What Is Visual Journalism?

Visual journalism is a unique career field that involves capturing and conveying meaning through untraditional forms of communication. Visual journalism combines a passion for words with corresponding images to create an entirely different way to express a message.

Communicate in a New Way with Career Opportunities in Visual Journalism

While visual journalism began to enter the corporate world in the 1970s, it actually originates from ancient cave paintings. Visual journalism has since undergone many changes and has grown into a field that expands upon traditional reporting, writing, graphic design and photojournalism. It is a challenging career field that draws upon creativity to design an image that conveys a complex meaning and promotes creative thought.

Visual language is a useful way to communicate an initial message because it allows for quick interpretation by the reader. Communication is changing, and visual journalism provides a unique opportunity for a new way of storytelling.

Photojournalism is a changing career field, and many photojournalists are being trained in the non-traditional program of visual journalism. To be current in the industry, it is necessary for a visual journalism program to teach modern technological skills using equipment that includes:

• Still cameras
• Computers
• Digital video cameras

Visual journalism is a fairly new area of study. Programs in visual journalism can include industry-current technology to offer students the opportunity to develop practical and relevant skills.

The Visual Journalism degree program at Brooks Institute includes many specialty courses devoted specifically to preparing you to pursue new career opportunities. Some examples of specialty courses include*:

• Documentary Film Production
• Digital Workflow
• Lighting for Visual Journalism
• Web for Visual Journalists

*Course offerings are subject to change.

Visual journalism is a creative field that offers the opportunity to be a storyteller in a unique way. Contact us today to learn about the Visual Journalism degree program at Brooks Institute, and to discover if it might be right for you!

Student Disclosures
The US Department of Education requires that we report and disclose details on graduation rates, employment rates, on-time completion rates, and more for all our school programs in a clear, prominent, user-friendly, and easily understood manner. The intent of this provision is to enable students to make an informed choice about a program of study. To this end, we have developed certain documents to help ensure that all necessary data is provided. To access this information, please click the Student Disclosures button.