schools, where students learn in immersive media environments and produce award-winning work in one of the nation’s largest media and sports markets. With career-focused programs in journalism, sports media, production, public relations, marketing, brand strategy, Spanish-language news and more, Cronkite offers a real-world education that prepares students to step into meaningful roles in the ever-changing media industry.
Cronkite School Facilities
Opened in 2008, the LEED Silver-certified Cronkite building is a $71 million, six-story facility that is unparalleled in journalism and mass communication education. Distinguished by its maroon and gold exterior, the 223,000-square-foot building features four television studios and 34 fully-loaded video/audio editing bays. In addition to lab-style classrooms, lecture halls and convening spaces, the building is home to the twoFirst Amendment Forum, which serves as the School’s “living room; there, students, faculty and staff gather, study and keep up with the news on its big screen. The adjacent Cronkite Gallery showcases dozens of students’ compelling visual content.
