Contact: Carmen Ramos Chandler
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• "The Evening Update" broadcast on Sept. 25, 2003, was recognized for best newscast writing, over 15 minutes. The contributors to that night's show were Goldstein and broadcast journalism students Sean Frank, Matthew Workman, Alex Stamakinley, Michael O'Keefe, Cheryl Porter, Esmeralda Ramirez, Joselyn Ontiveros and Satish Panchal.

• Workman, a senior, also won a "Golden Mike" for best investigative reporting for a story he did on immigration processing delays.

• Goldstein won a merit award for best hard news series for a six-part series he did titled, "Domestic Violence: The Cycle of Abuse." The segments dealt with the victims, the cycle of violence, the police response, prosecutions, why women find it difficult to leave and the effect on children.

  The awards will be presented during a special ceremony on Saturday, Jan. 24 at the Universal Hilton.

  KCSN News has won more than 400 awards in national and state competitions against professional broadcasters and other university students, including nine Edward R. Murrow Awards from the Radio-Television News Directors Association.

  It has been honored by such prestigious organizations as American Women in Radio and Television, the Associated Press, California Intercollegiate Press Association, the William Randolph Hearst Foundation, the Society of Professional Journalists, National Federation of Community Broadcasters and Public Radio News Directors Incorporated.

  These latest awards from the Radio-Television News Directors Association of Southern California brings to 52 the total of "Golden Mikes" the state has won over the years.

  There are more than 400 students from a variety of backgrounds enrolled in Cal State Northridge's journalism program, which offers training in several fieldsÑnewspapers, radio and television broadcasting, on-line media, magazines, public relations and photojournalism.

  CSUN's Journalism Department is one of only 100 accredited programs in the Western Hemisphere, and is considered by professionals in the field as one of the top departments in the nation.

  California State University, Northridge has 33,000 full- and part-time students and offers 61 bachelor's and 42 master's degrees as well as 28 education credential programs. Founded in 1958, it is the only four-year university in the San Fernando Valley and the fourth largest in the 23-campus CSU system. The university serves as the intellectual, economic and cultural heart of the Valley and beyond.

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