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Justice Media Computational Journalism Co-Lab

HUB XC 473

  • Creativity/Innovation
  • Research and Information Literacy
  • Teamwork/Collaboration
  • Writing-Intensive Course

This Cross-College Challenge (XCC) and BU Spark! course is a newsroom and a laboratory. If you have a background in computer and data science, statistics, computer engineering, or journalism-related disciplines, you will have an opportunity to work on interdisciplinary, student teams to co-produce a data-driven news investigation for one of our established media partners (like the Boston Globe, CBS Boston, GBH, USA Today, and more). You will work on computational investigations focused on issues of justice and accountability, and be guided by veteran faculty practitioners. Effective Spring 2025, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Creativity/Innovation, Research and Information Literacy, Teamwork/Collaboration, Writing-Intensive Course .

FALL 2025 Schedule

Section Instructor Location Schedule Notes
A1 Williams CDS 164 F 11:15 am-2:00 pm Project: Justice Media Computational Journalism. Spark! application required. Visit this link for more information and access to the application: https://www.bu.edu/spark/students/jmcl/ . Priority will be given to Juniors and Seniors. Applications reviewed on a rolling basis.

SPRG 2026 Schedule

Section Instructor Location Schedule Notes
A1 Williams F 11:15 am-2:00 pm Project: Justice Media Computational Journalism. Spark! application required. Visit this link for more information and access to the application: https://www.bu.edu/spark/students/jmcl/ . Priority will be given to Juniors and Seniors. Applications reviewed on a rolling basis.

Note that this information may change at any time. Please visit the MyBU Student Portal for the most up-to-date course information.