JMC Jams

This episode wraps up Season 1. it's the end of the Fall Semester and a small number of Seniors are getting ready to graduate. Join me as I chat to Michael, a graduating senior in the PR program; Alexis, a graduating senior in the Advertising program who is Minoring in Journalism; and Giulia, an Advertising Major who has worn many hats during her time in JMC.

This week's episode looks back to Early October when we had the inaugural Journalism class from Del Mar High School visit for a bootcamp. Well, they thought they were having a day out, but they got a bootcamp. We put these kids to work! The Campus tour became a fact finding mission so they could write headlines and teasers later in the day, they experienced print and broadcast and immersed in all...

You cannot say that the School of JMC ever stands still! This week I chat to Manel Palos-Pons, one of our Journalism professors, about the new Spanish Language Media and Journalism Minor that he has tirelessly worked on developing. It is now ready and launches in the Spring Semester. Join me as Manel explains how his background and his insights and experiences in the world of Spanish language medi...

In this week's episode I talk to Dona Nicholls, Journalism Faculty and the School's lead adviser, on an almost unique aspect of our J-Program - Magazines. Dona and I riff about the state of magazines and what makes our magazines a great option for not only journalism students, but also for design and advertising students, some of whom are having an amazing impact on the visual direction of our pub...

In this episode we chat to Belen Moreno, our newest faculty member in the Advertising Program. Belen is a specialist in Branded Content and she brings her inimitable energy to her courses and extra-curriculars. This semester she is coordinating a festival off campus - the San Antonio Festival on the Paseo San Antonio in San Jose - as well as leading the Spartan Ad Club, planning the SAC trip to Ne...

This week's Jams turns the focus on our Advertising program as we invite Bruce Woodward, Ad '75, into the studio. As he was finishing his studies right here in DBH 50 years ago (nearly), Bruce saved a box of TV Commercial reels from the dumpster. These were ad agency reels from the 60s into the 70s. Some brands are still around, some aren't, and they were all produced right here in the Bay Area. F...

One of the most important weeks in the JMC calendar is Hearst Award Week. The Randolph William Hearst Foundation honors excellence in journalism and during this week we welcome our Hearst Award Honoree, this year it's Bob Regan, on to campus and a bunch of activities happen in DBH. Bob Regan, founder of Operation Song, led some of or MCOM classes, held press conferences with our student media...

An almost off-the-cuff episode. Rowena Ulbrick from Swinburne University in Australia was in town today and we worked on the planning stage of a soon-to-be-revealed Creative Jam. The Jam is a collaborative effort between us and Swinburne where we'll ask student teams to solve a problem and create a product using generative AI. This will happen in the Spring. Rowena and I chat about the relationshi...

Today's episode is the first one to feature one of our in-house student orgs - the Spartan Ad Club. As the student chapter of the American Advertising federation they offer a whole lotta opportunities to students interested in the communications fields. From local agency visits, to competition entries and networking, all the way to an annual trip to NYC! Monica, Michelle and Simon jam about their...

In this episode I chat to Charity Spicer, one of our student journalists, and Ralph Nicholls, one of our Journalism professors. Both attended the Georgetown Free Speech Symposium that we hosted here at SJSU last week (09/19-20/2024). Our fireside chat delves into the issues raised by the various panels, the implications of technologies on the future of journalism and the key points that made us, w...

MADEx is an amazing educational opportunity offered to students in colleges across Flanders, Belgium. A group of around 30 students visit the Bay Area every September to connect with Silicon Valley companies, work on a creative brief and spend the day with us! We had a packed day hosting the students and their instructors. Our students from the advertising program worked with them ideating and bra...

In the first episode I chat to Juan, our TV studio engineer and all round bag of energy, and Ernie, our school office whizkid, about the things we have going on this semester. And about our student media, and our student orgs, and generally about what a great place JMC actually is. Listen in for a sneak peek of things to come.