Film, Journalism & Media Production
City College's Radio, Television & Film and Digital Journalism have merged into a new program -- Film, Journalism & Media Production.
The following resouces are also available to help you find your fit in the new FJMP program.
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Quick Curriculum Guide (Updated for 2026): This list of QR codes makes finding helpful information easier
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FJMP Course Equivalencies List (Updated for 2026): DRJN and RTVF lists included
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FJMP ADT Requirements (Updated for 2026): ADTs in Journalism and Film, Television and Electronic Media included
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FJMP Certificate-to-AS Course Progression (Updated for 2026): Complete a certificate in as few as nine units on your way to an associate degree
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The Film, Journalism, and Media Production (FJMP) program at San Diego City College provides the opportunity for students to develop fundamental skills in these fields for employment in media and related industries or transferring to a four-year institution.
Previously, the Radio, Television & Film and Digital Journalism programs operated independently before merging at the start of the fall 2024 semester.
The program includes all aspects of multiplatform content creation and production, including fiction and documentary film, journalism, broadcast news, radio, podcast, and media production. Students also develop skills to think critically, problem-solve efficiently, and communicate ideas effectively.
Courses address legal and ethical issues in media and include the implications of social and cultural constructs, economics, technology, and equity and social justice. Students gain hands-on experience working as part of the online platform City Times Media with its award-winning partners in state-of-the-art facilities.
Course Catalog Description
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of one of the degrees and/or certificates the student should be able to:
- Apply tools and technologies appropriate for the media professions in which they work.
- Write in forms and styles appropriate for media professions, audiences and purposes they serve.
- Conduct research and evaluate information by methods appropriate to the media professions in which they work.
- Apply principles of diversity, equity, and media law and ethics.
Get Involved
City Time Media combines five student news platforms into one, giving students practical, hands-on experience in multi-platform, collaborative journalism and media production. Get your start in the business without every leaving campus! City students can participate in any of the five, regardless of major, and can even join two or more at a time. Joining the staff is as simple as enrolling in a class!
- City Times (digital-first news organization and newspaper) - FJMP 132
- CTTV & Newscene (weekly TV news broadcast) - FJMP 133
- CT Sound (student-run radio station) - FJMP 142
- CityScene (news magazine) -FJMP 134
- City College Independent Films - FJMP 122
The class you want from the list above not offered? Reach out the Prof. Nicole Vargas for more information. Email [email protected].
The San Diego City College Film Society is a student film club open to all City students. Meetings and other information is shared on Instagram.
Careers
City College offers you the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a wide range of areas in film, journalism, and media production.
Potential jobs include video editor, multimedia journalist, digital content producer, motion picture or documentary film writer/producer, director, videographer, motion graphics designer, art director, production assistant, news producer, on-air talent, news reporter, news writer, social media producer, operations engineer, news photographer, audio engineer, studio camera operator, sound technician, lighting technician, assistant director, set designer, studio manager, and floor director. The skills acquired may lead to employment, freelance work, or business ownership.
To learn more about the wide range of occupations available in the broader media and
communication indistry, salaries and projected growth visit the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook.
Full-time Faculty
Chris Acedo, B.A. (he/him/his) - Professor, FJMP (Media Production); Co-Adviser, CTTV & CT Sound - [email protected]
Acedo was a student at San Diego City College when he landed his first job in the television news industry. Acedo has worked behind the scenes at local television news stations including Fox 5 and NBC San Diego. He is a graduate of San Diego State University's School of Journalism & Media Studies and co-founded the student chapter of the Association for Hispanic Media Professionals.
Cy Kuckenbaker, MFA (he/him/his) - Professor, FJMP (Film); Adviser, City College Independent Films & Film Society - [email protected]
Kuckenbaker, who has an MFA in film direction from the California Institute of the Arts, was the recipient of a Fulbright Fellowship and served for two years as a Peace Corps volunteer in Eastern Europe. A number of the fiction and documentary films he has directed have screened at domestic and international film festivals. He earned his bachelor's from degree from San Diego State University.
Jodina Scazzola, M.A. (she/her/hers) - Assistant Professor, FJMP (Radio/Podcast); Co-Adviser, CT Sound - [email protected]
Scazzola has over 25 years experience in radio and television as an on-air talent, producer and marketing specialist. That includes time at the audio content and entertainment company Audacy, as well as San Diego's CW 6 and KPRi Radio. She has degrees from Chapman University and the University of Arizona.
Nicole Vargas (she/her/ella), M.A. - Professor, FJMP; Adviser, City Times Media - [email protected]
Vargas worked over a decade in media, primarily as a sports journalist and multimedia producer at The San Diego Union-Tribune. She also served as a full-time lecturer and internship adviser in SDSU's School of Journalism & Media Studies. She is a doctoral candidate in Arizona State University's Mary Lou Fulton College for Teaching and Learning Innovation, and has degrees from UCSD and National University.