Achievements

Sam Armanino

Journalism & Mass Communication

Journalism Major Sam Armanino was selected as one of four students across the state for a California Press Foundation Internship. Through the highly competitive program, Armanino will be paid $2,500 to intern at the North Coast Journal during the Spring semester. The California Press Foundation provides grants to select students who demonstrate an exceptional interest in pursuing careers in the newspaper business in California. The students are required to pursue and secure the internship on their own. At the Journal, Armanino will work with HSU Journalism Alumnus Thadeus Greenson.

Marcy Burstiner

Journalism & Mass Communication

The research journal _Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly_ has published a book review by Assoc. Prof. Marcy Burstiner in its winter 2015 edition. Burstiner reviewed the book The First Amendment Bubble: How privacy and paparazzi threaten a free press_ by Amy Gajda.

Dan Pambianco

Journalism & Mass Communication

Dan Pambianco gave two presentations on Oct. 22 as part of the Bob Frederick Sport Leadership Lecture Series hosted by Lewis-Clark State College in Lewiston, Idaho.

Pambianco's morning lecture was titled "Sports Crisis Management," and in the afternoon he presented "Sports Communication: Mentoring the Next Generation."

Javier Rojas

Journalism & Mass Communication

Journalism Major Javier Rojas has been elected to the California College Media Association as a student board member. The former managing editor of the Lumberjack newspaper will represent the interests of student newspapers across the state.

Marcy Burstiner

Journalism & Mass Communication

The California Newspaper Publishers Association awarded Professor Marcy Burstiner first place for best column in the weekly newspaper division in its 2014 Better Newspapers Contest. The CNPA presented Burstiner with the award May 9 in a ceremony in San Diego for two columns published in the North Coast Journal: "What's Not to Know," published Feb. 27, 2014 and "The Big Chill," published March 27, 2014. Burstiner has written a monthly column on local media, the public's right to know and First Amendment issues for the Journal since 2006.

Diover Duario, Israel LeFrak, Rebecca Gallegos, Ian Bradley, John Ferrara

Journalism & Mass Communication

The California Newspaper Publishers Association awarded The Lumberjack newspaper first place for general excellence in the 4-year college newspaper category in its 2014 Better Newspapers Contest, deeming it the top student newspaper in the state for 4-year colleges. The judges said: “The paper has a professional look. Excellent layout and design throughout. Stories were tight and well-written. Headlines are clean and crisp. News reporting was balanced and covered all sides well. Overall, a great college newspaper executed with flair and authority.” The 2014 Lumberjack teams were lead by students Diover Duario, Rebecca Gallegos, Israel LeFrak and Ian Bradley.

Marcy Burstiner

Journalism & Mass Communication

Professor Marcy Burstiner, chair of the Department of Journalism & Mass Communication, was accepted as one of 12 journalism instructors from Hispanic Serving Institutions to attend the Dow Jones Multimedia Training Academy. The intensive workshop in El Paso, Texas, is scheduled for May.

Manuel Orbegozo, Jefferson Posadas

Journalism & Mass Communication

The El Leñador student newspaper took three second place prizes at a competition of California student newspapers held by the California College Media Association. Student Manuel Orbegozo won for Best Features Photograph and Best Photo Series while Jefferson Posadas won for Best Infographic. El Leñador Editor Manuel Orbegozo accepted the awards at an awards banquet at the Sheraton Universal in Los Angeles Feb. 28.

Nicole Willared, Sebastian Hedberg, Manuel Orbegozo, Diover Duario, Israel LeFrak

Journalism & Mass Communication

The Lumberjack newspaper took top prizes at a competition of California student newspapers held by the California College Media Association. The Lumberjack staff beat out publications in all divisions for first place in Best Use of Social Media. It also took first place in the weekly division for Best News Series. The staff won second place for Best Special Issue for its coverage of last year’s Spring Break bus tragedy. Students Sebastian Hedberg and Manuel Orbegozo won third place for Best Photo Series and Best Features Photograph respectively. Finally, student Nicole Willared took an honorable mention for Best Feature story for her profile of Art Professor Don Anton.

KRFH

Journalism & Mass Communication

For the second time since 2012, KRFH has been named College Radio Station of the Year by RadioFlag.
RadioFlag is a social media website for all college radio stations from not only around the country but around the world.
KRFH is fully student run, live & local. Student DJs offer diverse programming and innovative new programs such as Talx - a weekly public affairs talk show, live Play-by-Play Sports, and Local Mixx -a live show that showcases local club DJs while teaching students the art of club mixing.
For more on KRFH, visit http://www.krfh.net or listen live at 105.1 FM.