Davan Maharaj, editor-in-chief and publisher of the Los Angeles Times, will speak to Cal State San Bernardino students on Thursday, Feb. 9, as part of the newspaper’s support of student journalism programs at the university and in the community.
The lecture will take place from 4-6 p.m. at the CSUSB John M. Pfau Library, PL 5005. The event is free and open to campus community. Parking on campus is $6.
Maharaj will speak to editors and reporters from the Coyote Chronicle, the university’s student newspaper, along with CSUSB students in print, online journalism, nonfiction reporting, and media classes.
The list of topics to be discussed includes new perspectives for journalism in 2017, the role of social media in journalism, and ways to help readers see the stories and people behind the statistics in today’s data-rich media environment.
Maharaj’s talk is part of the newspaper’s commitment to a new community journalism initiative in San Bernardino. Last October, the Times donated its $10,000 cash prize from the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting it received for its coverage of the Dec. 2, 2015, terrorist attack in San Bernardino to journalism programs at the university and nearby Cajon High School. That announcement came during “San Bernardino: A Quest for Understanding,” a symposium held at the university’s Santos Manuel Student Union Theater.
The donation is funding a new community journalism initiative at the Coyote Chronicle, including a student editor dedicated to on-the-ground reporting on and off campus.
“Students are more energized and motivated since we established Community section. They are eagerly pitching new topic ideas from San Bernardino and surrounding cities,” said Mariam Betlemidze, assistant professor in the communication studies department and the faculty advisor of Coyote Chronicle. “The support from the Los Angeles Times is helping our journalism students expand and develop their sense of community.”
For more information about the event or to RSVP, contact Mariam Betlemidze at mariam.betlemidze@csusb.edu. Also check out Community section in the Coyote Chronicle, and follow the student newspaper on Facebook and Twitter. For more information, contact the CSUSB Office of Strategic Communication at (909) 537-5007 and visit news.csusb.edu.