The journalism major of Yunnan University and the Chinese language and literature major are both high-level talents who have systematic knowledge and skills of news theory, extensive knowledge of culture and science, and are familiar with China's news propaganda policies and regulations. After graduation, students can work as editors, journalists, propagandists, secretaries and managers in news, publishing, propaganda, enterprises and institutions. Main courses: introduction to journalism, news interview and writing, news editing and commentary, Chinese and foreign news history, communication psychology, mass communication, news photography, radio and television, advertising, basic writing, public relations, news laws and regulations, etc.

Tan Junqiang, head of Wenxin Department, graduated from the Chinese Department of Yunnan University and the Department of Comparative Literature of Amsterdam University in the Netherlands, with a Ph.D. from Amsterdam University. He has been engaged in the teaching and training of undergraduates, master students and doctoral students for a long time, and has served as a professor and doctoral researcher in the Chinese Department of Yunnan University.

The graduates majoring in journalism in Yunnan University have great development prospects. There are countless graduates who have worked in major newspapers in Yunnan, and many of them have obtained civil servants and worked in large enterprises. It can be said that the students in the literature department and the new literature department of Yunnan University have strong practical ability.