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Erin Hiro 760-744-1150 ex 3762 ehiro@palomar.edu. Overview Palomar’s campus newspaper since 1947 Weekly newspaper Run solely by students Financially independen t Goes out to 9 campuses and 30,000 students Website www.the-telescope.com. What we offer students:
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Erin Hiro 760-744-1150 ex 3762 ehiro@palomar.edu
Overview • Palomar’s campus newspaper since 1947 • Weekly newspaper • Run solely by students • Financially independent • Goes out to 9 campuses and 30,000 students • Website www.the-telescope.com
What we offer students: • The “learn by doing” approach provides: • Experience writing on deadline • Practice writing a variety of stories • Editing/managing work • Photography training • Cutting-edge multimedia skills
What we offer students: • Conferences and awards • Journalism Association of Community Colleges • San Diego Press Club
What we offer students: • Conferences and awards • Society of Professional Journalists • College Media Best Newspaper Honorable Mention: The Daily Aztec, San Diego State 2nd Place: City Times, San Diego City College First Place: The Telescope, Palomar College Judges’ Comments: Great variety of stories, from campus smoking to national and even international issues such as coverage of the Middle East conflict. Strong, relevant opinion pages. Well done!
What we offer students: • Cutting edge lessons in technology • Photo Slide Shows • Blogging • Podcasting • Use of Video
How to join: • Prerequisite: Journalism 101: Intro to News Writing • Good for all kinds of communication majors • Helpful in improving ANYONE’S writing
How to join The Telescope staff: • Journalism 105: Newspaper Production • Journalism 140: Photojournalism • Journalism 205: Advanced Newspaper Production • Journalism 210:Advanced Newswriting/Reporting • Journalism 215: Newspaper Editing • Journalism 295: Directed Study
How to join without class meetings: • Journalism 110L: Journalism laboratory • Offers flexibility to write on student’s schedule • Allows students to select from a variety of stories • Helps students receive reporting practice • Gives students a taste of newspaper writing • 1 unit option: 7 stories • 2 unit option: 12 stories
Internship program • Partnership with RBV High School • Allows high school students to become staff writers while securing credits for their high school classes.
Student Testimonial • For more information: • Erin Hiro • The Telescope Adviser • 760-744-1150 ex 3762 • ehiro@palomar.edu