Journalism
Five Questions with Yardzen CEO Allison Messner
After a devastating megafire destroyed her yard, Allison Messner cofounded an online landscaping design platform that is gaining national attention.
5 Questions with Distinguished Alum Todd Bishop
Todd Bishop (Journalism, Business Administration, ’96) is a co-founder and editor at GeekWire, a Seattle-based news site covering national technology trends.
5 Questions With Alumnus Mark Nielsen
Mark Nielsen has transformed a childhood love of movies into a remarkable career at Pixar Animation Studios, most recently working as a producer on "Toy Story 4."
5 Questions with Alumna Sarah Bohannon
When Sarah Bohannon (Journalism, '13) began covering the Camp Fire for North State Public Radio, the already-accomplished news director was about to embark on a new project: the National Edward R. Murrow Award-winning program "After Paradise."
When Community Calls
The local foundation Alexa Benson-Valavanis shaped to support area nonprofits suddenly went global last fall as one of the main places to donate during the Camp Fire.
Next-Level News
In the crisis of the Camp Fire, The Orion reporters were not only learning the job on the fly, but providing critical updates to their community.
From the Ashes: Alum’s Coverage of Wine Country Fires Earns Highest Award in American Journalism
Randi Rossmann has made a career of covering some of the most grueling, ghastly, and demanding stories in the Sonoma Valley. After the Communications alum helped lead coverage of the 2017 Sonoma County fires at The Press Democrat, her team was rewarded with journalism's highest honor.
Oh Snap! Grad Caught on Camera Before and After Chico
Coincidence captures Patrick Pace on camera for the second time in four years—bookending his time as a Wildcat with images as both a prospective student and college graduate.
VR Class Brews up a Hit with Big-Name Partner
To further prove virtual and augmented reality's place in University curriculum, a new collaborative class partnered with a Chico legend: the world-renowned craft brewery Sierra Nevada.
Path to a Pulitzer
Journalism alums and reporters Malaika Fraley, Rick Hurd, and Katrina Cameron earned a Pulitzer Prize for their team coverage of the devastation and aftermath of the "Ghost Ship" fire in Oakland in 2016.
#WhyITeach, Chico State Style
Fifty-one new faculty members joined the Chico State family in August. Each were asked to describe their motivation to teach. Here’s a sampling of what they said.
#internlife
Quinn Western, a senior journalism major, tells about her summer internship at The Sacramento Bee.
Ben Mullin: The Man Behind the Paper
By Ben Mullin, Editor-in-Chief, senior, Journalism and English literature major Ask any journalist what they’re proudest of and you’ll get different answers. Some will break out their old stories and tell you how they tracked down each breathtaking scoop. Some will regale you with tales about how they stood their ground when some infuriated reader […]
Proof Positive: My Summer Internship at the Sacramento Bee
By Kacey Gardner, Senior, Journalism Stanford. LSU. UC Davis. USC. Yale. If my esteem for The Sacramento Bee wasn’t enough to make me nervous, seeing my name and “Chico State” on the roster of impressive summer interns certainly was. And as the sole copyediting intern among 10 reporters to be working at the paper, I […]
The Orion’s Going #DigitalFirst
By Ben Mullin, Journalism and English Literature major Managing Editor, The Orion When The Orion news team convened for the first meeting of the semester, I told them all to take a deep breath and close their eyes. Some raised their eyebrows. Some cracked hesitant smiles. But they humored me while I began my speech: […]