Bilingual Media Writing Program
Launched in Fall 2013 with a competitive $25,000 grant from the Public Relations Society of America Foundation, this initiative is designed to encourage Spanish/English-bilingual students to pursue media professions. Grant supporters included:
- Entravision / Univision
- Azteca America San Diego
- Allison+Partners (public relations firm)
- inewsource (journalism nonprofit)
- National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Educational Fund
- San Diego Unified School District
- San Diego Press Club
- Public Relations Society of America, San Diego/Imperial Counties chapter
- Public Relations Student Society of America, San Diego State University chapter
- SDSU College of Professional Studies and Fine Arts
- SDSU Glen M. Broom Center for Professional Development in Public Relations
- SDSU Center for Latin American Studies
Two JMS courses are offered, when resources permit, on a Spanish/English-bilingual basis: JMS 220 (Writing for Mass Media) and JMS 434 (Writing for Spanish-language and Latino Media). And in Fall 2014, the School was joined by two additional Spanish/English-bilingual faculty members, who will help to further expand this program.
