News media ownership must be scrutinized


When readers sit down to read the newspaper every morning, they probably never think about the people who own it. This might change with a recent controversy surrounding the potential sale of the Los Angeles Times. Since 2000, the L.A. Times has been the property of the media company Tribune, which owns copious news stations, […]

Monica adds to Vavic legacy


The daughter sat and listened to the father. This was May 2008 and Monica Vavic was in the lobby of a Northern California hotel near the Stanford University campus, the site where the USC women’s water polo team had fallen to heavily favored UCLA 6-3 in the NCAA championship game earlier that day. Her dad, […]

Daily Trojan wins 10 College Media Awards


The Daily Trojan was recognized for 10 awards at the California College Media Association awards ceremony Saturday night at San Jose State. The CCMA awarded college publications that showed excellence in the print, online, advertising and magazine categories. Judges noted the paper for having articles that were thought-provoking, well-executed and examples of solid reporting. The […]