News In The Canyon City
All views expressed here are my own. I'm not speaking on behalf of anyone, including Andrew and Azusa City News. Photo courtesy of Adrian Magallanes. Wow it’s been a while since I’ve written, and I feel like I’ll do a life update at a later time. For now, I want to talk about a recent event that would’ve been too long for a Facebook post: I joined my city’s unofficial news source, Azusa City News. I’m still not sure how long I’ll stay in Azusa, but I probably won’t leave the
Adobe Spark: Lighting A New Way To Storytelling
I’m not a college student anymore, but I’m always ready to learn. So when I saw a free Adobe Spark workshop with LA Tech 4 Good, I happily hopped on the Metro to CrossCampus Pasadena. First, a little context: I know I have a huge advantage in today’s job market as a native Internet user. I don’t have to think twice about updating my Twitter feed or what filter I should use for Instagram. (Okay, that’s a lie. But don’t judge me too harshly) Despite my intuitive pulse on digita
What's In My Bag? (Traveling Reporter Edition)
For the next 10 days or so I'm going to visit the Philippines. This is going to be the first time in five years and I'm excited to create content from my trip. I feel like it's also a good opportunity to work on my backpack journalism skills. The term, "backpack journalism" typically refers to a form of journalism that requires a reporter to be a jack-of-all-trades while in the field. In addition to interviewing subjects and writing text articles, reporters are encouraged to
The Shooting of Philando Castile and Alton Sterling
(Video via neighborhoodpaperboy on Youtube) It’s been two years since the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, with more people using technology to reach wider audience. The use of technology has been intrinsically part of the attention around the two shootings this week, and I think that’s something worth addressing. Watching The Media Cover Police Brutality In November 2014 I was on a team that covered the L.A. protests over the grand jury decision to not indict an office
