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journalism
Opinions
Lessons Learned: How I’ve reclaimed my faith in writing and why I’m back in the newsroom
The first time I was paid to publish, I was 17 being paid $75 per article at The Lamorinda Weekly. I wrote my 22nd and...
Campus News
Max Chun ’19 wins Pulitzer for community-focused coverage of Santa Cruz storms
This year, Lookout Santa Cruz, a local online news outlet in Santa Cruz with only 14 employees, including general-assignment correspondent and Occidental alumni Max Chun '19, won journalism’s...
Community News
Occidental journalists find their start at public radio powerhouse KPCC 89.3 FM
While newspaper circulation across the country dwindles, airwaves from KPCC 89.3 FM keep traveling from Pasadena. As the flagship station for Southern California Public...
Opinions
Opinion: My crazy and storied relationship with the New York Times
I have a crazy and storied relationship with the New York Times. To the impartial onlooker, it might seem fairly normal: I read it....
Culture
Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s new documentary is ‘a love letter to investigative reporting’
Gabriela Cowperthwaite '93 screened her new documentary “The Grab” at the 2022 Toronto Film Festival (TIFF) this month. “The Grab” follows journalist Nathan Halverson and...
Opinions
Opinion: An ode to enchanter journalist Alma Guillermoprieto
Latin America is almost always subject to distortions. The often undefinable region that covers both Central and South America shares a common language (except...
Culture
LA icon Patt Morrison ’74 stays devoted to Occidental and the mission of journalism
Patt Morrison ’74 is an award-winning L.A. Times journalist, Occidental College alumna and this year's “Greg Critser '80 Memorial Talking Books Series” speaker. The series is...
Community News
NELA Neighborhood Reporting Partnership: The Occidental, Boulevard Sentinel announce local reporting collaboration
The Occidental is excited to announce the NELA Neighborhood Reporting Partnership (NELA NRP), a professional collaboration between our Community News section and the Boulevard...


