Blog / Jon Funabiki

Journalists Reflect on Their Purpose & Passion

What inspires you? How do you sustain your sense of calling in the face of the everyday stresses of your job, your life? These are just some of the questions a group of 12 Bay Area journalists pondered at "Purpose & Passion: A Storytelling Retreat for Journalists," sponsored by Renaissance Journalism on July 12-14..

LearningLAB Conference a Huge Success

Renaissance Journalism ushered in the New Year with LearningLAB 2013, an exciting and well-received multimedia journalism training conference, held in the Journalism and Humanities departments at San Francisco State University on January 11. The conference attracted a sell-out crowd of more than 100 people representing a dynamic mix of Bay Area ethnic and community news organizations, grassroots nonprofit organizations, and foundations.