A Rising Recent Grad

November 24, 2020.Reading time 4 minutes.

Fresno State alumna Gina Avalos sets up her shot for KSBY-TV.

Avalos graduated from Fresno State in May with a degree in media, communications and journalism. The final two months of her college experience were flipped upside down by the COVID-19 pandemic, as her classes shifted to virtual instruction.

New program provides paid pathway for aspiring journalists of color

November 2, 2020.Reading time 8 minutes.

Two students looking into three cameras at the Fresno State Focus anchor desk in the Frenso State television studio.

In September, The Institute for Media and Public Trust at Fresno State announced the Central Valley Journalists of Color program’s creation. Their goal is to increase diversity, particularly under-represented Black journalists, in San Joaquin Valley Newsrooms.

Institute for Media and Public Trust announces ‘Central Valley Journalists of Color’ pathway

September 24, 2020.Reading time 1 minute.

Central Valley Journalists of Color steering committee members Dr. Kathleen Schock, Dr. Dympna Ugwu-Oju, Kody Stoebig, Tim Haydock, Dr. Bradley Hart and Jim Boren.

The five-year program will provide participants a pathway to a journalism degree to find jobs in local newsrooms.

Broadcast journalism alumna wakes up the Northwest

September 2, 2020.Reading time 1 minute.

Brittney Steele sits in a television studio set.

While her community sleeps, Brittney Steele works to find, write, and update stories for the morning news program “Wake Up Northwest” at NBC Right Now in Kennewick, Washington.

MCJ student creates Spanish language podcast on COVID-19

July 31, 2020.Reading time 5 minutes.

As businesses closed and schools began operating remotely due to COVID-19, Olegario Tapia became concerned as he watched his mother leave to work in the fields around Dinuba. “An abundance of the information my family consumed about the new virus came from unreliable social media outlets, and a lot of the time, it was misinformation […]

Journalists and Media educators discuss COVID-19 impact on students and faculty

May 6, 2020.Reading time 1 minute.

Journalism and media educators from around the world will discuss the impact COVID-19 has had on students and faculty. They’ll share lessons learned by disrupting the status quo–what worked, what didn’t and what this means to the future of news. Please join the conversation on Wednesday, May 6 at 9 a.m. PDT.

This week on Fresno State Focus

November 5, 2019.Reading time 1 minute.

Gina Avalos of Huron gives us an inside look at how one man’s passion for glassblowing turned into a thriving business.

Media, Communications and Journalism Department announces 2019 Hall of Fame and Fellows honorees

October 28, 2019.Reading time 7 minutes.

George Gruner, a former editor at The Fresno Bee who was jailed for two weeks for refusing to reveal a confidential source, will join Jim Wilson, a former KMJ vice president and longtime educator, as the 2019 inductees into the Media, Communications and Journalism Hall of Fame at Fresno State.

‘Let’s Taco ‘Bout It!’ educates students on First Amendment with games, food, and music

October 18, 2019.Reading time 10 minutes.

By 11 a.m., the students were ready to receive curious passersby for their event “Let’s Taco ‘Bout It!” on the First Amendment and the five freedoms.

This week on Fresno State Focus…

October 9, 2019.Reading time 1 minute.

Age is nothing but a number. Tulare reporter Areli Tovar introduces us to a local biker who won’t let father time or a bad accident slow him down. More…