Richard Koci Hernandez

Assistant Professor
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Richard Koci-Hernandez is an Emmy Award winning visual journalist who worked as a photographer at the San Jose Mercury News for 15 years. His work has appeared in Time, Newsweek, USA Today, The New York Times and international magazines, including Stern. In 2003, Richard was the recipient of the James K. Batten Knight Ridder Excellence Award. His work for the Mercury News has earned him two Pulitzer Prize nominations. His photography and multimedia work has won numerous awards on the national and regional level, including two Emmy nominations. Richard was named deputy director of photography and multimedia after spearheading the creation of MercuryNewsPhoto.com. He has taught multimedia workshops for Stanford University, National Press Photographers Association, The Southern Short Course, National Association for Hispanic Journalists and National Association for Black Journalists. He has lectured at USC Annenberg School for Communication and Stanford University. Koci-Hernandez is a San Francisco State University journalism graduate, where he has been a guest instructor.

Courses Taught by Richard Koci Hernandez:

Fall 2008: J215 Multimedia Boot camp-sec.1 - Fall 2008

Fall 2008: J215 Multimedia Boot camp-sec.2 - Fall 2008

Fall 2008: J215 Multimedia Boot camp-sec.3 - Fall 2008

Spring 2009: J298 News 21: Metropolis - Spring 2009

Spring 2009: J298 Designing and Producing Online Content - Spring 2009

Spring 2009: J201 Ford Reporting Project: Covering the East Bay - Spring 2009

Fall 2009: J215 Multimedia Boot camp-sec.1 - Fall 2009

Fall 2009: J215 Multimedia Boot camp-sec.2 - Fall 2009

Fall 2009: J215 Multimedia Boot camp-sec.3 - Fall 2009

Fall 2009: J215 Intro to Multimedia: Skills Follow-up--Gorney - Fall 2009

Fall 2009: J215 Intro to Multimedia: Skills Follow-up--Drummond - Fall 2009

Fall 2009: J215 Intro to Multimedia: Skills Follow-up--Chavez - Fall 2009

Spring 2010: J298 Designing and Developing Online News Packages--6-8 Tuesday - Spring 2010

Spring 2010: J201 Hyperlocal Site: Oakland North - Spring 2010

Spring 2010: J298 Designing and Developing Online News Packages--2-4 Tuesday - Spring 2010

Fall 2010: J298 Reporting Using Mobile Devices - Fall 2010

Fall 2010: J215 Multimedia Boot Camp-Calo's J200 - Fall 2010

Fall 2010: J215 Multimedia Boot Camp-Gorney's J200 - Fall 2010

Fall 2010: J215 Multimedia Boot Camp-Chavez's J200 - Fall 2010

Fall 2010: J0 Multimedia Skills Follow-Up--Calo - Fall 2010

Fall 2010: J0 Multimedia Skills Follow-Up--Gorney - Fall 2010

Fall 2010: J0 Multimedia Skills Follow-Up--Chavez - Fall 2010

Spring 2011: J219 MINI: After Effects - Spring 2011

Spring 2011: J298 Designing and Developing Online News Packages - Spring 2011

Spring 2011: J219 MINI: Mobile Reporting - Spring 2011

Spring 2011: J298 News 21--FOOD - Spring 2011

Fall 2011: J216 Advanced Multimedia - Fall 2011

Fall 2011: J219 MINI: Photoshop - Fall 2011

Fall 2011: J215 Multimedia Boot Camp-Chavez's J200--week #3 - Fall 2011

Fall 2011: J215 Multimedia Boot Camp-Gorney's J200--week #2 - Fall 2011

Fall 2011: J215 Multimedia Boot Camp-Calo's J200--Week #1 - Fall 2011

Fall 2011: J219 MINI: After Effects - Fall 2011

Fall 2011: J0 Multimedia Skills-Oakland - Fall 2011

Fall 2011: J0 Multimedia Skills-Mission Local - Fall 2011

Fall 2011: J0 Multimedia Skills-Richmond - Fall 2011

Spring 2012: J216 Advanced Multimedia - Spring 2012

Spring 2012: J298 Visual Journalism - Spring 2012

Spring 2012: J219 MINI: Mobile Reporting - Spring 2012

Spring 2012: J219 MINI: Final Cut Pro X - Spring 2012

Spring 2012: J219 MINI: After Effects - Spring 2012

Spring 2012: J298 Visual Journalism - Spring 2012

Fall 2012: J216 Advanced Multimedia - Fall 2012

Fall 2012: J215 Multimedia Web Skills-GROUP #1 - Fall 2012

Fall 2012: J298 Intro to Web Design - Fall 2012

Fall 2012: J215 Multimedia Web Skills--GROUP #2 - Fall 2012

Fall 2012: J215 Oakland North Multimedia Bootcamp - Fall 2012

Fall 2012: J215 Mission Local Multimedia Bootcamp - Fall 2012

Fall 2012: J215 Richmond Confidential Multimedia Bootcamp - Fall 2012

Spring 2013: J298 Online News Packages - Spring 2013

Spring 2013: J298 Mobile Reporting-Cancelled - Spring 2013

Spring 2013: J216 Advanced Multimedia - Spring 2013

Spring 2013: J219 MINI: Photoshop Tutorial - Spring 2013

Fall 2013: J216 Advanced Multimedia - Fall 2013

Fall 2013: J298 Advanced Visual Journalism - Fall 2013

Fall 2013: J215 Introductory Multimedia Reporting - Section 1 - Fall 2013

Fall 2013: J215 Introductory Multimedia Reporting - Section 2 - Fall 2013

Fall 2013: J298 Intro to Visual Journalism - Fall 2013

Spring 2014: J216 Advanced Multimedia - Spring 2014

Spring 2014: J298 Online News Packages - Spring 2014

Spring 2014: J298 Advanced Visual Journalism - Spring 2014