Find the story. Write the headline. Start your byline.
Alumni Spotlight: Lauren Sanchez — television personality, media executive, and astronaut — began her journalism career right here at El Camino College, writing and reporting for this very newsroom. Her story is proof that a seat in this room can be the first step toward anywhere. This is where she started. So can you.
Step into a real college newsroom and see where journalism comes to life. This four-day class invites middle school students (grades 6–8) inside El Camino College's award-winning campus newspaper — one of the most respected community college publications in California and the Nation — for a hands-on introduction to reporting, writing, and storytelling.
Students will learn how journalists find stories, ask the right questions, and write clearly and fairly. By Thursday, every student will have written and "published" their own news article — with a real byline. Classes are taught by the college's campus journalists and publishers.
Why El Camino College's Newsroom?
• Home of the award-winning campus newspaper, recognized statewide for excellence in college journalism
• Students work in the actual newsroom — not a classroom simulation — with real equipment, real editors, and real deadlines
• Instruction led by current El Camino campus journalists and faculty journalism advisors
• Part of a legacy program that has launched careers in print, digital, broadcast, and multimedia journalism