We’re passionate about storytelling + data.
Right now, work at Stanford and the broader Silicon Valley is changing the way stories are discovered, told, and transmitted. We are part of that transformation, empowering students to produce work that is multimedia, data-intensive, entrepreneurial, and influenced by design thinking.
Be a part of this innovation. See our mission statement. Read a message from Director James T. Hamilton >
Learn about our master’s program
Finding the hidden stories in data.
We love storytelling. And at a time where data is everywhere, we’re training students to have the tech know-how to discover stories using data skills and how to effectively tell those stories using multimedia.
What you’ll learn in our classes:
You’ll build skills in the latest storytelling and data tools, including:
- Final Cut Pro X
- Hindenburg Audio Editing
- GitHub
- Google Fusion Tables
- The command line
- Sublime Text Editor
- SQL
- Python
- R
- Advanced spreadsheet techniques
- Twitter API
- Tableau
- ArcGIS Mapping
- Tabula and data cleaning
- Adobe Photoshop
- Wordpress CMS
- Jekyll
- Social tools like Hootsuite
- Social media: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram
Interdisciplinary innovation in the heart of Silicon Valley
Faculty with newsroom and academic expertise
Our faculty bring a combination of industry expertise and academic accomplishment to the classroom, from The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Seattle Times, the San Jose Mercury News, Bloomberg News and The Associated Press.
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