Student Journalist Internships and Letters Of Recommendation Students in 8th grade through college or university level who are studying and/or otherwise interested or involved in Journalism or a related field (communications, photography, podcasting, broadcasting writing, etc.) may indicate their interest by filling out the form at bottom of this page. to become Journalism Interns with Alameda Neighborhoods News (ANN). This opportunity, along with all of the lessons in our Free Journalism Education Program, is cost free to all participants or others…. [READ MORE].
Larry Freeman
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Alameda Boys and Girl’s Club Launches New Program –Open To All– For College Bound Youths and Parents Parents seeking to send their students off to college face a labyrinthe of complex decisions, and navigating that often new, and not always hospitable terrain, can be daunting, time consuming, and involve major financial decisions and sacrifices, not to mention home-front drama and angst. Learning the ABC’s and three R’s in school is one thing, but obtaining reliable, structured guidance in learning how to… [READ MORE].
Welcome to Alameda Neighborhoods News! We are proud to be the newest online news publication in town, grounded in ethics-based news reporting in service of the public good in Alameda. We are proud to be the newest online news source in town. If you want more than rehashed press releases, social-media spin, and potato chip journalism, make ANN part of your news diet. We invite you to join this special, symbiotic community venture by contributing content, subscribing/donating and spreading… [READ MORE].
How both Police and Community Members can better understand the problem and take action Preface To ANN’s Third Audio Interview With APD’s Police Chief HEAR THE ENTIRE INTERVIEW AT BOTTOM OF STORY A national and local tsunami sized surge in car thefts, vehicle break-ins and stolen catalytic converters has many Alameda residents experiencing an equivalent spike of tempers, frustration and even feelings of futility. One unfortunate East End resident witnessed 3 different attempts to steal his vehicle over a three year period,… [READ MORE].
Preface To ANN’s Second Audio Interview With APD’s Police Chief HEAR THE ENTIRE INTERVIEW AT BOTTOM OF STORY When three new officers were sworn into the ranks of APD in early August of 2023, they took an ill-defined, standard oath, administered by APD Chief Nishant Joshi, to obey The Constitutions of The United States and California along with Alameda City laws and ordinances, and follow the proviso to “faithfully discharge the duties of my position as a police officer to the… [READ MORE].
Residents cut off from water supply for up to 20 hours A corroded, 12” cast iron EBMUD water delivery pipe burst open around 4:30 pm on Wednesday August 2nd, rapidly transforming a 200 yard swath of Lincoln Ave. into a temporary creek, as the water rose over the curb and overflowed into scores of front yards and flooding one basement with about three feet of water. Several storm drains on the 2000 and 3000 blocks and two on adjacent High… [READ MORE].
Preface To ANN’s First Audio Interview With APD’s Police Chief HEAR THE ENTIRE INTERVIEW AT BOTTOM OF STORY Alameda’s chronically understaffed Police Department, — which once peaked at 111 officers prior to 2005—is inching towards attaining its authorized force number of 88, according to Alameda Police Chief Nishant Joshi in an exclusive audio interview with ANN. (please hear it at bottom of this story) APD, in late July, hired three new officers who will become active in December of this year… [READ MORE].
Those grim days whose stranglehold on society began in March of 2020, plunged the world into a cloistered crisis of fear, shutdowns, panic buying, hoarding, dread, loss, death, grief, sickness and regressive life style impacts. Days fraught with two hour lines stringing around the back of the Costco Warehouse and the mad, flailing search for rubbing alcohol, Clorox Wipes and toilet paper long gone from barren shelves are ones we might well want to forget. In the very beginning, we had… [READ MORE].
Text and Video by Larry Freeman The boiling, tempestuous energy, innate wanderlust and search for self of teen youth collides with the culture bending power of rock and roll music. In the 1950’s, teenagers asserted and informally cultivated a media catalyzed identity and, for the first time, became a distinctive, recognized culture unto themselves in the change driven times between childhood and adulthood. This panoply of print materials and record jackets gives a brief chronicle on the ongoing battle between… [READ MORE].
(PLUS YOUR FIRST WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT) AN AUDIO LESSON Please listen carefully to the following audio lesson, presented below in two parts, and take notes under the heading ‘LESSON ONE: WHAT IS NEWS’. Note: If you are hearing impaired, you may read the text of the lecture below instead. All students are free to use the text version for review, note taking etc. after listening Save your notes and the worksheet for this lesson until after you have completed the program. At that… [READ MORE].