Alum Robert Ortega, Jr. receives national award from Sigma Nu Fraternity

September 14, 2021.Reading time 2 minutes.

The Sigma Nu Fraternity announced that recent Fresno State alumnus Robert Ortega, Jr. received their “Alpha Alumni Chapter Affiliate Award” for the 2020-2021 academic year.

Department of Theatre and Dance adds ‘film making’ to their résumé

May 4, 2021.Reading time 7 minutes.

Monitors and camera's on a colorful stage set.

By summer, it was clear that the 2020-21 season would be anything but typical.

Student of Distinction: Noor Sabharwal

April 7, 2021.Reading time 5 minutes.

“To ensure I succeeded in my academics and professional career, I went all-in with my schooling and community work and made the most of my fluency in four languages: English, Punjabi, Hindi, and Urdu.” ~ Noor Sabharwal

Public Relations student receives community service scholarship

February 25, 2021.Reading time 3 minutes.

After two lifesaving surgeries at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford, Lorenzi was eager to find a way to give back to the hospital.

MCJ Department speaks out against threats of violence to journalists

January 12, 2021.Reading time 3 minutes.

US Capitol east front, Martin Falbisoner

In the wake of the attack on the U.S. Capitol and the increased threat to members of the media, the Department of Media, Communications and Journalism (MCJ) and the director of the Fresno State Institute for Media and Public Trust are voicing their concerns.

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 […]