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2009 Journalism Day

The Department of Journalism is proud to once more have hosted the annual Journalism Day on April 28, 2009.  This year, the theme of the event will be "Global Media, Global Citizens."

The Keynote Speaker for the 2009 Journalism Day was award-winning journalist Pete Fuentes. A Texas native, Fuentes has worked in TV stations in Texas, California and New York. While at Channel 9 in New York, Fuentes won multiple Emmys for his Feature work.

In 1999, Fuentes joined FOX 6 news as Special Projects Director/Reporter. Pete’s impressive achievements at FOX 6 include 17 San Diego Emmys, and as head of Special Projects, Pete's unit has garnered more than 40 local Emmys. He also won 12 Golden Mikes, 4 RTNDA Murrow Award, plus top honors in the Society of Professional Journalists, and the National Association of Hispanic Journalists competitions. California Chicano News Media Association and San Diego Press Club Competition.

Since leaving FOX6 in 2007, Fuentes has focused on his work as a consultant and instructor for Televisa, in Mexico City.

If you're interested in knowing more about the event this year or in future years, contact Ms. Teri Legault via e-mail (tlegault@csulb.edu), by visiting the Journalism office (SSPA-024), or by calling (562) 985-4981.

SAVE THE DATE

Journalism Day

(click here to download program in PDF)

Date: April 28, 2009

Time: 9am - 2:30pm, followed by awards ceremony later in the day

Location: USU Ballrooms, followed by awards ceremony at the Anatol Center.

Schedule of activities/speakers:

9:30 a.m. – Keynote Speaker – Pete Fuentes, special projects producer/reporter and consultant with Televisa in Mexico

10:30 a.m. – Challenges for the Foreign Media – Profile of the New Foreign Correspondent

  • Roberto Suro, USC professor and former correspondent for The New York Times and The Washington Post.
  • Richard Marcus, director of International Studies at CSULB
  • Fernando Mexia, West Coast correspondent for Efe, the leading Spanish-language news agency
  • Pete Fuentes, special projects producer/reporter and consultant with Televisa in Mexico
  • Moderator: Raul Reis, Chair, CSULB Dept. of Journalism

 

NOON -- LUNCH – SPJ/PRSSA/NAHJ tables

1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. - Concurrent Panels

- On the Ground: Challenges Working Over there; Challenges Working Over Here

  • Sam Quinones Los Angeles Times editor and author who spent 10 years as a Mexico City correspondent
  • Rajesh Mirchandani, BBC correspondent in Los Angeles
  • Tony Perry, Los Angeles Times Iraq correspondent
  • Moderator: Prof. Heloiza Herscovitz, CSULB Dept. of Journalism

- Public Relations Panel -- How do you get your message to an international audience?

  • Jacqueline Quintanilla, vice president, Edelman
  • Christine Bock, CEO, Bock Communications
  • Art Wong, assistant director of communications, Port of Long Beach
  • Tim Scerba, executive vice president, GolinHarris
  • Moderator: Prof. Richard Damrel, CSULB Dept. of Journalism

5 p.m. – Awards Ceremony at the Anatol Center