Cardiff School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies

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The Cardiff School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies (JOMEC) (Welsh: Ysgol Newyddiaduriaeth, y Cyfryngau ac Astudiaethau Diwylliannol, Caerdydd) is Cardiff University's school for training in media. It is one of the journalism schools whose main universities are part of the Russell Group universities. It was founded as the Cardiff Journalism School in 1970 by Sir Tom Hopkinson and is the longest established postgraduate centre of journalism education in Europe. The school is considered to be one of the best training centres for journalists, and is described as the "Oxbridge of journalism".

The school is located in the Bute Building, a Grade II listed building in Cathays Park. The Head of the School is Professor Stuart Allan and the current Director of the Centre of Journalism Studies is Professor Richard Sambrook, former Director of BBC World Service and Global News.

The school is also home to Cardiff University's Centre for Community Journalism (C4CJ) which developed the world's first Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on community journalism. The Centre is now responsible for running the UK's only representative body for community and hyperlocal publishers: The Independent Community News Network (ICNN).

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Proposed move

The school is planning to leave the Bute Building in September 2018 and has signed up to move to 2 Central Square, just north of Cardiff Central railway station. The school has agreed to take 42,000 sq ft (3,900 m²) in the building. Architects IBI have been selected to design the layout and interior design of the building and will include a 300-seat lecture theatre, six newsrooms, editing suites, and TV and radio studios. C4CJ will also be moving.