Sports journalism is the fastest-growing sector of the news media industry, with continued growth on all platforms --- multimedia outlets; broadcast channels and networks; radio and podcasting; and team, league and conference websites and social media accounts.

The Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication's MA program in sports journalism is a 36-credit hour, three-semester program providing students with unparalleled preparation for careers in sports media and communications.

Students begin with an intensive multimedia skills-based course, which teaches them to produce sports and news coverage across broadcast, digital and print platforms. From there, students choose advanced classes in sports reporting, videography, podcast production, play-by-play production, narrative writing, documentary video and participate in sports bureaus located in Phoenix and Los Angeles. Students learn the values and principles embodied by Walter Cronkite in classes that focus on sports journalism ethics and the challenges faced by the industry.