Professor of Practice
USC Annenberg / JOVRNALISM
Los Angeles, California, United States
ROBERT HERNANDEZ (he/him), aka WebJournalist, has made a name for himself as a journalist of the Web, not just on the Web. His primary focus is exploring and developing the intersection of technology and journalism – to empower people, inform reporting and storytelling, engage community, improve distribution and, whenever possible, enhance revenue. He is a Professor of Professional Practice at USC Annenberg, but he’s not an academic…he’s more of a “hackademic” and specializes in “MacGyvering” Web journalism solutions. He connects dots and people. He has worked for seattletimes.com, SFGate.com, eXaminer.com, La Prensa Gráfica, among others. Hernandez is also the co-founder of #wjchat and co-creator of the Diversify Journalism Project. His most recent work includes Augmented Reality, Wearables/Google Glass and Virtual Reality producing award-winning pieces under the name JOVRNALISM™. He serves/served on multiple national boards (CalMatters, InquireFirst, NAHJ, Chicas Poderosas and others), organizes/runs conferences, is a member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists’ Hall of Fame and knows a lot of people in the industry. He is the recipient of SPJ’s 2015 Distinguished Teaching in Journalism Award. He attended Los Angeles Pierce College and San Francisco State University because he was no way smart enough to get into a school like USC. He has made it to the frontpage of imgur several times.
[BLANK] Is the Future of Journalism
Thursday, September 19, 2024
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT