Skyline College/North San Mateo County Oral History Archives, Skyline
College Library
Student project for LSCI 110
- Digital Oral Research Project, Skyline College
Journey into Journalism:
Yasmine H. Mahmoud
Click on the
links below to watch video segments from an April
2012 interview by Varsha Ranjit with Yasmine Mahmoud,
who is currently a
student journalist at College of San Mateo aspiring to become an international
journalist.
Yasmine H. Mahmoud
Table of Contents:
1. Introduction: Interest in Journalism
2. Life as a student journalist: First news story
3. Life as a
student journalist: International reporting
4. Life as a student journalist:
Internship experience
5. Family
experience with refugees
Segment 1
Introduction: Interest in Journalism (0:12)
Yasmine briefly describes why she enjoys
journalism.
The Fall 2011 staff of The San Matean, College of San
MateoÕs student-run newspaper which Yasmine was Managing Editor (second in
command) of.
Segment 2
Life as a student journalist: First news story (0:57)
Yasmine discusses her most interesting story
done to date.
One of YasmineÕs first stories as a staff writer on the The
San Matean, Spring 2011.
Segment 3
Life as a student journalist: International reporting (1:16)
Yasmine talks about her aspirations to become
an international journalist, and why international news & reporting
interests her.
Segment 4
Life as a
student journalist: Internship experience (1:14)
Yasmine reflects upon her experience as an
intern in a local political campaign, and how it has helped her understand
public relations and journalism.
After being a Staff Writer Spring 2011 and a Managing Editor
in Fall 2011, Yasmine is currently Spring 2012 Editor of The San Matean at CSM.
Segment 5
Family experience with refugees (1:42)
Yasmine explains how her family has harbored
Eritrean refugees, and how the experience has shaped her as an individual and a
student.
Segment 6
Ultimate inspiration (1:16)
Yasmine talks about a family friend who
inspires her to become an international journalist and how it relates to her
own interests in international studies.
Image sources:
Images courtesy of Yasmine Mahmoud and The San Matean newspaper
(via issuu.com and original PDFs of the publication).
last revised:
5-18-12
by Eric Brenner, Skyline College, San Bruno, CA
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comments or suggestions, email: Eric Brenner at brenner@smccd.edu