Journalism
Report. Blog. Post. Podcast. Photograph. Record. Audio Edit. Video Edit. Design. Broadcast. Illustrate. Interview. Tell stories with cellphones and drones.
Banner Photo by Louis White, Collegian
Learn Multimedia Reporting
Practice Journalism at L.A. City College
The Journalism discipline's mission is to provide the highest quality education available for both transfer students and students seeking vocational training and an Associate of Arts Degree in Journalism. A foundational education in journalism is at the core of instruction and the majority of students contribute to the decades-old student voice of Los Angeles City College, the Collegian. Students also receive intensive hands-on instruction in digital news gathering techniques. This includes a series of practicum courses that cover instruction and practice in radio, TV news reporting, digital design, magazine publication, short form documentary production, and mobile reporting techniques.
Coursework stresses the development and practice of multiple skills that will enable students to work across various platforms.
Collegian TV
Student journalists learn on the ground..
Learn to tell stories with a drone.
Collegian Trailblazers
Olga Grigoryants
L.A. Daily News Reporter
Olga's focus includes business and Russian affairs.
Tercius Bufete
USA Today Executive Editor
Xennia Hamilton
L.A. Press Club Fellow
L.A. Press Club fellowship winner, Foot-in-the-Door
Journalism Program
Journalism AA-T Degree
The Journalism Associate in Arts transfer degree is an open-ended program that prepares students for a seamless transfer to a California State University (CSU) to complete a baccalaureate degree in Journalism or a similar field of study. Journalism majors select from courses designed to provide training in desktop publishing skills and to prepare them for editorial and photojournalism jobs in print, online, broadcast and mobile journalism.
Former Collegian reporter Mary Paronyan, skilled MMJ--Multimedia Journalist, TV news anchor
Journalism AA Degree
The Journalism Associate in Arts is an open-ended course of study that is structured to prepare the student to work in the field, or to transfer to a four-year college or university after additional study. Students acquire skills that will allow them to work in print, broadcast, or social media in converged newsrooms. The program is designed for the student who intends to work as a reporter, writer, editor, designer, or cartoonist at a print or online newspaper or magazine. The program also prepares students to work in broadcast settings in TV news, radio, or mobile journalism.
Former Collegian Editor Julio Huerta covers the Oscars for NBC--Universal, Telemundo
Collegian Wired Online TV Reports
Echo Park Night
Free Speech Violated
LAPD arrests unhoused and journalists in Echo Park.
Masao at Casa 0101
Birth of Bronzeville
Play traces the history of Little Tokyo in WW II.
Awards and Recognition
L.A. City College wins Best Student Newspaper Award from L.A. Press Club in 2025.
Associated Collegiate Press Award, 1st Place Nationals, Best House Ad, Ivie Hasegawa
Associated Collegiate Press (ACP) recognizes the L.A. City College Collegian Times with the Pacemaker Award in 2023.
Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA) awards L.A. City College the Gold Crown Award for General Feature magazine, "Cultured L.A." in Spring 2021.
Collegian Newspaper Production
Journalism Links
Journalism Program
Dr. Amarpal Khanna, VAMA Department Chair
Email: @email
Phone: (323) 953-4000, ext., 1518
Rhonda Guess, Journalism Adviser
Email: @email
Phone: (323) 953-4000, ext., 2832