A prestigious American university Columbia announced that it will create a Master ’s degree that will couple journalism and computer science. An unusual combination comes at a time when the Internet profoundly changes the media landscape.  producing graduates with skills in both editorial and technology to create new applications and online tools that can help redefine journalism in a rapidly changing environment.

This  indicates that the training will prepare a new generation of professionals with expertise in the technical aspects of digital media and information. It produce graduates with skills in both editorial and technology to create new applications and online tools that can help redefine journalism in a rapidly changing environment. Columbia now waiting for the green light from the Ministry of Education New York to start training. Registration for this degree in computer science and journalism will open in the fall and the training will take place over five semesters.

Right now, this should be the golden age of journalism, more people have access to more sources of information than at any other time in history, as dean of the journalism school of Columbia. However, most newspaper groups are not yet fully adopted the digital revolution.