Journalism

High school students attend CSUN journalism workshop

November 14, 2013

Keynote speaker Jonathan Gonzalez at Gen J workshop

Nearly 100 students from high schools across the Los Angeles region attended the CSUN Journalism Department’s annual Generation J High School Journalism Workshop on Nov. 2 in Manzanita Hall. Read more

Pop-up Newsroom students to take part in global project

November 7, 2013

Equipped with only their cellphones, graduate journalism students at California State University, Northridge will collaborate with more than 100 other students at universities in India, Taiwan and the UK on Nov. 16 to report about poverty in each country. The project is part of the Pop-Up Newsroom, a temporary virtual newsroom that periodically springs to life to cover stories live, using only mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. Its student reporters rely entirely on social media tools, especially Twitter, which allows only 140 characters per post. Read more

Daily Sundial student wins national design awards

November 6, 2013

CSUN journalism student Jennifer Luxton recently won two national design awards in the Associated Collegiate Press' 2013 competition for work she created for the Daily Sundial. Read more

AP photographer, CSUN grad Julio Cortez visits campus

November 6, 2013

Julio Cortez, Associated Press photographer, speaks to CSUN students

Associated Press staff photographer Julio Cortez, a CSUN graduate, recently met journalism students and shared stories about his experience working on national stories, including the Boston Marathon attack and Superstorm Sandy.

Cortez earned a journalism degree from CSUN in 2006 and now works for the Associated Press in New Jersey. Read more