Blog Post 1- March 2, 2026
So far, I have chosen to focus on Latina student journalists. My sources will include the editors of Mundo Azteca and the contributing student writers, as well as their experiences. As well as the students involved in the NAHJ(National Association of Hispanic Journalists). I have emailed the board members and am trying to schedule interviews for this week and next week. I hope to capture the process of a student going from a staff writer to a leadership position and growing in their journalism career.
After my interviews are complete, I will reach out to Dr.Temple and ask for the applicant demographic information for journalism as a major. Besides the board members of NAHJ, I will also ask the contributing writers, such as Ivana Bustamante, Joselyn Munoz, and Abigail Segoviano. I will also need to schedule interviews with Emily Barrera, multimedia editor at Mundo Azteca, and contributing writers. I also plan to reach out beyond SDSU grounds and gain information about other student newspapers in San Diego.
Blog Post 2- March 16, 2026
The message behind the art was what stood out to me. At first, I didn’t really understand the title because “sweeps” was an uncommon term. The topic of homelessness is talked about, but mostly as an issue that needs to be handled. That homelessness has become an epidemic, and people are being discarded. I learned that becoming unsheltered happens more often than we imagine. Students are often victims of the system and fall short on income.
For the most part, the unsheltered have always been portrayed as people who gave up on their lives. Usually, they’re unclean, and a lot of the time, they’re just looking for a fix. They give an aggressive and unfiltered version of themselves. I grew up in a neighborhood where the income was lower for most, and children, even at my school, couldn't always come with clean clothes. One year, a close family friend of ours started turning to drugs and eventually became homeless. His story was as tragic as he put his family through lots of hardship. I see these people on the streets and think to myself how quickly life can take a turn. I never imagined it could be someone so close to me. My own sister, living abroad in London, had trouble finding a place to live that was affordable, and luckily had a friend who let her live with her. Otherwise, my sister would have been a homeless student, much like councilmember Sean Elo-Rivera experienced.
Sweeps Kill is a great opportunity to bring a different perspective to light. To bring a voice to the people who don’t have one. Talking about how current policies and mandates have consequences and how they directly affect the people being targeted is important. Policies should be created after hearing from those who will be affected; otherwise, they will do more harm than good.
A journalist's job is to hear all sides of the story and report on real events with evidence to back it up. From the Screening Circle, the most important takeaway is to reach out to those who have experienced being unsheltered and ask how and why. To dive deeper and capture not only the situation they're facing, but also solutions. To be a journalist is to provide perspective and be able to break the stereotypes in place.