Board of Trustees Honors Juan Gonzales for Receiving SPJ Award
On Oct. 23, members of the college’s board of trustees, each carrying a copy of The Guardsman, offered praise of Gonzales’ contributions to the college and the field of journalism.
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Journalism Department Chair Juan Gonzales Recognized with National SPJ Award
For nearly half a century, Juan Gonzales, founder of El Tecolote and chair of City College’s Journalism Department, has shaped San Francisco’s newsroom culture through mentorship and community reporting. Now, as he receives the Society of Professional Journalists’ Distinguished Teaching in Journalism Award, his influence lives on through the generations of journalists he inspired.
The Guardsman takes on JACC Spring 2023
Members of City College’s school newspaper awarded at Journalism conference among various colleges across the country.
“More Than a Wall” Exhibit Portrays Hardships of Excruciating Labor Conditions at the Mexican – U.S. Border
Juan Gonzales, Chair of the Journalism Department, was part of a team of panelists on opening day on Feb. 12. The exhibit runs from Feb. 12 to May 22 at the Main San Francisco Public Library, in the Jewett Gallery on the Lower Level.
Over 50 Attend SFSU’s Discussion of Protest Film “Agents of Change”
By Daphne Young dyoung9@mail.ccsf.edu On Wednesday night, Dec. 1, San Francisco State University hosted a virtual screening of the…
Radical Street Theater Honors Mission’s History
Producer, playwright, and poet Paul Flores’ latest theater piece “History Matters in the Mission” debuted in the namesake neighborhood on Saturday, Oct. 23. The event highlighted five local activists, including City College’s own Juan Gonzales, with a dramatic spectacle of song, dance and word.
Conversations Online: SF Journalists Join the Classroom
Journalism Department Chair Juan Gonzales, who has built a substantial network of professionals, has been inviting guest instructors such as acclaimed journalists Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez and A.C. Thompson to his digital classrooms.
Guardsman Staff Wins Big at Journalism Conference
Writers and editors from The Guardsman talk about their experience at the 2021 Journalism Association of Community Colleges (JACC) state convention.
City College Alumni becomes new host of the Warriors Pre/Postgame Live for NBC Sports Bay Area
Bonta Hill, City College alumnus and San Francisco local becomes the new host for the Golden State Warriors Pre/Postgame Live for the NBC Sports Bay Area. Hill entered City College as a sports journalism major and later on became the Sports Editor for The Guardsman.
City College Journalism Cleans Up at 2020 Bay Area Journalism Awards
Several current students and alumni from the City College Journalism program were honored at the San Francisco Press Clubs 2020 award ceremony on Thursday, Sep. 17, and Department Chair Juan Gonzales took home the Lifetime Achievement Award.
El Tecolote Celebrates 50 Years of Community and Strength in Neighborhood Journalism
El Tecolote, the Mission District’s community newspaper, celebrates 50 years in neighborhood journalism. Juan Gonzales, Journalism department chair and founder of El Tecolote, describes his experience from the beginning.
Fellowship scholarship takes applicants
By Lisa Martin lisamartin.562@gmail.com A new journalism fellowship is being created to honor Journalism Department Chair Juan Gonzales that…
Prized photojournalists exhibit images of war
By Abraham Davis abrahamdfrankfurter@gmail.com City College’s Front Page Gallery revealed their latest photo exhibit on April 13, “In the…