Journalism Department to be Honored by the Board of Trustees

Jane Pojawa, Editor-in-Chief, Insider Magazine

February 21, 2014

Student journalists contribute to the Glendale News-Press: Kathy Bakowicz, from left, Jonathan Williams, Alexandra Duncan, Sal Polcino and Agnessa Kasumyan.

Glendale College’s Journalism Department will be honored by the Board of Trustees of Glendale on Monday in Krieder Hall at 5 p.m. This presentation will feature a status update on the Journalism Department including Insider Magazine, El Vaquero Newspaper and student contributions to the Glendale News-Press.

In addition, the following students are to be commended for their performance in state competition:

California College Media Association [CCMA]

CCMA Awards for El Vaquero 2014 (to be awarded March 1):

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Araks Terteryan – Best News Series
Monica Terada – Best Opinion Column
Jakey Galdamez – Best Feature Photo

CCMA Awards for Insider 2014:

Courtney Luengo- Best Magazine Opinion
Sean Moriarty – Best Magazine Review
Jane Pojawa – Best Magazine Story
Insider Staff – Best Website

CCMA Awards for El Vaquero 2013

Tatevik Manucharyan – 1st Place Opinion Story
Marlon Miranda – 1st Place Arts and Entertainment Story
Jane Pojawa – 1st Place Headline Portfolio
Eric Bourse – 2nd Place Headline Portfolio
Agnessa Kasumyan – 3rd Place Opinion Story
Isiah Reyes – 3rd Place Arts and Entertainment Story
Angel Silva – 3rd Place Best News Photo
Chantal Bevard – 3rd Place Best Feature Photo

CCMA Awards for the Insider 2013

Isiah Reyes – 1st Place Photo Illustration
Leah Arzu – 3rd Place Magazine Opinion

Journalism Association of Community Colleges (JACC) Awards for the Insider 2013

Marlon Miranda – 1st Place Magazine Photo Essay
Leah Arzu – 4th Place Magazine Opinion
JACC Awards for El Vaquero 2013

JACC Awards for El Vaquero 2013

Sal Polcino – 1st Place News Story
Alex Davis – 2nd Place News Story
Alexandra Duncan – 2nd Place Feature Story
Kathy Bakowicz – 3rd Place Photo

About the Contributor

Jane Pojawa, production assistant

Jane Pojawa is a Southern California-based print media editor/writer who also dabbles in web design. Her passion is historical research and has served as a secretary/archivist/historian for the Cabot’s Pueblo Museum board of directors 2008-2010), the communications director for the Friends of the Michael White Adobe (2009 – current) and the media and communications chair for the Morongo Basin Historical Society (2010-current). She writes a a blog for her husband, Raven Jake, and brews mead. She is a past editor-in-chief for El Vaquero 2005-2006, and Spring 2011 and served as the editor-in-chief for the Insider, GCC's student magazine, from 2008 - 2014.