Recent News
2023 Hall of Fame Honorees Announced!
May 10, 2023
The 2023 Journalism Department & Mustang Media Hall of Fame Honorees Have Been Announced!
The Journalism Department & Mustang Media Hall of Fame was created in 2016 to honor those individuals who have made significant contributions to the department and its student media organizations or those who have used their student media experience to launch successful careers. It recognizes the value of a vibrant student media operation at the center of the journalism department’s Learn by Doing curriculum.
The Hall of Fame is located on the third floor of Building 26 across the hall from KCPR-FM. Past honorees include Bruce Flohr, Susan Houghton, Robert Kennedy, Bruce McPherson, George Ramos, Kevin Riggs, Al Yankovic and Ed Zuchelli.
Please join us in congratulating the 2023 honorees, who will be inducted into the Mustang Media Hall of Fame in a gala celebration on Friday, Oct. 27.
New Concentration in Media Innovation
May 10, 2023
Journalism Department Offers New Concentration in Media Innovation
The Cal Poly Journalism Department is now one of only a handful of programs in the country offering a concentration in media innovation, allowing students to focus their studies on the intersection of journalism, business and technology.
The department's curriculum committee, led by professors Patrick Howe and Patti Piburn, spent the past few years researching and refining the new concentration to best serve students who are entering a constantly evolving media landscape.
Festival of Journalism Coming this Fall!
May 10, 2023
Save the date! The journalism department is partnering with the nonprofit news organization CalMatters to bring you a two-day festival of journalism in late October.
Faculty and staff celebrated the department’s new status with sparkling apple juice during a department meeting.
Mar 1, 2023
Last winter, the Cal Poly Journalism Department joined the ranks of the other 117 programs around the world that are fully accredited by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications. Here’s what that means …
Brady Teufel, professor and department chair
Mar 1, 2023
As we near the halfway mark on the Cal Poly Journalism Department’s 72nd year, I’d like to take a moment to update you on where we are and where we’re headed.
Teufel to become next journalism department chair
May 5, 2021
Brady Teufel will become chair of the journalism department this fall. He will succeed the current chair, Mary Glick, who will step down after nine years in the position.
Cal Poly’s Mustang Media Group Wins 37 Awards
May 3, 2021
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — Mustang Media Group won a total of 37 national and state awards between the 2021 virtual ceremonies of the College Media Business and Advertising Managers (CMBAM) and the California College Media Association (CCMA). The Cal Poly Journalism Department’s student-run integrated media organization proved that despite the challenges of a virtual year, the organization continues to find innovative, creative ways to tell the stories of the community and rise to every occasion.
Alumni Updates
Apr 21, 2021
Check out the latest accomplishments, awards and news from Journalism Department alumni.
Thank You for the Pizza!
Apr 21, 2021
A staple of any election night is pizza in the newsroom. So what happens when the newsroom is closed because of a pandemic, and student journalists are covering this important story from home? The pizzas come to them!