On this episode of State Hornet: Spotlight, podcast editor Robbie Pierce and editor-in-chief Max Connor talk with Daraka Larimore-Hall, a vice chair of the state Democratic Party and political strategist and consultant, about why some of the ballot propositions turned out the way they did and what it means for California and both political parties going forward.

Larimore-Hall also discusses some of California’s electoral history and why he sees voting as a collective act rather than an individualized one.

Music: Inspired by Kevin MacLeod

During our Hornet Speaker Series last month, Pulitzer Prize-winning State Hornet alumnus reporter Russ Buettner appeared on our Twitch stream Oct. 21 to discuss how to manage and find sources for hard-hitting investigative stories, find a career in the modern journalistic landscape and earn and keep an audience’s respect and attention in today’s lightning-fast media cycle.

Buettner, a collaborator on multiple New York Times stories on President Donald Trump’s finances, taxes and debts, as well as the “Abused and Used” series chronicling mistreatment of developmentally disabled people living in New York group homes, also shared various stories of his time as a political investigative reporter.

Music: Inspired by Kevin MacLeod

The State Hornet hosted its first ever live Twitch event last week: the Hornet Speaker Series of virtual Q&A sessions.

Wesley Lowery, a Pulitzer Prize winner, author of “They Can't Kill Us All: Ferguson, Baltimore, and a New Era in America's Racial Justice Movement” and creator of The Washington Post’s “Fatal Force” project, spoke to Sacramento State journalism students Monday, Oct. 18. Lowery spoke about the role of a journalist in today’s world, how to find and build trust with sources and what journalists can do to increase media literacy and build a relationship with their audience.

Music: Inspired by Kevin MacLeod

On this episode of State Hornet: Spotlight, Sacramento State President Robert Nelsen talks to State Hornet podcast editor Robbie Pierce and editor-in-chief Max Connor about when and how campus might reopen, the reasons student tuition and fees have not been reduced, the future of commencement ceremonies, when sports will return and more. Nelsen also talks about his personal history, from growing up on a ranch in Montana to being forced to apply for a college scholarship as part of a punishment from his English teacher in high school.

Music:

Inspired by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

State Hornet reporters Chanelle Muerong and Garry Singh bring you another episode of the State Hornet: Spotlight audio profile series, this time featuring Sac State business alumnus and Onit Coffee CEO Shadi Khattab.

Khattab discusses the role coffee played in his family life, how and why he founded a coffee truck, how he’s grown his business through social media marketing, his plans for expansion and more.

Music:

Inspired by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

On the first episode of our new State Hornet: Spotlight audio profile series, multimedia reporter Sara Nevis talks with local father, activist and chef Berry Accius to discuss his personal history and views on activism, what more he feels needs to be done following the shooting death of Zarrie Allen, the need for follow-through and community initiatives within activist spaces, what “defund the police” truly means and more.

Music:

Inspired by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/