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MCOM 105

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Media Visionaries
 

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Social Issues
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Fall 2017



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Hunter Elkins

Rene Siegel

Will Thomas
 

William
Randolph
Hearst Foundation
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Sara Ganim

Jose Antonio
Vargas


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Internship Forms & Policies
During the semesters JMC School students are encouraged
to stop by DBH 125 to discuss their internship
planning and media career goals.

 

2018: Meeting A CBS '60 Minutes' Journalist

Laura Logan

Among the world's best international correspondents, Lara Logan's CBS News reports include the operation to take back Mosul from ISIS, a story on little-known victims of the Holocaust of WWII, and the front lines of the Ebola crisis in central Africa. In 2011, Logan was almost killed in Egypt during the revolution there. She was sexually assaulted and beaten by a mob of some 300 men while reporting a story for 60 Minutes on the Egyptian Revolution. 
Click the link above for the incident story.



 

  2018: 50th Anniversary

Spring Break Education: Wheels Up!
Go Fund Me: JMC School Alumni

   

2009: JMC goes to Inauguration of Pres. Obama
'44 years to the 44th President of the United States.'
Journalism graduate Justin Allegri captured the emotional trip on video.




Special JMC School Series Begins:



Voices Across America:
TV Project Invites Local High Schools

2018   Historic: MARCH FOR OUR LIVES
            Millions protest guns in schools in 800 cities worldwide.


 





 


 

Fall Semester 2017

Outstanding Professional Media Achievement:
2017 William Randloph Hearst Award

   
Mr. David Early                         11/30/17

The goal of the JMC School / William Randolph Hearst Endowment for Visiting Professionals is to bring distinguished speakers to campus as  recognition of extraordinary efforts which represent the best examples of media responsibility and commitment to public service
as established in the First Amendment to The U.S. Constitution.


Hearst Award ceremony hosted by Digital Media
Prof. Bob Rucker, former SJSU Journalism School Director
and CNN Correspondent.



SJ Mercury News: 
2/10   San Jose State Journalism exhibition
takes on a new look in Harlem

Harlem Trip: Article by David Early
2017 Hearst Award Winner reports on this very unique
learning experience.

Exhibition Opened / Reception
Thursday, Feb. 8th, MLK Library,  4 PM
The campus community invited!
 

2016:
JMC honors NY Times Reporter w/Hearst Award

JMC School Special Event: Thank You!

Opportunity For JMC Students:

Get Academic Credit: One, Two or 3 Units of Credit.
INFO HERE
Limited number of students to be hired very soon.

Each semester see Prof Bob in DBH 125 for details.


JMC Digital Television Specials

Share ... Listen ... Learn ... Understand ... Respect

RACISM: My Experience  (Video)

People from a wide range of cultures talk candidly about
their personal and workplace experiences to raise
public awareness and understanding, and help
foster positive change in our society.


School and communities nationwide are invited to join us!



SJSU students also share video insights on diversity,
and offer the media suggestions on how to improve
portrayals of race and cultures.


Bob Rucker - You Tube Channel

Religious Outreach to LGBTQ after shooting
(Video) The 2016 "Equal Time"
 Bay Area PBS roundtable broadcast focused on
The Pulse nightclub massacre that shocked the world.
 



JMC Graduates Facing Exciting Futures!


 

16th President
Abraham Lincoln:

"Before you shoot off your mouth,
make sure your brains are loaded."

 

2017 - 2018  News Headlines:


1/7/18
 Video:
Oprah's powerful and electrifying speech
Prompts national speculation she may run
for President in 2020.




Latest reports of sexual assaults & reactions



11/29  Today Show Anchor Terminated
Matt Lauer, the anchor of "Today" for two decades, was fired
after a detailed complaint about inappropriate sexual behavior
in the workplace
.

The Growing List of Sexual Misconduct
 


11/20  Iconic newsman suspended by two TV networks for
       unwanted sexual advances with eight women.


Commentary by Prof. Bob Rucker



Special SJSU Tribute 2017

Special SJSU Diversity Recognition:

 "Simple Gifts" Portrait Series/African American Faculty
           
 (Video) Produced & Edited by Dr. D. Michael Cheers.
 



 


FLASHBACK 2016:
Sports Reporting Careers



SJSU students interested in pursuing
careers in sports journalism,
reach out to www.sportstaskforce.com.
 

JMC School Graduates Cover Super Bowl 50



See videos: Excite the Mind/Learn By Doing

 


 

JMC School Faculty and Staff
 

Special thanks to my SJSU colleagues and local friends
for a great "BRAVO" party as a thank you for all my
efforts over the past 5 years as school director.
It was an honor to serve this great program!

 

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FLASHBACK: Spring 2016
May 25th

Javier Ortiz
Distinguished Public Relations Graduate
'Climbing the 'ladder of success'
 



Our Graduates Make Us Proud!

 

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FLASHBACK: Spring 2016
Meeting the national press
in the nation's capitol



NBC's Chuck Dodd talks with 23 top journalism students
from around the country meet in the
'Meet The Press'
television studio.


Click to hear JMC Student reactions
after participating in this national journalism boot camp.



Video: Diverse Student Bootcamp Explained
by Dr. D. Michael Cheers

___________________________________________
 

Showcase What YOU Can Do!

 JMC School Student Enterprise Efforts
Spring 2016
 

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Independent Study

 

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YouTube Channel
Racism:
My Experience

Project


MCOM 105
Student Diversity
Videos Fall 2016



JMC/Adobe
Partnership

Video


Equal Time (PBS)

Religious Cultures
& LGBTQ

Local PBS Special
on The Pulse
nightclub massacre
2016
 

Catch up on News:
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Fall 2017


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Quick Facts
 

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2016

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Sports Journalism
Careers:

sportstaskforce.com

 



Pew Research: Social Media


Fact Sheet
Tech early adopters
Workplace

Digital Economy
Fact Tank
 

CBS: (Video)
How Technology
Effects Human
Behavior


Gallup:
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Gallup Analytics:
What the
world is thinking



News:

Police aerial
surveillance
watching blacks



Race a factor
in child - hot car
prosecutions?

Muslim-Americans
billboards target
ISIS

More News

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NBC Universal


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woman Rio profile

Tokyo prepares for
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Sikh Professor -
'Diversity Is

What Makes
This Nation Great'


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Background
 

3/1/14

SJSU Racial
Tensions
Fester


 

MCOM 111:
Internships

Required steps
to follow.
Last day to add
 2/14/17.



MCOM 180:
Independent

Study
Required steps.
Last day to add
2/14/17.


New
College Requirement:

MCOM 180i
International
Learning
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Review special video explanations.
 

Campus Diversity

3/3/14:
SJSU President
Qayoumi
on campus
shooting
incident




Scholarly
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Pew Research

5 facts about
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& gender in
newsrooms

Who knows what
about religion?

Americans like
diverse
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in the world

 

World Muslims

14 largest
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Reporting on
MEDIA BIAS:

Chicago Tribune

 



Entertainment
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Movie:
Ghostbusters
2016

 

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