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.

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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…

James L. Melikian L.A. Brothers Scholarship Fund established at Fresno State

August 14, 2019.Reading time 2 minutes.

Armenian Studies Program Director Prof. Barlow Der Mugrdechian and Fresno State alumnus James L. Melikian "The Popcorn Man"

The effort to establish the scholarship was led by Fresno State alumnus James L. Melikian, who annually hosts a gathering of friends at his home to raise funds for charitable purposes. Melikian (“The Popcorn Man”) established his company, “The Popcorn Man,” in 1977.

‘For the Birds’ wins gold in University Film and Video Association conference

August 9, 2019.Reading time 1 minute.

Congratulations to MCJ Assistant Professor Aaron Schuelke, MFA for winning gold in the University Film and Video Association Conference in the Fiction Short category for his film titled ‘For the Birds.’ Click here to watch…

MCJ to hold Career Workshop on first day of Fall semester

July 31, 2019.Reading time 4 minutes.

The workshop for MCJ students will feature presentations from experts on and off-campus designed to help students with career paths and other skills needed in finding internships and employment.

Alumna Ersilia Lacaze is proud of her Bulldog blood

July 17, 2019.Reading time 11 minutes.

It is the thick red fluid which runs through our veins that delivers oxygen and nutrients and removes waste and disease from our bodies. With it we live, without it, we die. But our relationship with blood is symbiotic — without our body, the blood will spoil.

Journalism students learn ‘breaking news’ in an immersive environment

February 6, 2019.Reading time 12 minutes.

What makes Camp News unique is the mock situations which present students with a practical look at breaking news reporting. These mock-ups include real-life emergency crews and law enforcement along with some dramatic acting.