The National Herald

Professor Profile: Sara-Ellen Amster

Mon, 12 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Professor Sara-Ellen Amster, Ph.D., is instructor and lead faculty member for the journalism program at National University. She has worked as a daily newspaper reporter in four states, and was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize honoring her series called, "Inside Delaware State Hospital.

U-T Enterprise Editor Tells Students About Future of Multimedia Journalism

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Alexa Capeloto, Enterprise Editor for The San Diego Union-Tribune, gave a presentation at National University on multimedia and journalism.

Calbraith Tells Journalism Students:

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 04:00:00 GMT

The Internet has rapidly changed the world - and the nature of journalism along with it.

"The Internet is so useful that without it, the Cunnningham story wouldn't have been possible," argued Dean Calbreath, one of a team of reporters who won the Pulitzer Prize for the Cunningham story.

National University Goes to High School

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 04:00:00 GMT

According to a James Irvine Foundation survey conducted by Peter D. Hart Research Associates, one-third of California's current high school students will drop out. An additional third of students will receive their diplomas unprepared for college or the workplace.

City Attorney Mike Aguirre Calls U-T 'Evil'

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 04:00:00 GMT

City Attorney Michael Aguirre lambasted The Union-Tribune during a recent address to National University journalism students, urging them not to purchase the "mediocre" publication that he said had brought journalistic integrity to an all-time low. His visit Feb.

Public School

Mon, 12 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

He lives in a motor home, dropped out of high school and has not held a real job in four years.

Candidate for welfare?

No - Eric Bidwell is the youngest candidate running for mayor of San Diego at age 25.

Bidwell is hoping you will vote for him and "Vote Revolution" in the June 3 primary election.

The Public "I"

Mon, 12 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

The San Diego offices of the Federal Bureau of Investigation sit prominently on Aero Drive, but few people know the agency is located on the busy road. With the building's series of metal detectors, pass-codes and tinted windows, even fewer know what is going on inside.

National City Health Fair Reaches Out to Latinos

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 04:00:00 GMT

The 3rd Annual Feria de Salud: Por Tu Familia Health Fair was held at Kimball Park in National City.
The event was held to help a community become more health conscious and bring awareness to diabetes, an increasingly prevalent disease in the local Latino community.

You've got our ears, now give us your goals

Mon, 12 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

You don't have to go to school, really; especially not college. However, last year over 41 million of us enrolled in post-secondary education, each of us with our own reasons for doing so. We chose to continue to go to class, continue to do homework, continue to listen to lectures and to be in debt.

The Race for the White House is in Full Swing

Mon, 12 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

The race for the White House is in full swing and there has been no shortage of controversy surrounding the candidates. In 2007, there were nine Democratic, 12 Republican, and 14 candidates from other political parties running for the post of President of the United States.

Aguirre Allegations Not Based on Fact

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 04:00:00 GMT

In response to San Diego City Attorney Michael Aguirre's accusations that she had a, "major breakdown in her journalism," NBC 7/39 anchorwoman Susan Taylor gives her account of the accuracy of her reporting of the October 2007 wildfires in San Diego.

Breeding Ground for Success

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Founded in 1971, National University is the second-largest private university in California with the third largest graduate program in the country. National University is a thriving private university that is the gateway to the future for some 22,000 students.