Journalism Day at CSUN

  • Tammy Abdollah.

    Tami Abdollah is a reporter for The Associated Press in Los Angeles. Photo courtesy CSUN journalism department.

  • Christina Cocca.

    Christina Cocca is a digital news producer at NBC in Los Angeles. Photo courtesy CSUN journalism department.

  • High school teachers and advisors.

    Here is a group of high school teachers and advisors. Approximately 25 schools were represented. Photo courtesy CSUN journalism department.

  • Tammy Audi.

    Tammy Audi is a reporter for the Wall Street Journal's Los Angeles bureau. Photo courtesy CSUN journalism department.

  • Gerard Burkhart.

    Gerard Burkhart, a freelance photographer and instructor at Pierce College's Media Arts Department, led a discussion on photography. Photo courtesy CSUN journalism department.

More than 150 high school journalism students, their advisers and several local journalists came together for the annual “Generation J” Journalism Day and AdviserFEST at California State University, Northridge.
The free workshops were designed for students in the areas of mobile journalism, breaking news, sports writing, layout and design, photojournalism and Spanish-language journalism.
The department’s “Generation J” event is designed to give high school journalism students opportunities to connect with journalism professionals in a wide variety of workshops, and to test their skills in writing, visual and online communication competitions. “Generation J” is an SPJ national project. Workshop presenters included working professionals, CSUN’s own journalism faculty members and graduate students. Here are photos from the day’s event.

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