CSULB Department of Journalism & Public Relations
@csulbjpr.bsky.social
Official Bluesky account of the Department of Journalism & Public Relations at California State University, Long Beach.
Wishing you a happy winter break ❄️
Enjoy the time to rest, recharge, and take care. See you all next semester!
#CSULB #CSULBJPR #WinterBreak #Recharge #GoBeach
Enjoy the time to rest, recharge, and take care. See you all next semester!
#CSULB #CSULBJPR #WinterBreak #Recharge #GoBeach
December 20, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Wishing you a happy winter break ❄️
Enjoy the time to rest, recharge, and take care. See you all next semester!
#CSULB #CSULBJPR #WinterBreak #Recharge #GoBeach
Enjoy the time to rest, recharge, and take care. See you all next semester!
#CSULB #CSULBJPR #WinterBreak #Recharge #GoBeach
Find the space that helps you focus. Need some suggestions? See some our favorite study spots on the JPR YouTube channel. 📚🪑🌿
#csulbjpr #finalsweek #studytips
#csulbjpr #finalsweek #studytips
December 16, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Find the space that helps you focus. Need some suggestions? See some our favorite study spots on the JPR YouTube channel. 📚🪑🌿
#csulbjpr #finalsweek #studytips
#csulbjpr #finalsweek #studytips
December 15, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Apply for free money from the Radio & Television News Association of Southern California.
#scholarships #journalism #GoBeach
#scholarships #journalism #GoBeach
December 11, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Apply for free money from the Radio & Television News Association of Southern California.
#scholarships #journalism #GoBeach
#scholarships #journalism #GoBeach
Media Monday 🎙️
Finals are almost here! 📚✨
Before we head into the last week of the semester, here are the stories worth keeping up with!
1. lbcurrent.com/news/2025/12...
2. lbcurrent.com/uncategorize...
3. lbcurrent.com/artslife/202...
Finals are almost here! 📚✨
Before we head into the last week of the semester, here are the stories worth keeping up with!
1. lbcurrent.com/news/2025/12...
2. lbcurrent.com/uncategorize...
3. lbcurrent.com/artslife/202...
A jolly tradition: Families fill the streets on 2nd & PCH for Annual Tree Lighting
Originally scheduled for Nov. 20, the annual holiday Tree Lighting on 2nd & PCH event kicked off the Christmas spirit on Tuesday, Nov. 25. The free, family-friendly event takes place on Seaport Way…
lbcurrent.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Media Monday 🎙️
Finals are almost here! 📚✨
Before we head into the last week of the semester, here are the stories worth keeping up with!
1. lbcurrent.com/news/2025/12...
2. lbcurrent.com/uncategorize...
3. lbcurrent.com/artslife/202...
Finals are almost here! 📚✨
Before we head into the last week of the semester, here are the stories worth keeping up with!
1. lbcurrent.com/news/2025/12...
2. lbcurrent.com/uncategorize...
3. lbcurrent.com/artslife/202...
📚 Finals Week Library Hours — Fall 2025
Need a quiet place to grind? The University Library is extending hours from Dec 8–18 to help you finish the semester strong. 💪✨
Plan ahead, take breaks, and good luck Beach students! 🌊💛
#CSULB #CSULBJPR #CSULBLibrary #FinalsWeek #GoBeach
Need a quiet place to grind? The University Library is extending hours from Dec 8–18 to help you finish the semester strong. 💪✨
Plan ahead, take breaks, and good luck Beach students! 🌊💛
#CSULB #CSULBJPR #CSULBLibrary #FinalsWeek #GoBeach
December 8, 2025 at 10:53 PM
📚 Finals Week Library Hours — Fall 2025
Need a quiet place to grind? The University Library is extending hours from Dec 8–18 to help you finish the semester strong. 💪✨
Plan ahead, take breaks, and good luck Beach students! 🌊💛
#CSULB #CSULBJPR #CSULBLibrary #FinalsWeek #GoBeach
Need a quiet place to grind? The University Library is extending hours from Dec 8–18 to help you finish the semester strong. 💪✨
Plan ahead, take breaks, and good luck Beach students! 🌊💛
#CSULB #CSULBJPR #CSULBLibrary #FinalsWeek #GoBeach
Watch the Internship Week sessions now on the JPR YouTube channel, featuring students in real internships, alumni sharing how those experiences shaped their careers, and a career counselor breaking down the tools that make your résumé stand out.
Your career starts with the steps you take today. 🎥💼
Your career starts with the steps you take today. 🎥💼
December 5, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Watch the Internship Week sessions now on the JPR YouTube channel, featuring students in real internships, alumni sharing how those experiences shaped their careers, and a career counselor breaking down the tools that make your résumé stand out.
Your career starts with the steps you take today. 🎥💼
Your career starts with the steps you take today. 🎥💼
📣 Updated Fall 2025 JPR Advising Hours 📣
Need help planning the next semester or staying on track for graduation? Our JPR faculty advisors are here to help — stop by or drop in on Zoom!
#CSULB #GoBeach #CSULBJPR #AdvisingHours #Fall2025
Need help planning the next semester or staying on track for graduation? Our JPR faculty advisors are here to help — stop by or drop in on Zoom!
#CSULB #GoBeach #CSULBJPR #AdvisingHours #Fall2025
December 5, 2025 at 2:43 AM
📣 Updated Fall 2025 JPR Advising Hours 📣
Need help planning the next semester or staying on track for graduation? Our JPR faculty advisors are here to help — stop by or drop in on Zoom!
#CSULB #GoBeach #CSULBJPR #AdvisingHours #Fall2025
Need help planning the next semester or staying on track for graduation? Our JPR faculty advisors are here to help — stop by or drop in on Zoom!
#CSULB #GoBeach #CSULBJPR #AdvisingHours #Fall2025
We want to congratulate Professor Chris Burnett on his retirement! 🎉
CLA Dean Dan O’Connor dropped by one of Professor Burnett’s final classes to thank him for 25 years of service to the CSULB Department of Journalism & Public Relations.
Cheers to a well-deserved retirement, Dr. Burnett! 🌟📚
CLA Dean Dan O’Connor dropped by one of Professor Burnett’s final classes to thank him for 25 years of service to the CSULB Department of Journalism & Public Relations.
Cheers to a well-deserved retirement, Dr. Burnett! 🌟📚
December 4, 2025 at 10:57 PM
We want to congratulate Professor Chris Burnett on his retirement! 🎉
CLA Dean Dan O’Connor dropped by one of Professor Burnett’s final classes to thank him for 25 years of service to the CSULB Department of Journalism & Public Relations.
Cheers to a well-deserved retirement, Dr. Burnett! 🌟📚
CLA Dean Dan O’Connor dropped by one of Professor Burnett’s final classes to thank him for 25 years of service to the CSULB Department of Journalism & Public Relations.
Cheers to a well-deserved retirement, Dr. Burnett! 🌟📚
Whether you’re graduating soon or looking for an internship, you’ll gain information from CSULB Career Counselor Mathew Gonzales. He’ll explain how to use JobScan and Big Interview. These AI-powered tools help you improve your resume as well as prepare for interviews. Join us at 9:30 a.m. tomorrow!
December 4, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Whether you’re graduating soon or looking for an internship, you’ll gain information from CSULB Career Counselor Mathew Gonzales. He’ll explain how to use JobScan and Big Interview. These AI-powered tools help you improve your resume as well as prepare for interviews. Join us at 9:30 a.m. tomorrow!
Think JPR Internship Week is just for internship-seekers? Think again.
Join us Wednesday, Dec. 2, at 9:30 a.m. for a panel where alumni break down how their internships opened doors, built connections, and launched their careers!
Join us Wednesday, Dec. 2, at 9:30 a.m. for a panel where alumni break down how their internships opened doors, built connections, and launched their careers!
December 2, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Think JPR Internship Week is just for internship-seekers? Think again.
Join us Wednesday, Dec. 2, at 9:30 a.m. for a panel where alumni break down how their internships opened doors, built connections, and launched their careers!
Join us Wednesday, Dec. 2, at 9:30 a.m. for a panel where alumni break down how their internships opened doors, built connections, and launched their careers!
Have a question for our panelists? You can ask during the session—or have an even better chance by submitting it early on Bluesky.
Remember to join attend the sessions. They’ll have information to help anyone seeking an internship or graduating in the next six months!
Remember to join attend the sessions. They’ll have information to help anyone seeking an internship or graduating in the next six months!
December 2, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Have a question for our panelists? You can ask during the session—or have an even better chance by submitting it early on Bluesky.
Remember to join attend the sessions. They’ll have information to help anyone seeking an internship or graduating in the next six months!
Remember to join attend the sessions. They’ll have information to help anyone seeking an internship or graduating in the next six months!
🎉 Internship Week 2025 kicks off tomorrow! 🎉
Join us Tuesday, Dec. 2 from 9:30–10:30 a.m. on Zoom for Internship Foundations: Setting You Up to Succeed, the first session in our three-day series!
Join us Tuesday, Dec. 2 from 9:30–10:30 a.m. on Zoom for Internship Foundations: Setting You Up to Succeed, the first session in our three-day series!
December 2, 2025 at 1:36 AM
🎉 Internship Week 2025 kicks off tomorrow! 🎉
Join us Tuesday, Dec. 2 from 9:30–10:30 a.m. on Zoom for Internship Foundations: Setting You Up to Succeed, the first session in our three-day series!
Join us Tuesday, Dec. 2 from 9:30–10:30 a.m. on Zoom for Internship Foundations: Setting You Up to Succeed, the first session in our three-day series!
Enjoy your fall break and get some well-earned rest. We’ll see you again Monday, Dec. 1, when classes resume.
#GoBeach #Thanksgiving #FallBreak
#GoBeach #Thanksgiving #FallBreak
November 24, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Enjoy your fall break and get some well-earned rest. We’ll see you again Monday, Dec. 1, when classes resume.
#GoBeach #Thanksgiving #FallBreak
#GoBeach #Thanksgiving #FallBreak
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Timing matters! ⏰
Posting when your audience is most active can boost reach and engagement. Check your analytics to see when your followers are online and schedule content around those peak times.
#CSULBJPR #SocialMediaTips #JournalismTips #ContentStrategy #csulbsoc
Timing matters! ⏰
Posting when your audience is most active can boost reach and engagement. Check your analytics to see when your followers are online and schedule content around those peak times.
#CSULBJPR #SocialMediaTips #JournalismTips #ContentStrategy #csulbsoc
November 21, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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Timing matters! ⏰
Posting when your audience is most active can boost reach and engagement. Check your analytics to see when your followers are online and schedule content around those peak times.
#CSULBJPR #SocialMediaTips #JournalismTips #ContentStrategy #csulbsoc
Timing matters! ⏰
Posting when your audience is most active can boost reach and engagement. Check your analytics to see when your followers are online and schedule content around those peak times.
#CSULBJPR #SocialMediaTips #JournalismTips #ContentStrategy #csulbsoc
🎥✨ We’re building next semester’s JPR Social Media Team — and we want YOU.
Think you’ve got an eye for storytelling? An SD card full of half-edited videos? Perfect. 👀
Applications close Wednesday, Nov. 26 - so don’t wait.
#JPRDepartment #JPRSocialMediaTeam #Internship #CSULB
Think you’ve got an eye for storytelling? An SD card full of half-edited videos? Perfect. 👀
Applications close Wednesday, Nov. 26 - so don’t wait.
#JPRDepartment #JPRSocialMediaTeam #Internship #CSULB
November 19, 2025 at 12:03 AM
🎥✨ We’re building next semester’s JPR Social Media Team — and we want YOU.
Think you’ve got an eye for storytelling? An SD card full of half-edited videos? Perfect. 👀
Applications close Wednesday, Nov. 26 - so don’t wait.
#JPRDepartment #JPRSocialMediaTeam #Internship #CSULB
Think you’ve got an eye for storytelling? An SD card full of half-edited videos? Perfect. 👀
Applications close Wednesday, Nov. 26 - so don’t wait.
#JPRDepartment #JPRSocialMediaTeam #Internship #CSULB
Media Monday 🎙️
One more week ‘til fall break! 🦃🍂
As we head into the holiday rush, here are the stories happening around Long Beach!
1. lbcurrent.com/news/2025/11...
2. lbcurrent.com/news/2025/11...
3. lbcurrent.com/news/2025/11...
One more week ‘til fall break! 🦃🍂
As we head into the holiday rush, here are the stories happening around Long Beach!
1. lbcurrent.com/news/2025/11...
2. lbcurrent.com/news/2025/11...
3. lbcurrent.com/news/2025/11...
Aquarium of the Pacific hires new president, CEO
The Aquarium of the Pacific appointed lawyer, animal advocate, and author Jeffrey Flocken as its new president and CEO on Monday, following an extensive search that spanned several months.
lbcurrent.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Media Monday 🎙️
One more week ‘til fall break! 🦃🍂
As we head into the holiday rush, here are the stories happening around Long Beach!
1. lbcurrent.com/news/2025/11...
2. lbcurrent.com/news/2025/11...
3. lbcurrent.com/news/2025/11...
One more week ‘til fall break! 🦃🍂
As we head into the holiday rush, here are the stories happening around Long Beach!
1. lbcurrent.com/news/2025/11...
2. lbcurrent.com/news/2025/11...
3. lbcurrent.com/news/2025/11...
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Keep it simple! ✍️
Having a clear and concise caption performs best on social media. Short sentences, clean visuals, and direct messaging help your audience understand your story quickly and keep scrolling.
#CSULBJPR #SocialMediaTips #JournalismTips #csulbsoc
Keep it simple! ✍️
Having a clear and concise caption performs best on social media. Short sentences, clean visuals, and direct messaging help your audience understand your story quickly and keep scrolling.
#CSULBJPR #SocialMediaTips #JournalismTips #csulbsoc
November 15, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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Keep it simple! ✍️
Having a clear and concise caption performs best on social media. Short sentences, clean visuals, and direct messaging help your audience understand your story quickly and keep scrolling.
#CSULBJPR #SocialMediaTips #JournalismTips #csulbsoc
Keep it simple! ✍️
Having a clear and concise caption performs best on social media. Short sentences, clean visuals, and direct messaging help your audience understand your story quickly and keep scrolling.
#CSULBJPR #SocialMediaTips #JournalismTips #csulbsoc
Today, we recognize those who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces. Campus is closed. Classes and services resume Wednesday, Nov. 12.
November 12, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Today, we recognize those who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces. Campus is closed. Classes and services resume Wednesday, Nov. 12.
Media Monday 🎙️
Hope you’re out there writing some great stories this week 📝 Here are the top stories to check out:
1. lbcurrent.com/sports/2025/...
2. lbcurrent.com/news/2025/11...
3. lbcurrent.com/artslife/202...
Hope you’re out there writing some great stories this week 📝 Here are the top stories to check out:
1. lbcurrent.com/sports/2025/...
2. lbcurrent.com/news/2025/11...
3. lbcurrent.com/artslife/202...
Walter Pyramid in talks to be renamed under new sponsorship deal
Long Beach State’s Walter Pyramid is potentially being renamed to LBS Financial Credit Union Pyramid under a new sponsorship deal. The naming rights deal comes from a 12-year, $8.5…
lbcurrent.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Media Monday 🎙️
Hope you’re out there writing some great stories this week 📝 Here are the top stories to check out:
1. lbcurrent.com/sports/2025/...
2. lbcurrent.com/news/2025/11...
3. lbcurrent.com/artslife/202...
Hope you’re out there writing some great stories this week 📝 Here are the top stories to check out:
1. lbcurrent.com/sports/2025/...
2. lbcurrent.com/news/2025/11...
3. lbcurrent.com/artslife/202...
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Your brand lives online. 💻
Digital branding is how you design and build your brand through websites, social media, video, and more. It blends marketing and storytelling to create an identity people recognize and trust.
Your brand lives online. 💻
Digital branding is how you design and build your brand through websites, social media, video, and more. It blends marketing and storytelling to create an identity people recognize and trust.
November 7, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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Your brand lives online. 💻
Digital branding is how you design and build your brand through websites, social media, video, and more. It blends marketing and storytelling to create an identity people recognize and trust.
Your brand lives online. 💻
Digital branding is how you design and build your brand through websites, social media, video, and more. It blends marketing and storytelling to create an identity people recognize and trust.
Have You Heard of This Journalist? 🗞️
James Nachtwey is an award-winning American photojournalist known for documenting war, conflict, and social issues around the world. His work captures the human cost of crisis and reminds us of the power of bearing witness through imagery.
James Nachtwey is an award-winning American photojournalist known for documenting war, conflict, and social issues around the world. His work captures the human cost of crisis and reminds us of the power of bearing witness through imagery.
November 5, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Have You Heard of This Journalist? 🗞️
James Nachtwey is an award-winning American photojournalist known for documenting war, conflict, and social issues around the world. His work captures the human cost of crisis and reminds us of the power of bearing witness through imagery.
James Nachtwey is an award-winning American photojournalist known for documenting war, conflict, and social issues around the world. His work captures the human cost of crisis and reminds us of the power of bearing witness through imagery.
Happy Media Monday! 🎙️
We’re on week 11 of the semester! Here are trending stories from across campus and around the world.
1. lbcurrent.com/news/2025/11...
2. lbcurrent.com/news/2025/11...
3. abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireS...
We’re on week 11 of the semester! Here are trending stories from across campus and around the world.
1. lbcurrent.com/news/2025/11...
2. lbcurrent.com/news/2025/11...
3. abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireS...
Newsom signs bill for automatic CSU admission, CSULB and 5 campuses excluded
On Oct. 6, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 640, which expands the California State University Direct Admission Program to give automatic acceptance to high school students who complete the A–G…
lbcurrent.com
November 3, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Happy Media Monday! 🎙️
We’re on week 11 of the semester! Here are trending stories from across campus and around the world.
1. lbcurrent.com/news/2025/11...
2. lbcurrent.com/news/2025/11...
3. abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireS...
We’re on week 11 of the semester! Here are trending stories from across campus and around the world.
1. lbcurrent.com/news/2025/11...
2. lbcurrent.com/news/2025/11...
3. abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireS...
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Lead with a hook and clear takeaway. Bluesky drives up to 3–4× more engagement for publishers, according to Search Engine Journal.
Example: What if California’s next drought isn’t about water but about trust? 💧 Read how misinformation is reshaping climate coverage.
October 31, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Scroll Stopper 💡
Lead with a hook and clear takeaway. Bluesky drives up to 3–4× more engagement for publishers, according to Search Engine Journal.
Example: What if California’s next drought isn’t about water but about trust? 💧 Read how misinformation is reshaping climate coverage.
Lead with a hook and clear takeaway. Bluesky drives up to 3–4× more engagement for publishers, according to Search Engine Journal.
Example: What if California’s next drought isn’t about water but about trust? 💧 Read how misinformation is reshaping climate coverage.