“Sunshine Boy” attorney to speak on public records law

“Sunshine Boy” attorney to speak on public records law

Paul Boylan, an attorney specializing in using public records in investigative reporting, will visit Newsroom by the Bay at Stanford this summer to talk with students about California’s Public Records Act. Boylan specializes in helping journalists make sure that local governments are open and transparent, for example, filing more than two dozen cases over a period of five years […]

Meet the teacher: Don Bott, “Ready, Set, Go” writing and editing

Meet the teacher: Don Bott, “Ready, Set, Go” writing and editing

Don Bott, returning for his third year at Newsroom by the Bay, changes lives through journalism. In fact, last year Northwestern University named Bott one of five distinguished high school teachers who had a “transformative impact” on the lives of graduating NU seniors they once taught. In Bott’s case, that was Lisette Rodriguez, who graduated in 2015 and […]

Arriving early? Consider the Quakes and “Ready, Set, Go!” workshop

Arriving early? Consider the Quakes and “Ready, Set, Go!” workshop

If your travel plans have you arriving early for Newsroom by the Bay at Stanford this summer, we have a couple of options for you. We can accommodate a limited number of students on Saturday, June 25, prior to our program start. If you require an early arrival, please contact us as soon as possible at […]

We. Are. Giant. (Really.)

We. Are. Giant. (Really.)

Every year, we try to find opportunities for our students not only to enjoy the beautiful Stanford campus and San Francisco Bay Area, but to actually cover the events taking place in it as well. After all, there’s no better way to practice your journalism skills than by covering a real story. This year, a […]