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Journalism Departmentwww.ccsf.edu/journal Spring 2014

City College’s award-winning students

Professionals share experience with eager journalism majors

Students from the Journalism 24 Newspaper Laboratory class in Fall 2012 work on writing stories and editing photos in the newspaper laboratory.photo by james fanucchi/the guardsman

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The journalism department at City College dates back to 1935. For more than 75 years, hundreds of our students have pursued

successful careers in the news media. Many of them got their start on our award-winning campus publications.

Our students consistently do well in statewide journalism competitions, which speaks to the quality of the education that they receive here. The campus newspaper and magazine have won numerous awards for writing, editing, photography and publication design. They have been recognized by the Journalism Association of Community Colleges’ as among the top student publications in the state.

The faculty itself is comprised of professional editors, writers, photographers and designers. They teach from first-hand experience.

News Writing and Reporting, Feature Writing, Photojournalism, and Contemporary News Media will be offered this spring, as well as editing and production courses on the campus newspaper and magazine.

In addition, two introductory courses will be taught in Spring 2014 — one on Public Relations (Jour 26) and another on Investiga-tive Reporting (Jour 36).

Current and former City College journalism students won a combined 20 awards at the Journalism Association of Community

Colleges State Conference earlier this year in Sacramento.The Guardsman, Etc. Magazine and The Guardsman Online all

captured general excellence awards, and journalism department chair Juan Gonzales received a Lifetime Achievement Award in Journalism Education from the California Journalism Education Coalition.

“I am deeply moved by the award,” Gonzales said. “I never expect-ed such an honor.”

The Guardsman captured awards in layout, informational graph-ics, photo illustrations, news features, audio slide shows, editorial cartoons, news photos, news stories and features.

Etc. Magazine won awards in profiles, features, opinion stories, photo essays, layout, covers, and illustrations.

“Our students work extremely hard to produce a consistently excellent publication,” Etc. Magazine adviser Tom Graham said. “The stories they produce are good enough to run in any magazine.”

Multimedia Editor Joe Fitzgerald and reporters Saidy Lauer and Brian Rinker produced a feature on journalism students pursuing their dreams at the conference that is currently displayed on the JACC homepage as well as at TheGuardsman.com/Journalism-Dreams.

“I feel really proud of the work that my crew put in to make that happen,” Fitzgerald said. “This wouldn’t be possible without having a crew that covers stories professionally. My crew made the decision that they weren’t going to be journalism students. They were going to be journalists.”

To join The Guardsman, email Juan Gonzales at: accionjg@aol.comTo join Etc. Magazine, email Tom Graham at: tg_journalist@comcast.net

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Frequently asked questions about the journalism program

Journalism Association of Community Colleges awards

What is so special about City College’s journalism program? Our program offers a state-of-the-art computer lab, two award-winning publica-tions, instructors who are working jour-nalists, a coaching program for students, internship opportunities and a curriculm that keeps pace with the changing needs of today’s newsroom. Does the journalism program offer transferable courses?Yes. Three courses in our program are transferable to four-year institutions. The three courses are Journalism 19 (Contem-porary News Media), Journalism 21 (News Writing and Reporting) and Journalism 37 (Introduction to Photojournalism).Do any of the courses in the department fulfill general education requirements?Yes. Journalism 19 (Contemporary News Media) meets the GE requirement in humanities.

Can I get a degree or certificate in your program?Yes. The department offers an AA degree in journalism that takes about two years to complete and leads to transferring to a four-year college. A Certificate of Award in Journalism is also available for those students wishing to gain journalistic skills for possible employment within an 18-month period. If I complete two years of study in your program and want to transfer to a four-year college, is that possible?Yes. It is possible to transfer to a four-year institution. Students in our program have enrolled at San Francisco State University, UC Berkeley, San Jose State University, Humboldt State University, and UC Santa Cruz, to name a few. Will I encounter any problems enrolling in one of your courses?No. Enrollment in our deparment is easy.

Class size averages about 20 students per class, which allows for plenty of opportu-nities to interact with teachers, advisers and fellow students. What kinds of jobs can I qualify for once I complete your program?The program prepares students for entry-level positions in news writing, copy edit-ing, photography, and newspaper design and pagination. Does the department offer any scholar-ships?Yes. The department has a $100 scholar-ship for continuing students. The applica-tion deadline is April 1. The department also makes avaialble information on journalism scholarships offered by local and statewide organizations. Are internships available to students in the program?Yes. The department has working relations with numerous neighborhood newspapers

and some alternative publications in the area. Instructors in our department also have connections with the two dailies: the San Francisco Chronicle and the San Francisco Examiner. Are there any other resources offered through the department?Yes. The department sponsors a mentoring program, a student press club, a media ca-reer fair, and a “Brown Bag” lecture series. It also has an extensive library of media-related books and videos.If I need to talk to a journalism adviser is there someone I should see?Yes. You can contact Department Chair Juan Gonzales, who has been with the program since 1985. Call (415) 239-3446.

The Guardsman campus newspaper is available online at: www.theguardsman.com

Etc. campus magazine is available online at: www.etc-magazine.com

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FACULTY SPOTLIGHT: Grammy nomineePg. 5

VOICES FROM CCSF’S PAST: Alumni speak upPgs. 6-7

CULTURE: How to be a good date on St. Valentine’s Pg. 8

OPINION: UC Regent whines over “small” salariesPg. 10

SPORTS: Baseball season swings into actionPg. 11

SPORTS: A slam dunk for basketballPg. 12

INSIDE:

DR. BRICE W. HARRIS, CHANCELLOR OF THE CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES SHOWED HIS SUPPORT AND WILLINGNESS TO SAVE CITY COLLEGE BY ATTENDING THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING HELD ON THURSDAY JAN. 24, 2013. “THIS FAVORABLE OUTCOME WILL ONLY COME THROUGH URGENT AND FOCUS ACTION ON YOUR PART” HARRIS TOLD THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. PHOTO BY JUAN PARDO/THE GUARDSMAN.

SHANNELL WILLIAMS, PRESIDENT OF THE ASSOCIATED STUDENT COUN­CIL CCSF ANSWERS SEVERAL QUESTIONS RELATED TO THE “SHOW CAUSE REPORT” AND THE SAVE CCSF COALITION DURING THE STUDENT FORUM THAT TOOK PLACE THURSDAY JAN. 24, 2013 AT THE RAM PLAZA. PHOTO BY JUAN PARDO/THE GUARDSMAN.

The conference room looked more like a war room scene from a movie than the site of a City College Board of Trustees meet-ing.

Cameramen checked their machines. Soundboard techni-cians busied themselves over dials and switches.

They were all waiting. Waiting for the hush, the brief silence that would signal Board President John Rizzo to announce the beginning of the Jan. 24th meeting.

A crowd of 20 consisting of spectators, faculty, students and journalists gathered behind the elevated red seats and square tables reserved for the Board and their guest, California Commu-nity Colleges Chancellor Brice Harris. Harris attended the meet-ing for one reason: engaging with local leadership in a conversation on the issue of accreditation.

“Please stand,” said Rizzo,

As the deadline for City College’s Show Cause and Closure Report looms, Student Trustee William Walker organized two town hall-style forums Jan. 24 at Ocean Campus’s Ram Plaza to educate a student populace largely in the dark about the facts surrounding the school’s precari-ous accreditation status.

Around 30 students gath-ered for the first forum at noon, with the second one drawing a much smaller crowd—less than a dozen— including Walker, Asso-ciated Students President Shanell Williams and Vice-President Melanie Ortanez.

The crowd’s size appeared to have no effect on Walker’s appar-

ent fervor, who eschewed the traditional question-and-answer format in favor of singling out participants to see what they knew about City College’s accreditation.

“I don’t know what to believe,” second semester student Griffin Robbins said. “The SF Chronicle

is telling us one thing, and our professors are telling us another.”

Currently City College is a fully accredited community college, but it was found to be in “substantial noncompliance” with the regulations of the Accredita-tion Commission for Community

and Junior Colleges.In its evaluation report, the

commission made 14 recom-mendations that detail areas in which the college needs to make improvements.

Not even a month into the new semester, City College has already proposed its plans to increase nonresident fees at the beginning of 2013 summer session.

An open meeting that addressed a possible out-of-state tuition increase was held on Jan. 29 inside the Associated Student Body building.

About thirty students attend-ed the meeting to voice concerns.

Staff members from the Inter-national Students Department, as well as the Vice Chancellor of Finance and Administration, Peter Goldstein, spoke at the event.

“By law, all California commu-

State Chancellor optimistic about the future but warns City College is not ‘too big to fail’

Students in dark about accreditationForums held in Ram plaza to educate campus community

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By Cecilia Ren THE GUARDSMAN / JCREN@THEGUARDSMAN.COM / @RENCECILIA

By JennVerzosaaand JacksonLLy THE GUARDSMAN / NEWS@THEGUARDSMAN.COM / @SFBREAKINGNEWS

Non-resident fees might increase this summer

“I don’t know what to believe.

The SF Chronicle is telling us one thing, and our professors are

telling us another.”

-student Griffin Robbins

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Students from the Journalism 24 Newspaper Laboratory and Jounalism 29 Magazine Editing and Production classes in Spring 2013 win awards during a state-wide conference in Sacramento.

photo byJessic Lifland

With a career in journal-ism dating back to 1970

as a reporter and publisher, City College journalism department Chair Juan Gonzales draws upon his varied professional experi-ences to instruct his students.

As the founder and editor of El Tecolote, a biweekly, bilin-gual newspaper published since 1970 in San Francisco’s Mission District, he continues to cover the issues that affect the neigh-borhood.

Gonzales was honored in April 2011 with a Lifetime Achieve-ment Award in Journalism Educa-tion by the California Journalism Education Coalition.

Currently, Gonzales is project director of Voices for Justice: The

Enduring Legacy of the Latino Press in the United States. The project documents 200 years of Latino journalism through film, a

companion book and an interac-tive Web site.In 2010, El Tecolote celebrated

its 40th anniversary. For those years of service, Gonzales was honored by the Society of Professional Journalists with its “Distinguished Service Award.” Similarly, he received a “Heroes of Excellence” award from KGO-TV.

In 2009, Gonzales was inducted into the National Association of Hispanic Journalists Hall of Fame. He was also honored by KQED-TV as an “Unsung Hero” in the Latino community. San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom also recognized Gonzales as a Latino media leader during Hispanic Heritage Month in

September. Gonzales serves as adviser

to the campus newspaper, The Guardsman.

He is a member of the Jour-nalism Association of Commu-nity Colleges, the San Francisco Newspaper Association and the New American Media.

Gonzales possesses an associate degree in journalism from San Joaquin Delta College in Stock-ton, a bachelor’s degree in jour-nalism from San Francisco State University and a master’s degree in mass communications from Stanford University.

He worked as a reporter for the San Francisco bureaus of the United Press International and the Associated Press.

Working journalists share skills, experience with students

It took Tom Graham six years to walk every street in San Fran-

cisco. All 2,612 of them. He wrote about it for the San Francisco Chronicle, where he worked for 22 years as a feature copy editor.

A former City College student and editor of The Guardsman, Graham has taught journalism part-time here for 25 years.

In addition to serving as student adviser for Etc. Maga-zine, Graham teaches courses in Contemporary News Media (Jour. 19), Magazine Editing and Production (Jour. 29), and Public Relations (Jour. 26).

At the Chronicle, he edited, designed and paginated the daily Datebook, Pink, Style and Review sections.

He wrote numerous stories for

the Chronicle, including a popu-lar series called “Walking Man” that documented his walk along every street in San Francisco. Some of his stories appeared in the Outdoor section, includ-ing first person pieces about bungee jumping, backpacking the 212-mile-long John Muir Trail, skydiving out of a plane, and rock climbing in Yosemite.

Before joining the Chronicle, Graham was editor for the Pulit-zer Prize-winning Point Reyes Light newspaper in West Marin. He also worked as managing editor for the California Farm Bureau in Sacramento.

Earlier in his career, he was editor of the Mountain Messen-ger newspaper in Sierra County and worked as a reporter for the Tahoe World in Tahoe City.

In addition to City College, Graham has taught journal-ism at College of Marin, Solano Community College, the Univer-sity of San Francisco and San Francisco State University.

He received his bachelor’s degree in journalism from San Jose State University.

This semester, he will be teach-ing a course in Public Relations.

“Public Relations is a subject people love to hate,” Graham says. “Whatever your cause, it’s the method for winning friends and influencing people. We’ll be showing students how to do just that this semester.

Jon Rochmis has been teach-ing at City College since 2000.

Among the courses he has taught are News Writing and Reporting, Advanced Reporting, Feature Writing, Copy Editing and Inter-net Journalism.

In addition, he has been a lecturer at San Francisco State and at Skyline College, where he taught News Writing and Mass Communications.

With more than 25 years of experience in Bay Area journal-ism, Rochmis has been an editor and reporter in sports, news, business, technology and feature departments.

After graduating with a degree in journalism from UC Berke-ley, Rochmis began his career at the Berkeley Gazette/Richmond Independent.

He then covered sports, news and business at the Oakland

Tribune for nine years, with six years as the beat writer for the San Francisco 49ers.

Following his 15-year stint in newspapers, Rochmis was a book/magazine editor for a small publishing house in downtown San Francisco.

In 1995, he jumped online as the first editor at SF Gate.com, where he helped conceive and administer the tone and presenta-tion of one of the first news sites on the World Wide Web.

Rochmis also helped launch BayInsider.com as senior content producer, and then worked for three years as content editor and then executive editor at Wired News.

Currently, Rochmis is a market-ing writer with a marketing/communications agency that specializes in high technology.

Jon Rochmis, instructor

Jessica Lifland, instructor

Spring 2014Advising Hours

Meet with Juan Gonzales, journalism department chair, to discuss opportunities in the field of journalism.

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Tuesday1 – 2 p.m.

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Mentoring program links students with professional journalistsThe journalism department’s

mentoring program has helped many students network with professional journalists and photographers.

“You look at these mentors and they are top-flight. They’re names in the business,” said journalism instructor and writer Jon Rochmis.

Department Chair Juan Gonzales attributes the success of the program to the support it receives from the Bay Area’s media. The mentor program encourages

students to take advantage of the

Bay Area’s large population of professional journalists. Students learn how to pitch story ideas like a pro and have an opportunity to talk one-on-one with writ-ers, editors, photographers and designers.

Gonzales believes being mentored can improve a student’s abil-ity to get a job.

KGO TV news anchor

Cheryl Jennings knows just how hard it is to break into journal-ism. She was rejected by 19 of the 20 television stations she origi-nally applied to.

“I think the program is an

outstanding way to learn about the business from the inside,” Jennings said. “I would highly recommend it. I wish it had been

in place when I attended City College. It makes me re-evaluate what I do every time I explain the business to a student.”

Jessica Lifland is the founder and director of San Francisco

Photonite, a monthly community photography group sponsored by the Bay Area Press Photog-raphers Association and the SF Exposure Gallery.

Lifland has worked as a staff photographer for the Contra Costa Newspaper Group and the Evansville Indiana Courier and Press.

Since returning to the Bay Area in 2002, she has been involved in a variety of projects as both an editor and photographer.

She was a project organizer and photographer for the America 24/7 project.

She has edited and photo-graphed for several book proj-ects, including Extreme Digital Photography and We Do.

As a photo journalist, Lifland has shot a variety of assignments for magazines like Newsweek, Fortune, Forbes, Stern and Le Monde.

She works on assignment for newspapers such as the New York Times, USA Today and the San Francisco Chronicle.

Lifland has a BFA in photogra-phy and a BA in art history from Cornell University.

She has a Master’s Degree from Ohio University’s School of Visu-al Communication.

While at Ohio she completed internships at the Daily Camera in Boulder, Colo., The Denver Post and Long Island’s Newsday.

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Juan Gonzales, instructor, department chair

Journalism instructor Tom Graham mentors students.

“It’s an outstanding way to learn the business from the inside.”

Where have all our graduates

gone?

Jennifer BalderamaBook Editor

New York Times

Tim BallDesigner

Washington Post

Johnny BrannanNews Writer

Honolulu Advertiser

Tim BrownReporter

New York Times

Colleen CumminsPhotographer

The Appeal Democrat

Alex K. FongDeputy Design

DirectorSan Jose Mercury News

Mario FortsonPage DesignerSan Francisco

Examiner

Glenn GullmesPublisher

West Portal Monthly

Cheryl JenningsNews AnchorKGO-7 News

Paul KozakizwicPublisher

Richmond Review and Sunset Beacon

Orlando MolinaSports Writer

Contra Costa Times

Alex MullaneyPublisher

The Ingleside Light

Rob NaglePage DesignerSan Francisco

Examiner

Jim PowellCopy Editor

Los Angeles Times

Lubna TakruriCopy Editor

Associated Press

Dan VerelReporter

North Bay Business Journal

Journalism DepartmentD

Jour 19: Contemporary News Media 3.0 units_____ 551 Lec. T 6:30 - 9:20 p.m. Mission Campus/Rm. 217 GrahamIntroduction to modern mass communication, with an emphasis on development of news media, analysis of the credibility of the media and its impact on daily life. CSU/UC/CAN

Jour 21: News Writing and Reporting 3.0 units_____ 001 Lec. MWF 10:10 - 11:00 a.m. BNGL 715 GonzalesTechniques of newspaper reporting, developing and writing and a news story, training in information gathering and interviewing sources. CSU/CAN

Jour 22: Feature Writing 3.0 units_____ 551 Lec. R 6:30 - 9:20 p.m. Mission Campus/Rm. 218 RochmisFundamentals in feature writing for magazines and newspapers with special emphasis on profile and interpretive news features. Practical experience in interview and in-depth research techniques. Training in how to write a free-lance story for publication. CSU

Jour 23: Electronic Copy Editing 3.0 units_____ 551 Lec. W 6:30 - 9:20 p.m. Mission Campus/Rm. 218 RochmisThis course is for writers, working editors, and those considering a career in editing or copyediting. Students learn to edit newspapers, magazines and web site articles for accuracy, style and organization. The writer-editor relation-ship, and ways to keep it healthy, is emphasized throughout the course. CSU

Jour 25: Editorial Management 3.0 units_____ 001 L/L MWF 12:10 - 1:00 p.m. BNGL 615 GonzalesAn advanced journalism course that trains prospective print editors on all aspects of operating a publication, such as developing a publishing schedule, creating story assignments, coordinating a writing staff, designing a page, writing headlines and cutlines, sizing photographs, understanding the business side of print journalism, and work-ing with other editors and printers. CSU

Jour 26: Fundamentals of Public Relations 3.0 units _____ 551 Lec. W 6:30-9:20 p.m. Mission Campus/Rm. 217 GrahamPrepares students to create an effective public relations campaign which includes writing media releases, “pitch” letters, public service announcements, managing media outlets, coordinating mailings and designing leaflets and posters, as well as setting up news conferences. Special attention given to in-house public relations duties for cor-porate and non-profit entities.

Jour 29: Magazine Editing & Production 3.0 units_____ 551 L/L M 6:30 - 8:20 p.m. Mission Campus/Rm. 218 Graham Students will study the editorial, business, graphic, and production skills required for publishing a campus maga-zine. Course is appropriate for students interested in creative writing, graphic and fine arts, photography, business, and journalism. CSU

Jour 31: Internship Experience 2.0 units_____ 001 Exp MWF 9:10-10:00 a.m. BNGL 713 GonzalesSupervised on-campus or off-campus employment in a branch of journalism or a closely allied field to which the student shows him/her self to be best adapted. CSU

Jour 35: Internet Journalism 3.0 units_____ 551 Lec. T 6:30 - 9:20 p.m. Mission Campus/Rm. 218 RochmisInternet Journalism focuses on three topic areas: examination of the role of the online journalist, web publishing, and using the Internet for investigative purposes. CSU

Jour 36: Advanced Reporting 3.0 units_____ 551 Lec. M 6:30 - 9:20 p.m. Mission Campus/Rm. 217 GonzalesThe course introduces advanced concepts of news gathering, interviewing and writing with an emphasis on inves-tigative reporting. Extensive research, interviewing, meeting coverage and writing involved. Students will improve and expand their news-gathering and writing skills. CSU

Jour 37: Intro to Photojournalism 3.0 units_____ 551 Lec. R 6:30 - 9:20 p.m. Mission Campus/Rm. 217 LiflandEmphasis on concepts of news and feature photography. Must have an SLR camera. Digital SLR preferred. Most as-signments involve taking pictures of people, telling stories and conveying information. CSU

Spring 2014 JournaliSm Some of the courses below currently appear

in the online schedule. Full schedule available Dec. 10. To register for courses go to www.ccsf.edu/schedule

Questions? Call Juan Gonzales at 415-239-3446