OUR SPEAKERS:
This year, we are very fortunate to be joined by such an illustrious mix of professionals and professors. Over the course of the workshop, you will get a chance to work with a diverse group of individuals whose experiences range from the the local and state publications and television news stations to international organizations such as the Associated Press and National Geographic.
We encourage you to go to your sessions armed with a sharp attention and a lot of questions.
We encourage you to go to your sessions armed with a sharp attention and a lot of questions.
Rogelio Garcia,
Adjunct Professor, University of Arizona
Rogelio Garcia is a lab instructor for Jour 385 and Jour 490C.
He is a professional videographer and director of photography for Adhara Media, a small documentary production company, where he works on documentary productions and video projects for local clients. He also is a senior videographer at KUAT, working for "Arizona Illustrated."
Garcia started working in television at KOLD in 1997 as the weekend editor. From 1998 to 2002 he worked at KVOA as a video journalist.
Garcia has won nine Associated Press Awards for videography and editing and earned a National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Emmy nomination. He also has worked as a producer and director for several arts programs.
He is a professional videographer and director of photography for Adhara Media, a small documentary production company, where he works on documentary productions and video projects for local clients. He also is a senior videographer at KUAT, working for "Arizona Illustrated."
Garcia started working in television at KOLD in 1997 as the weekend editor. From 1998 to 2002 he worked at KVOA as a video journalist.
Garcia has won nine Associated Press Awards for videography and editing and earned a National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Emmy nomination. He also has worked as a producer and director for several arts programs.
Jimmy Boegle,
Editor, Tucson Weekly
Jimmy Boegle, 36, has been the editor of Wick Communications’ Tucson Weekly since January 2003. Boegle is a native of Reno, Nev. He is a 1997 honors graduate of Stanford University, with a bachelor’s degree in communication and history.
Boegle is a member of the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies (AAN) board of directors as the diversity chair. He also serves on AAN’s editorial and bylaws committees, and he has been a speaker/panel member at numerous events.
Boegle has won numerous awards from state newspaper associations and press clubs, and his writing has appeared in a wide variety of newspapers, including: Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Examiner, San Jose Mercury News, Newsday, Chicago Tribune,Salt Lake Tribune, Nevada Magazine, Las Vegas Business Press, Las Vegas Senior Press, Las Vegas Mercury, Sacramento News & Review and Salt Lake City Weekly.
Boegle is a member of the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies (AAN) board of directors as the diversity chair. He also serves on AAN’s editorial and bylaws committees, and he has been a speaker/panel member at numerous events.
Boegle has won numerous awards from state newspaper associations and press clubs, and his writing has appeared in a wide variety of newspapers, including: Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Examiner, San Jose Mercury News, Newsday, Chicago Tribune,Salt Lake Tribune, Nevada Magazine, Las Vegas Business Press, Las Vegas Senior Press, Las Vegas Mercury, Sacramento News & Review and Salt Lake City Weekly.
Carol Schwalbe
Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, University of Arizona
Research focuses on the role of images in shaping ideas and public opinion during the early years of the Cold War, ethical concerns about publishing violent images and the visual framing of the Iraq War on the Internet. Teaches classes on editing and in 2011 launched a science journalism curriculum for the School of Journalism.
Carol Schwalbe spent 27 years with the National Geographic Society, spending the last several years as a senior text editor for the National Geographic Magazine.
Carol Schwalbe spent 27 years with the National Geographic Society, spending the last several years as a senior text editor for the National Geographic Magazine.
Jeannine Relly,
Assistant Professor, University of Arizona
Research focuses on the political environment for journalists in developing nations with access-to-information laws. Worked as a reporter for the Arizona Daily Star, the Associated Press and other publications. Teaches courses on the undergraduate and graduate level on research, reporting and journalism theory.
Kevin R. Kemper,
Assistant Professor, University of Arizona
Research examines how all people – and especially marginalized groups – want and need a) freedoms of expression and information; b) legal structures to protect those freedoms of expression and information and c) the financial means and business strategies to be support media that allow those groups to exercise freedoms of expression and information. In particular, research explores freedoms of press and information for indigenous peoples, as well as the law and doctrine of government speech.
Celeste González de Bustamante,
Assistant Professor, University of Arizona
Research focuses on the history and development of television news and media in Latin America, primarily Mexico and Brazil. Specific interests include the negotiation between media production and viewers’ interpretations, and the limits of media power and influence over citizens in emerging democracies.
Lupita Murillo,
Reporter, KVOA News 4
Lupita Murillo joined the News 4 team in 1978 as a general assignments reporter, specializing in crime reporting. She also hosts the weekly talk show "Impact." Before coming to Tucson, Lupita worked at KRGV-TV in Weslaco, Texas - first as a reporter and then as weekend anchor. She can be considered something of a pioneer in her field - working as the first Hispanic female in broadcasting in South Texas, which is a little unusual considering the region is about 85-percent Hispanic. Born and raised in the South Texas where she attended what is now the University of Texas at Pan American, Lupita graduated with a degree in Mass Communications. Lupita has earned a lot of recognition for her work over the years, including awards from the Arizona Press Club, United Press International, the Associated Press, and many community organizations. She's also been recognized nationally by the American Women in Radio and Television.
Teresa Jun
Reporter, KOLD 13
Teresa Jun joined the KOLD news team in 2006. She anchors the 5 p.m. newscast on weeknights.
Teresa received a 2011 Emmy award in the category of "Spot News Reporting." She also earned Emmy nominations in 2008 and 2009, in the categories of "General Assignment Report" and "On-Camera Talent – Reporter."
Before coming to Arizona, Teresa worked at KEZI-TV in Eugene, Oregon as weekend anchor and reporter.
Teresa was born in South Korea, but grew up in Los Angeles, California. She attended UCLA, where she earned a bachelor's degree in Communications. She then attended graduate school at USC, obtaining a master's degree in Broadcast Journalism.
After graduating, Teresa worked in the Los Angeles bureau of ABC NewsOne, the network's satellite feed service. She also reported and anchored for a cable news program in Hawthorne, California.
Teresa is a member of the Asian American Journalists Association. She serves as Co-President for the Arizona chapter of AAJA.
Teresa received a 2011 Emmy award in the category of "Spot News Reporting." She also earned Emmy nominations in 2008 and 2009, in the categories of "General Assignment Report" and "On-Camera Talent – Reporter."
Before coming to Arizona, Teresa worked at KEZI-TV in Eugene, Oregon as weekend anchor and reporter.
Teresa was born in South Korea, but grew up in Los Angeles, California. She attended UCLA, where she earned a bachelor's degree in Communications. She then attended graduate school at USC, obtaining a master's degree in Broadcast Journalism.
After graduating, Teresa worked in the Los Angeles bureau of ABC NewsOne, the network's satellite feed service. She also reported and anchored for a cable news program in Hawthorne, California.
Teresa is a member of the Asian American Journalists Association. She serves as Co-President for the Arizona chapter of AAJA.
Sarah Garrecht Gassen,
Adjunct Professor, University of Arizona
Editorial Writer, Arizona Daily Star
Sarah Garrecht Gassen is an editorial writer for the Arizona Daily Star, where she has worked since 1996.
She also has covered features, education, city government and general assignments for the Star.
The 1995 UA journalism graduate and former Arizona Daily Wildcat editor-in-chief also reported on government issues in nearby Oro Valley. Gassen also spent time as a general assignment reporter for The Associated Press.
She has been with the school since 2003 and currently teaches Advanced Reporting.
She also has covered features, education, city government and general assignments for the Star.
The 1995 UA journalism graduate and former Arizona Daily Wildcat editor-in-chief also reported on government issues in nearby Oro Valley. Gassen also spent time as a general assignment reporter for The Associated Press.
She has been with the school since 2003 and currently teaches Advanced Reporting.
Renee Schafer Horton
Academic Adviser, University of Arizona
Renée Schafer Horton began advising the School of Journalism’s more than 500 majors and pre-majors in February 2011. She holds a BA in Technical Journalism from Oregon State University, and completed the secondary education certification program at Pima Community College.
Schafer Horton worked for more than two decades in journalism, most recently as the higher education reporter at the Tucson Citizen, which ceased publication in May 2009. She’s won state awards for education and business reporting, and national awards for religion reporting and commentary. In 2008 she launched GodBlogging and More, which was named Best News Blog by the Arizona Press Club in 2010.
Schafer Horton worked for more than two decades in journalism, most recently as the higher education reporter at the Tucson Citizen, which ceased publication in May 2009. She’s won state awards for education and business reporting, and national awards for religion reporting and commentary. In 2008 she launched GodBlogging and More, which was named Best News Blog by the Arizona Press Club in 2010.