On April 21, Brookhaven College and the Communications Division will host True Stories for the third year in a row. This event welcomes a panel of top editors from Dallas publications, award-winning reporters, photojournalists and best-selling authors. Media professionals attending include:
- Dave Tarrant, award-winning journalist at The Dallas Morning News
- Danny Fulgencio, photo editor at Advocate Magazine and contributing photographer at Dallas Observer
- Christian McPhate, investigative journalist at Dallas Observer
- Chris Vognar, culture critic at The Dallas Morning News
- Daniel Driensky, photographer, videographer and co-founder of Exploredinary
- Sarah Reyes, photographer, videographer and co-founder of Exploredinary
- Caroline North, culture editor at Dallas Observer
- Diamond Victoria, clubs editor at Dallas Observer
Attendees are encouraged to bring any questions they have in regards to navigating the current political environment as a journalist, social media's role in reporting, how to pitch an idea to an editor, careers in the industry and any others pertaining to journalism, photojournalism and broadcast media.
True Stories is free and open to the public. The event will be in Room K234, located in Building K, from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information about the event, please contact Daniel Rodrigue, journalism professor, at dRodrigue@dcccd.edu.