Editor’s note: The USAC Election Board at UCLA wants us to #USACMakeItCount. Students can vote in the undergraduate student government election on MyUCLA until 3 p.m. Friday. The election board will announce results at 9 p.m. Friday in Meyerhoff Park. I hate asking for help. Most people do – it’s uncomfortable, vulnerable and a little […]
Category Archives: Press Pass
Minding the media: Journalism, a changed game
If I had a nickel from everyone who’s ever told me not to be a student journalist, I could actually afford to be one. The Chicago Sun-Times laid off its entire photo staff during my last semester in high school, when I worked as my school newspaper’s photo editor. At the time, its staff included […]
From the copy desk: Editing out implicit bias in the newsroom
Editor’s note: A newspaper’s copy desk keeps its writers and editors accountable to the public. In this series, Daily Bruin Copy discusses the biggest issues they face in making sure the stories are fairly told. Media can be biased, and the Daily Bruin is no exception. At the copy desk, we have to deal with […]
Press Pass: Behind the scenes of Dance Marathon coverage
UCLA’s Dance Marathon has created an annual tradition of our own at the Daily Bruin, where we send reporters and photographers to cover the entirety of the event. The continuous 26 hours are a challenge, but also one of the best ways for new reporters to dive into live coverage. Each year, the staff collaborates […]
Second Take: The 2016 Oscars showcased unexpected, respectable wins
The Oscars typically leave me in a seething, pointless rage. I have never been able to accurately predict the winners of all 24 categories in a single year; I usually miss a few left-field choices for categories like Best Animated Short Film or Best Costume Design. At this year’s ceremony, I missed five categories, and […]
Q&A: Alum, screenwriter Don Holley discusses memoir and a life of humor
Don Holley wrote a weekly humor column about his college life for the Daily Bruin. Thirty years later, the column became a 114-page memoir. After graduating from UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television in 1984, Holley sold his first script which became the cult film “Loaded Weapon 1,” a cop satire with Emilio Estevez, […]
Press Pass: Alumnus Frank Spotnitz discusses ‘X-Files’ reboot, writing career
Press Pass is rolling out the Daily Bruin Alumni Q&A series, where we connect with past staffers in the paper and see where the Daily Bruin has taken them in their respective careers. Frank Spotnitz never doubted the “X-Files” would return. The UCLA and Daily Bruin alumnus worked as a journalist before joining the “X-Files” […]