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Dr. Kaye Sweetser earned the SDSU Alumni Association Award for her leadership, mentorship and dedication to student success in public relations. She emphasizes hands-on learning, advocacy and balance in her teaching and professional life.

Graduate student MJ Duran’s thesis explores how Spanish-language journalists covered the 2018 migrant caravans, highlighting differences from mainstream U.S. media. Drawing on her immigrant background, she emphasizes framing, journalist perspectives, and the importance of Spanish-language coverage for immigrant communities.

Emely Navarro turned her love for pop culture into a career at Access Hollywood, earning an Emmy at 22 and proving that persistence, creativity and a fearless attitude can open doors in journalism and entertainment.

Growing up in Nebraska, Paige Seastedt never imagined she would one day be brushing shoulders with celebrities backstage at the Critics Choice Awards or capturing red carpet arrivals for Bravo TV.

Fourth-year SDSU journalism major Calista Stocker will focus on neighborhood coverage for the Mission Times Courier

San Diego State University’s School of Journalism and Media Studies students earned recognition at this year’s Society of Professional Journalists San Diego Pro Chapter Awards, bringing home honors across nearly a dozen categories as well as multiple scholarships.

After 12 years in the Minors, Suchon made his Major League debut as a fill-in radio announcer for the Colorado Rockies

A mentorship program for future PR professionals worked wonders for this new graduate, who landed a job in less than a week.

After 12 seasons and nearly 1,800 games in Triple-A, SDSU alum Josh Suchon finally gets the call, stepping into the Colorado Rockies radio booth for two games at Coors Field on July 18. A full‑circle moment that reunites him with his Colorado roots has been years in the making.

Using eye-tracking software, researchers measured how quickly participants read news articles. Some browsed their TikTok accounts for five minutes right before reading. The others didn’t.