Journalism Production Center

Where stories break and news gets made. The Journalism Production Center (JPC) is where students report, edit, and produce stories in real time.

Located in the Walker Building at 120 Boylston Street, the facility combines newsroom, studio, and post-production spaces to give students hands-on experience with every stage of the news production process. Integrated within the Journalism curriculum, the JPC prepares students to cover breaking news, produce live broadcasts, and create multimedia stories using the same technology found in professional newsrooms. In addition to scheduled coursework, the JPC supports co-curricular productions and student projects.

JPC Control Room and Studio

The JPC’s broadcast studio is built for live and automated productions, giving students hands-on experience with professional workflows and equipment. Features include:

  • Ross OverDrive automated production system
  • Ross Acuity switcher
  • Ross XPression graphics system
  • Ross CamBot 520PT robotic camera system
  • Four Grass Valley LDX86 WorldCam cameras
  • Livestreaming Systems
  • RTS ODIN intercom matrix with connections across campus
  • Access to Mimir, Emerson’s high-speed Media Asset Management system
  • Ross Inception, our Newsroom rundown system
  • Access to a Panasonic CX350, LiveU portable live shot units, to practice live reporting and breaking news coverage in the field

The Newsroom

The newsroom recreates a professional media environment where students write, edit, produce, and monitor stories from around the world. It includes:

  • 20 Mac workstations with Thunderbolt and USB 3.0 capability
  • CNN Newsource video wire service
  • SnapStream cloud DVR for television search, analysis, and video clipping
  • Apple TV, Roku, and eight dedicated channels for monitoring global news coverage
  • Adobe Creative Cloud
  • Final Cut Pro X
  • Access to Mimir, Emerson’s high-speed Media Asset Management system
  • Ross Inception for script, newscast rundown creation & real-time news wires

Evolving Media Suite

The Evolving Media Suite features a video podcasting system. It supports traditional podcasting recording as well as video podcasts.  Features include:

  • 8 input Multitrack Podcast Recorder
  • 4 PTZ Cameras
  • Video  switcher
  • Fully automated video switching system
  • Audio board
  • Full lighting grid including LED lights

Multimedia Suite

From podcast production to live shots and interviews, the Multimedia Suite gives you a flexible space to create content in multiple formats. Use the room to:

  • Produce podcasts
  • Deliver presentations
  • Conduct live reports for the control room
  • Record sit-down interviews

Post-Production Editing Suites

The JPC’s editing suites give students dedicated spaces to shape stories in sound. Whether you’re recording voice tracks, editing a package, or producing a podcast, each suite includes an iMac equipped with the same software used throughout the newsroom, along with Electro-Voice microphones and headphones for recording audio.

Two suites are designed specifically for podcast production and feature dual microphones, a Mackie audio board, and a Gentner hybrid system for conducting phone interviews.