Master Journalisme — Journalisme culturel

Journalisme culturel (cultural journalism) is the specialization within the master's program in Journalisme offered by Université Sorbonne Nouvelle in Paris, France. Cultural journalism, as a field of study, focuses on reporting, criticism, and analysis covering the arts, literature, cinema, music, and broader cultural life. Students typically study journalistic writing and reporting techniques, editorial practice, media criticism, and the specific conventions of covering cultural events, exhibitions, and artistic production for print and digital outlets. Coursework in this area often includes practical writing workshops, media law and ethics, the history and sociology of cultural journalism, and training in producing content across formats such as reviews, features, and interviews with cultural figures. Career paths linked to cultural journalism include positions at newspapers, magazines, and online publications covering arts and culture, as well as roles in cultural institutions, publishing houses, and media outlets that require specialized cultural reporting and editorial skills. The program takes two years to complete and leads to a master's degree, with instruction conducted in French throughout, so applicants should have strong French writing and reading skills given the centrality of language to journalistic work. Studies are scheduled to begin in September, and the yearly tuition is 250 EUR. Paris, with its concentration of cultural institutions, publishing houses, and media outlets, provides a setting closely tied to the subject matter that students in this specialization study and report on.