CSUDH Journalism Majors

By Tierra Booth

Several of our Journalism students were recognized for their accomplishments through the California College Media Association. They received a total of six CCMA 2022 Excellence in Student Media awards. The six winners included Journalism majors Nova Blanca-Rico, Raven Brown, Brenda Fernanda Verano, Jasmine Nguyen, Darlene Maes, Daniel Tom, and Jasmine Contreras.

The CCMA is a way where students can be acknowledged for their achievements made through their media contributions. This year, the awards ceremony was held at the Associated Collegiate Press Spring National College Media Conference located at the Hyatt Regency in Long Beach.

Journalism majors are required to take COM 355: Newspaper Production for their major, where they produce the student-run Bulletin Newspaper. They pitch their own ideas, conduct interviews, do research, and write all of their own content about issues related to the campus or local community. Students then had the opportunity to submit their best work for the CCMA competition.

Dr. Severino, who served last year as the faculty advisor for the Bulletin, said that he was “very proud of the students’ work and accomplishments within the newspaper.” He explained how dedicated each of these students were to their individual work and believes these journalism students deserve these awards for all their hard work producing strong journalistic content.

This year’s CCMA winners were pleasantly surprised to learn that they were being awarded. It is always a great honor for the school when students can receive awards for their academic achievements. They all feel accomplished with their writing skills and hope to encourage other students to work towards these great honors as well.

One of this year’s winners, Daniel Tom, noted that when notified of his accomplishment, it caught him by surprise.

“Writing for the Bulletin allowed me to discover a side of myself that I never knew I had and has made me strongly consider continuing writing,” Tom said.

Tom was not always so sure about Journalism, but he gave it a chance and fell in love with it. He was awarded second place in “Best Newspaper Column,” along with other Bulletin members Jasmine Nguyen and Brenda Verano.