Contact Me:

OFFICE: (559) 730-3889
NEWSROOM: (559) 730-3844 FAX: (559) 730-3991

E-mail: judyh@cos.edu

OFFICE HOURS:
Mondays 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.

Tuesdays 1 p.m.-2 p.m.

Wednesdays 9 a.m. -11 a.m.

By appointment:
Office 261 in the Math/Fine Arts Building
Mailbox in the faculty mailroom and in lab 260

Meet Judy House

"Being a reporter is as much a diagnosis as a job description" - Anna Quindlen

I am a former newspaper reporter, editor and freelance journalist who joined the faculty at College of the Sequoias in 1991. I believe in the power of the student press having served as editor in chief of my college daily. I grew up in Fresno where I graduated with a bachelor’s in journalism and a master’s in mass communication from California State University, Fresno.

My position here at COS is my second career having been a journalist for 12 years. My first job after college was a reporting position at the Riverside Press-Enterprise. I was the editor of The Clovis Independent, a McClatchy newspaper, and a reporter for The Fresno Business Journal. I was also a freelance writer for a number of agriculture and landscape magazines. I also taught journalism at Fresno State for two years. I love journalism because it is dynamic and important to a democracy. It is a wonderful career and I encourage students to give it a try.

I am a member of the Journalism Association of Community Colleges and College Media Advisers. The Campus Newspaper is also a member of the California Newspaper Publisher’s Association. On a personal note, I am interested in cinema, gardening and outdoor activities. I live on a farm in Hanford with my husband and two children.

Thank you to Gene Maddox's art class for the photo manipulation. Click on the above imag to view a gallery of all the work.

The 5 w’s of COS Journalism

Who: Judy House, Journalism instructor/ Adviser to The Campus

What: Five classes are offered in the department.

Where: The Journalism classes are taught on the Visalia campus. The Campus newsroom is located in 260 in the Math/Fine Art building. The Campus newspaper is available on campus and at sites around Visalia.

When: Journalism classes are offered four days a week. The Campus is published 11 times a semester on Thursdays. Five thousand copies are printed. It is produced using Macintosh computers and is delivered electronically to the Hanford Sentinel where is it printed.

Why: Journalism classes teach skills employers look for: flexibility, teamwork, getting the job done. And they are fun.

How: Anyone can sign up for the newspaper though it is recommended that students interested in writing for the paper take Journalism 1. The prerequisite for Journalism 1 is English 251. The Campus is produced by journalism students for students and the community of COS. The editor in chief decides the content.