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Jose Serrano

California
Covers:  Immigration, political, civil rights issues
CSUF. Stubbornly loyal L.A. Angels supporter.

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Jose Serrano’s Biography

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I stumbled into journalism as a community college student. I was a neophyte who loved news and sports but never believed I could interpret it in a way that would resonate with readers.

A decade later, I've received collegiate awards, interviewed everyone from mixed martial artists to Republican lawmakers, and found myself in a lion's den of sorts - inside a media pen at a Donald Trump rally as one of the few Latino journalists given media credentials.

I'm a freelancer, sure, but I've never give…

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes

How is social media changing news?

It is the new Sunday paper. Instead of trudging to their front door every morning, readers reach for their phone in bed and scroll Facebook.

What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?

Awards

Columbia Scholastic Press Association

2009

1st "Disaster Relief," el Don, Santa Ana College, Santa Ana, CA; 2nd "Debt-Mission," el Don, Santa Ana College, Santa Ana, CA; 3rd "Hearts & Letters," el Don, Santa Ana College, Santa Ana, CA