Posts by Chuck Harris
Remembering Mark Hummels ’97
The J-School remembers Mark Hummels ’97. After graduating from the J-School, Hummels worked as a reporter in New Mexico at the Albuquerque Journal and Santa Fe New Mexican before eventually becoming a lawyer. Mark passed away on Thursday, January 31, 2013.
Read MorePerforming a Live Documentary
Sam Green ’93 is promoting and performing his live documentary called “The Love Song of R. Buckminster Fuller.” The film covers the career of the famous author and features a live score performed by the group Yo La Tengo. Click here for upcoming screenings.
Read MorePhotos on Display at North Gate
The photography of Ken Schles is now on display in the halls of North Gate. “Invisible City” features Manhattan’s Lower East Side neighborhood in the 1980’s. The photos will be up until April 30.
Read MoreJ-School Student Monica Cruz Published in the Texas Observer
A new IRS regulation designed to fight offshore tax evasion might be one the most effective weapons against Mexican cartels and their money launderers. US Banks, however, are doing everything they can to repeal it.
Read MoreFirst Year TV Class Highlights
The first-year TV students produced their first episode of the year. Watch it here.
Read MoreJessica Lum ’12 (1987 – 2013)
Jessica Lum ’12, whose multimedia work attracted national attention, died on January 13 in Sacramento after a long illness. She was 25. Lydia Chavez and members of the Mission Local staff honor their former colleague.
Read MoreEmerging Journalist Award
Pearly Tan ’14 was awarded a 2012 Emerging Journalist award by politiva.com for her piece “Of The Street,” a multimedia piece about the homeless community in Richmond.
Read MoreBattle for Oil in Afghanistan
Antonia Juhasz, a fellow at the Investigative Reporting Program, writes in The Atlantic about the competition between the United States and the Taliban over access to oil and gas reserves in Afghanistan.
Read MoreCINE Golden Eagle Award
“Past Their Prime,” the master’s project of Becca Friedman ’12, was awarded the 2012 CINE Golden Eagle Award in the student documentary division.
Read MoreDigiTV on The Washington Post
Christy Khoshaba ’13 produced a report about Chinese immigrants for The Washington Post as part of a series on China. The series includes a team report on the Chinese New Year parade narrated by Christopher Connelly “÷12 with video from Connelly, Paulina Hartono, Khoshaba, Christina Lopez “÷12, and Ted Trautman ’12.
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