BY ZENENA MOGUEL NNB REPORTER ST. PETERSBURG – At University of South Florida St. Petersburg’s (USFSP) Department of Journalism & Media Studies exists a class that prepares students for the path of professional journalism. Unless you’re a part of this department, you probably have not heard of Neighborhood News Bureau (NNB). To many it’s just… Continue reading It’s not a class. It is a newsroom.
Author: Zenena Moguel
Voices of Midtown – Mr. C, The Performing Arts Director
Q&A: Steve Kornell
Each city council candidate was asked the same questions by NNB reporters. Here are their unedited responses. Why are you running for City Council? “To continue the work that I have started and that community has worked on with me for the last six years. Lots of things to continue and move forward. I haven’t… Continue reading Q&A: Steve Kornell
Education, employment opportunities buoy candidate forum
BY ZENENA MOGUEL NNB Reporter ST. PETERSBURG – Residents quickly filled the Enoch Davis Recreation Center for a final City Council Candidate forum hosted by the St. Pete National Association of the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Monday (Oct. 26) evening. “This is a part of the NAACP legacy is the having an important voice… Continue reading Education, employment opportunities buoy candidate forum
Steve Kornell looks to serve, for a final term
BY ZENENA MOGUEL NNB Reporter ST. PETERSBURG – Steve Kornell sees one vision for the future of the city. “Equality for everyone,” he said. Kornell, District 5’s current council member, has been in office since 2009. Kornell was re-elected in 2011 and is now running for a final term. Born in 1966 at the now… Continue reading Steve Kornell looks to serve, for a final term
NNB journalists add to The Weekly Challenger report
BY ZENENA MOGUEL Email: zenenam@mail.usf.edu FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (Oct. 29, 2015) –Stories written by Neighborhood News Bureau journalists about education efforts, a new radio station and the longest-living pastor in Midtown were recently published in The Weekly Challenger, the Tampa Bay area’s largest circulating newspaper covering the African-American community. Neighborhood News Bureau… Continue reading NNB journalists add to The Weekly Challenger report
Times Talk: Targeting the elements of an environmental beat
By ZENENA MOGUEL Email: zenenam@mail.usf.edu FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (Oct. 23, 2015) – Award-winning journalist, Craig Pittman, shared his experiences and advice for covering environmental issues to Neighborhood News Bureau (NNB) reporters Wednesday, Oct. 21. Pittman has reported on environmental issues for the Tampa Bay Times since 1998. Along with working at The… Continue reading Times Talk: Targeting the elements of an environmental beat
Just A Little Love to Restore A Stronger And Diverse Community
BY ZENENA MOGUEL NNB Reporter ST. PETERSBURG – It was just another night where the sound of music and laughter filled the air of this vibrant community. It was Midtown in the 1940s bringing out the African-American culture. But, it was not always that way. It took brave and valiant individuals to build the lively… Continue reading Just A Little Love to Restore A Stronger And Diverse Community