The third edition of the Journalism and Multimedia Communication program is focused on journalism and media production, distribution, automated news-writing programs, algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, robot, machine learning, data analysis and data tools.
Classes will include the fundamental lighting techniques, video technology, video production, podcasts, multimedia communication, social media entrepreneurship with practice in each stage of the workflow, audio production, and more. Students will learn about emerging media trends, how they are affecting journalism, the larger social and cultural issues surrounding these technologies, and the impact for the future of media. Students will be trained in writing, copy editing, investigative reporting, feature and magazine writing, page design and given a solid background in the history of journalism and the ethics and values of the profession. Issues of gender, ethnicity, cultures will be discussed toward a fair and non-discriminatory approach.
Courses and Laboratories aim to give competences in Hindenburg Audio Editing, GitHub, HTML, CSS and JavaScript, Databases and SQL, Python, R, Advanced spreadsheet techniques, Twitter API, Adobe Photoshop, WordPress CMS, Social-media: X, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and new trend of Social Networks.
Students will have the opportunity to be involved in international internships within a network of professionals and experts in the field. Our students will also enjoy the historical Luiss campus in central Rome and its amenities while joining students and researchers at Datalab, European Digital Media Observatory, Luiss-Google Media project and other media labs.
The one year Master program prepares international students to become professional journalists and experts in multimedia communication.
The Master will produce and disseminate research about the changing contexts — legal, economic, technological, social, ESG — in which journalism takes place, aiming to shape the future of the profession and to train future leaders. As a growing field propelled by the advancement of new technologies and online media, it is becoming essential to guide students to the future of journalism and communication and be in line with the market demand.
The new professionals must be able to provide qualitative contents delivered via television, websites, mobile devices and through social media. Digital communicators and journalists will benefit from knowledge in multimedia design, graphic, data visualization, storytelling, data, artificial intelligence tools.
Due to the competitive nature of the industry, employers look positively on candidates with a master in this field of expertise that provides the latest competences and knowledge about the new tools such as: Artificial intelligence tools, Reporting and News writing and Multimedia Storytelling, Social media intelligence, Awareness of current media technologies, Excellent timekeeping and commitment to meeting deadlines, Multimedia techniques: podcast, website, radio, television, digital contents, photography, Data scraping, data analysis, data visualization, Mature and appropriate written voice, Corporate communication, Ambition to find fresh and interesting takes on events and stories.
Students will have the opportunity, at the end of the courses, to be on the field with a three months Internship as part of the program. Among our partners, Newspaper and agency such as Agence France-Presse, Associated Press, Financial Times, Bloomberg, Vanity Fair, Nbc, CNBC , la Repubblica, Il Sole 24 Ore, La Stampa, Chora Media, Huffington Post, Il Foglio, Il Corriere della Sera, Il Mattino, L’Espresso, Il Venerdì, Internazionale, Agenzia Ansa, Adnkronos, Agenzia Nova, Rivista Studio, Rivista Undici, Domani, La Gazzetta dello Sport, Il Gazzettino, La Libertà , La Prealpina, The Hollywood Reporter Italia, TV news and Radio such as Rai, Mediaset e Sky, Piazzapulita, Radio Capital, Radio Vaticana, companies like Pirelli, Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Ambasciata USA a Roma, Ministero delle infrastrutture e dei trasporti, Pagella Politica and many others.
In a time where data is everywhere, the Master aims at training students with the know-how to tell stories using data. Through the years, the use of data has increased along with the production and dissemination of information. Data is now used to tell a story or is the basis on which a story is created. Data journalism is the merging point of different fields from investigative research and visualization to fact-checking and programming. On top of that the capacity to identify, collect, verify and analyze data from institutional or reliable sources is at the basis of any job in the information society. Data journalism also entails a prior processing of the information by Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence algorithms, to capitalize on human-machine complementarities.
Digital technologies are profoundly changing the way of working, doing business and the way people communicate with each other in terms of digital communication, social media interaction, e-commerce, and digital enterprises.
A mandatory internships with a duration between 3 to 6 moths within Luiss School of Journalism’s network will follow the end of the program.
Scholarships will be awarded on a merit-based system to the most deserving candidates. To apply, submit your CV and a motivational letter.
To be considered for scholarship assignation, the student must pay the first installment fee (which will be refunded after one month from the beginning of the program in case of full scholarship).
In case of assignation of partial scholarship, the student must pay the first installment fee.
This year, four scholarships are available:
Candidates will be assessed on:
All candidates can independently:
The cost of the program is:
€ 15,000. Payment is made in three installments. Tuition includes materials and access to all Luiss facilities.
Students are selected based on following criteria:
Applicants are required to upload the following documents on the online form:
| I SEMESTER: COURSES & FACULTY | CREDITS | HOURS |
| Media Communications and Journalism: History, theory, and criticism – Gianni Riotta | 2 | 12 |
| Data Analysis and Reporting – Livia De Giovanni – Carlo Boselli | 2 | 12 |
| Algorithms, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence – Giorgio Piccardo – Domenico Talia | 2 | 12 |
| Self-Branding Business Fundamentals, and Entrepreneurial Journalism Robert Cox Laboratory: Emanuele Bevilacqua |
2 | 12 |
| Brand Narrative, Media Company and Corporate communication – David Gallagher | 2 | 12 |
| Reporting and News Writing – Alberto Flores d’Arcais, Francesca Paci Laboratory: Silvia Stellacci |
2 | 12 |
| AI and Journalism – Francesco Di Blasi | 2 | 14 |
| Digital Journalism: Writing and multimedia Storytelling – Linda Bernstein | 2 | 14 |
| Advertising (SEO, SEM, Digital Marketing strategy in Journalism) – Gian Marco Passerini (Laboratory) | 2 | 14 |
| Artificial Intelligence – Mark Hansen | 2 | 14 |
| Design For Communicators (Multimedia Storytelling, Data Visualization Design Animation, Visual Craft) – Francesco Pupillo | 2 | 14 |
| Data Scraping; Data collection and analysis from social networks – Colin Porlezza – Domenico Cangemi | 1 | 7 |
| TOTAL | 23 | 149 |
| LABORATORY | CREDITS | HOURS |
| Journalist and war, reporting under fire – Stefania Battistini | 6 | |
| Journalism: a global perspective – Lorenzo Tondo | 6 | |
| TOTAL | 12 |
| II SEMESTER: COURSES & FACULTY | CREDITS | HOURS |
| Artificial Intelligence, Media Law, Ethic of Journalism and Communication – Filiberto Brozzetti | 2 | 12 |
| Data Analytics and Digital Transformation – Colin Porlezza | 2 | 12 |
| Reporting on sustainability and climate change – Chiara Sgreccia | 1 | 6 |
| Production – Antonello Savoca | 1 | 6 |
| Mass Media and Politics – Marcello Flores
Laboratory: Ĺžeyda Canepa |
1 | 6 |
| Business and Financial News – Robert Cox | 1 | 6 |
| Elective 1) International Relations – Seyda Canepa 2) European Journalism: Valus, Tradition, gouvernance – Eric Jozsef |
1 | 6 |
| Elective 1) Music and Culture of Communication – Patrizio Ruviglioni 2) Arts and Culture: How to Cover Ideas and Masterpieces – Alessandra Mauro |
1 | 6 |
| Elective 1) Investigative Journalism: methods, history, research, technological tools and strategy – Bellingcat |
1 | 6 |
| Elective 1) Gender Studies, Identity, LGBTQIA+ – Emiliana De Blasio |
1 | 6 |
| Interaction Design and Graphic Design – Raffaele Mastrolonardo | 2 | 14 |
| Broadcast Journalism – Claudio Lavanga | 2 | 14 |
| Social and Digital Media, social media and Content Strategy, Blogging and Online Information – Sree Sreenivasan | 2 | 14 |
| Multimedia Journalism and business model for digital information – Davide Ghiglione | 2 | 14 |
| Radio, Podcast, Broadcasting and digital writing – Emilio Vignapiano | 2 | 14 |
| Narratives of Disinformation Campaigns – Maia Klaassen | 1 | 7 |
| TOTAL | 23 | 149 |
When: September 28th 2026 – October 4th 2027
Where: Rome, Luiss University Campus
Part-time: Monday-Friday 9.30am-1.30pm (on campus)
One year program: 1500 hours & 60 Credits
The tuition fee: € 15,000. Payment is made in three installments. Tuition includes materials and access to all Luiss facilities.