Mosaic Journalism returned to the Spartan Daily newsroom on the San Jose State University campus this summer. South Bay high school students learned reporting and photography from professional journalists and produced a newspaper covering community news. See stories below.
A day in the life
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For almost 30 years Mosaic has offered high school students from diverse communities professional training in journalism through an intensive two-week summer workshop held at San Jose State University Students learn the nuts and bolts of reporting, news writing, photography, multimedia and social media.
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Mosaic on Facebook Live
Mosaic en línea en español
La periodista Celina Rodriguez de San José visitó nuestra sala de redacción e hizo unas entrevistas con los estudiantes y los maestros sobre sus tareas, las noticias y sus aspiraciones. Vea el video aquí.
Radio journalist Celina Rodriguez interviews students and staff about their Mosaic experience.
Mosaic Vision 2022
Editor’s Note: Mosaic Vision seeks to deepen our summer workshop and add a year-round program to hone students’ skills, offer mentoring, and delve into multimedia journalism, including podcasting and videography. We plan to partner with high school journalism teachers, help start new journalism programs in underserved areas, replicate our model in other communities and become a source of community newsstories under the guidance of professional journalists
Immigrant parents
motivate
Latino graduates
By Scarlett Lopez-Rodriguez
Children from immigrant families often see their parents work hard to overcome barriers in their lives and make a living. Three recent Latino high school graduates, all three now in post-high school programs, share how their parents have served as role models in their daily lives.
Mosaic Summer Program 2022
Opinion: Dump the
SAT for college
admissions
By Eryn Gandotra
Being thrown into a world pandemic during my freshman year at Santa Clara High School destroyed every ounce of confidence I had for scoring well on the Scholastic Aptitude Test. My main priority was safety – not studying for the single test that would determine my entire future.
Opinion: Overturning Roe is an attack on women’s autonomy
By Dacia Cobian and Mia Felix-Ennis
The U.S. Supreme Court is supposed to serve and protect the American people, yet its decision overturning Roe v. Wade was a direct attack on women’s right to their own bodily autonomy.
Safe abortions and contraception give women the chance to be safe and healthy if they choose to abort.
‘Lightyear’ disappoints ‘Toy Story’ fans with weak character development
By Alli Wang
Buzz Lightyear went to infinity, but not beyond. In the long-anticipated Pixar spinoff of the “Toy Story” movie franchise, “Lightyear” features a bad combination of rushed character development and poorly executed references to other sci-fi movies. That might explain its low sales in its opening weekend.
Upcycled-clothing designer flourishes in San Jose downtown
By Angela Choi
The blue paint on the downtown San Jose storefront announces a Vietnamese bakery. But if you peek through the metal bars on the South Second Street window, what you see are racks of clothing, walls adorned with jewelry and mirrors, and shelves piled high with lace, linen and boxes of fabric scraps.
Opinion: CARE Court, awaiting Assembly vote, violates due process
By Alli Wang
California doesn’t need more courts to solve the mental health and housing crises. Instead, we need to reimagine mental health care systems without creating a new onerous court system. “CARE Court,” aims to create a multimillion-dollar program that aims to help unhoused individuals.
San Jose Made provides street space for small businesses
By Saira Ahmed
San Jose Made was founded in 2011 with a mission to provide opportunities for small businesses and creators to showcase their work. One of its newest events is Sidewalk Shops, which has been hosted every Saturday at Moment in San Pedro Square, starting in May and running through October.
Opinion: Let’s downsize Mother’s Day and Father’s Day
By Abby Cordobes
Should we designate one day a year to celebrating our parents, showering them with love to
show how much they mean to us?
I don’t think so. I’ve seen people take their parents out on Mother’s and Father’s Day to extravagant outings instead of spending genuine time together as a family.
Opinion: Federal Miranda ruling reduces police accountability
By Alli Wang
Californians want to be able to address police brutality. But the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent 6-3 ruling on Vega v. Tekoh will loosen the requirement that police ensure Miranda rights, or essentially Americans’ right to remain silent in police custody when questioned by police.
Recycle Bookstore emerges from pandemic stronger than ever
By Khadeejah Khan
On a recent Tuesday, Recycle Bookstore customer Melissa Kim found her way through the
messy, yet organized science
fiction aisle, searching for new editions of her favorite book,
“Lord of the Rings,” as the bookstore’s Persian cat, Emma, roamed around.
Opinion: Immigrant elders should accept that respect needs to be earned
By Jasmine Sessoms
Mutual respect. It’s something every individual deserves, and like everything else it’s not something to take for granted. When you take it for granted, you lose the privilege of earning it. When you’re a child or grandchild of immigrants, you are expected to “respect your elders.”