Guest Speaker: Jared Servantez

Jared Servantez is the editor of KQED's Express Desk, leading the newly established Express Desk at KQED, an initiative to transform the newsroom's approach to daily digital journalism. The Express Desk oversees the newsroom's online breaking news operation. Jared most recently worked for the Los Angeles Times, where he served as a breaking news editor, the Metro Desk's night editor, and a copy editor. Prior to that he had a Dow Jones News Fund internship, where he worked as a copy editor at the Mercury News. Jared is a graduate of the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.

 Jared plans to talk to students about headline writing and breaking news, with an eye on how to prepare for reporter/editor roles at Golden Gate Xpress, Xpress Magazine, and internships.

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