Journalism Faces a Host of Challenges
Being a journalist now seems more necessary than ever before, especially in current global geopolitics that continue to affect us in new ways.
Bad Bunny, Reggaeton, and Resistance
LMU Professor Vanessa Diaz was interviewed for this episode of NPR’s Code Switch about her class, “Bad Bunny and Resistance in Puerto Rico,” which explores the genre- and gender norm-defying rapper and his activism….
CNN Has Barred its New Year’s Eve Hosts from Getting Sloshed
“I never liked the idea of anchors getting tipsy on air,” said former CNN anchor Carol Costello, who now teaches journalism at Loyola Marymount University. “Maybe I’m old school, but I don’t want to…
LMU Journalism Wins Big at National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards
Loyola Marymount University students and faculty garnered seven honors, including a first-place award, at the Los Angeles Press Club’s 15th annual National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards. The awards recognize the best and brightest…
CNN Management Intent on Changing Perception of the Network
Associated Press: “CNN has to figure out what it wants to be,” said Carol Costello, a former anchor there and now a journalism instructor at Loyola Marymount University. Source: Associated Press CNN Management Intent…
My Final Column: 2024 and The Dangers Ahead
Washington Post media columnist Margaret Sullivan mentioned a tweet by Kate Pickert, director of LMU’s journalism program, in this piece that offers advice to fellow journalists on how to cover a perilous election. Source:…
Dolly Parton, Pat Benatar and Lionel Richie Are Among Acts Voted into Rock Hall
In 2019, Loyola Marymount University professor Evelyn McDonnell did an analysis of gender representation and found that less than 8% of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees are women. Recent years have seen…
