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Jakob McWhinney

Jakob McWhinney, Operations Manager, CTM | Managing Editor, City Times - 2021-2022

Jakob McWhinney found his passion for journalism when he returned to school in fall 2020, after losing both of his jobs at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In his first semester with San Diego City College’s student news site, City Times, he covered everything from politics to education to local music. He is now Operations Manager for City’s student-run news organization, City Times Media, which includes City Times, a radio station and a weekly television news show. He also works as a staff writing intern at the local non-profit investigative news outlet, Voice of San Diego.

He enjoys sushi, dislikes mustard, and has a dog who loves carrots named Mr. Peanut Butter.

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The Knowledge Industry

City Times Media drops podcast about California higher education

Jakob McWhinney and Philip Salata
June 21, 2022
Petco Park San Diego skyline

BREAKING: Following pushback, SDCCD chancellor cancels investiture

Philip Salata and Jakob McWhinney
May 23, 2022
City College student Jeannette Mayo Gallegos delivers a speech after receiving the Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship at Citys 31st annual scholarship awards ceremony on May 10, 2022. City College Flickr

City College student awarded prestigious scholarship worth $55K

Jakob McWhinney, Managing Editor
May 20, 2022
Angel Lopez raises his fist in celebration

City College celebrates its first ‘Lavender Graduation’ ceremony

Jakob McWhinney, Managing Editor
May 19, 2022
City student Jeannette Mayo Gallegos presented with a scholarship

City College awards over $360,000 in scholarships

Jakob McWhinney, Managing Editor
May 12, 2022
Graduates from City College in caps and gowns stand in a row at the Organ Pavilion in Balboa Park.

City to celebrate graduates with first in-person commencement events in three years

Kathy Archibald, Jakob McWhinney, Philip Salata, and Susana Serrano
May 5, 2022
Senior media clerk Randy Juarez

City library to students: We’re open

Jakob McWhinney and Antonio Contreras
April 21, 2022
Campus closure sign at San Diego City College

City student, faculty among plaintiffs suing SDCCD over COVID-19 requirements

Jakob McWhinney, Managing Editor
April 15, 2022
AD 80 Candidates

VIDEO/RADIO: Special election in District 80 moves to runoff

Jakob McWhinney and Jillian Fortner
April 6, 2022
Jackie Mendoza on a payphone with toys in foreground

City Times Sound picks up the beat after spring break

Philip Salata, Jakob McWhinney, and Skylar Eppler
April 4, 2022
Sudan Archives in furniture store

Cruise into spring break with CTM’s local music playlist for March

Jakob McWhinney and Philip Salata
March 25, 2022
San Diego Convention Center

VIDEO/RADIO: Pandemic restrictions easing at large events in the state

Jakob McWhinney, Operations Manager
March 24, 2022
5th Annual Social Justice Conference& Education

VIDEO: City College’s social justice conference kicks off this week

Jakob McWhinney, Multimedia Journalist
March 22, 2022
Braulio Lam + Simonel Endlessness album cover

City Times Sound returns with a fresh radio lineup

Victor Ortiz, Jr., Philip Salata, Jakob McWhinney, William Tran, and Sierra Renken
March 21, 2022
Nhi Tat works on graphic design project

City College’s graphic design program sets sights on bachelor’s degree (with video)

Jakob McWhinney and Philip Salata
March 17, 2022
Featured on CTS

RADIO: Get your dose of local indie-everything music with “Mood Ring”

Jakob McWhinney, Operations Manager
March 15, 2022
Curran Plaza San Diego City College

City College radio station set to go live March 14

Philip Salata, Jakob McWhinney, and Skylar Eppler
March 13, 2022
Lock on circuit board

City College submits proposal for bachelor’s in Cyber Defense and Analysis

Jakob McWhinney and Philip Salata
March 1, 2022
experimental pop duo Vákoum

Warm up with CTM’s local music playlist for February

Jakob McWhinney and Philip Salata
February 25, 2022
Covid-19 vaccine

SDCCD to require booster shots for fall 2022 in-person classes

Jakob McWhinney
February 16, 2022
Todd Gloria speaks to City Times Media journalist Ingrid Estrella.

Mayor calls for expansion of City College homelessness services training program

Jakob McWhinney, Multimedia Journalist
February 8, 2022
Spring semester

Spring semester begins at City College

Kathy Archibald, Kathryn Gray, Jakob McWhinney, and Philip Salata
February 1, 2022
The powerful vocals of Josh Lane (center) and Jensine Benitez (left), the focal point of Thee Sacred Souls’ “sweet soul” sound, conjure up hazy thoughts of better days. Photo by Aaron Flores Arteaga, from @TheeSacredSouls Instagram

CTM’s first monthly local music playlist of 2022 features hip-hop, funk, hardcore

Jakob McWhinney and Philip Salata
January 20, 2022
San Diego City College President Ricky Shabazz called December’s Fall Fest a trial run for events to come in the spring semester, but a spike in COVID-19 cases due to the omicron variant has delayed the return to on-site activities. Photo by Jakob McWhinney/City Times Media

Amid omicron surge, SDCCD officials announce delayed return to in-person instruction

Jakob McWhinney
January 19, 2022
Santa reminds visitors to wear masks

PODCAST: City College philosophy professor discusses ethics of vaccination

Jakob McWhinney, Multimedia Journalist
December 21, 2021
Soccer player kicks ball

City Times rings in the holidays with a call for coverage suggestions

Jakob McWhinney, Multimedia Journalist
December 20, 2021
A City College student opens the Edquity app

Midnight deadline looms for Fall Fest $500 student aid

Kathy Archibald, Kathryn Gray, and Jakob McWhinney
December 16, 2021
Two men stand with a sign at a protest at the headquarters of the San Diego Unified School District headquarters

PODCAST: An infectious disease expert responds to vaccine hesitancy

Jakob McWhinney, Multimedia Journalist
December 13, 2021
Cumbia Divina

City Times releases December’s monthly local music playlist

Jakob McWhinney and Philip Salata
December 10, 2021
Students meet at Fall Fest and Study Jam 2021

GALLERY: A look back at City College’s inaugural Fall Fest (with video)

Kathryn Gray, Jakob McWhinney, Will Mauriz, Kathy Archibald, Philip Salata, Christopher Tapanes, and Aldo Ramirez
December 9, 2021
People gather in Schwartz Plaza for the Fall Fest at San Diego City College

LIVE BLOG: City College sets the stage for Fall Fest

Kathryn Gray, Jakob McWhinney, Christopher Tapanes, Will Mauriz, Aldo Ramirez, and Kathy Archibald
December 8, 2021
Students walk across a concrete square surrounded by buildings at San Diego City College

Student interest high for City College’s first Fall Fest

Philip Salata, Kathy Archibald, and Jakob McWhinney
December 7, 2021
A Dia de los Muertos style altar

Remembering San Diego venues lost during COVID-19 pandemic

Jakob McWhinney, Multimedia Journalist
December 6, 2021
Matt Lamkin was the frontman for the The Soft Pack, one of a flurry of buzzy San Diego bands to emerge in the late aughts, pictured here performing at the now-defunct Bar Pink circa 2008. From left to right Matt Lamkin on the mic, Matty McLoughlin on guitar, Dave Lantzman on bass, and Brian Hill on drums.  Photo by Chad Kelco

Former frontman of The Soft Pack gets weird on his new pandemic-tinged release

Jakob McWhinney
November 30, 2021
A poster for The Listening Machine

PODCAST: Isolation of pandemic life, struggles of an essential worker shared with The Listening Machine

Jakob McWhinney, Multimedia Journalist
November 29, 2021
Tulengua, Kelsey Bair photo

CTM debuts monthly local San Diego music playlist

Jakob McWhinney and Skylar Eppler
November 9, 2021
Two students relax under a tree in City Colleges Curran Plaza

SDCCD officials: Further changes to CA higher education needed

Jakob McWhinney and Philip Salata
November 5, 2021
The door of City Colleges Extended Opportunity Programs and Services.

Email from City College officials mistakenly disclosed sensitive information of nearly a thousand students

Jakob McWhinney, Multimedia Journalist
November 4, 2021
The Knight Life, Episode 2

RADIO: The Knight Life, Ep. 2: Authenticity in the bedroom, the social isolation of COVID-19

Michelle De Nicola and Jakob McWhinney
November 1, 2021
Prospective students speak to a City College outreach representative.

SDCCD officials praise new law, discuss potential candidates for bachelor’s degree expansion

Jakob McWhinney and Philip Salata
October 21, 2021
The Knight Life Podcast, Ep. 1

RADIO: The Knight Life Podcast, Ep. 1: Healing from trauma, dealing with COVID

Marlena Harvey and Jakob McWhinney
October 18, 2021
Mesa College bachelors graduates

Community college bachelor’s degrees now a reality

Jakob McWhinney and Philip Salata
October 7, 2021
The Listening Machine

PODCAST: CT Sound debuts first podcast of the fall semester (with video)

Jakob McWhinney, Podcast Director
October 4, 2021
Supporters of Palestinians rally

Reactions continue after AFT resolution in support of Palestinians

Jakob McWhinney, Multimedia Journalist
September 28, 2021
SDCCD Board of Trustees Meeting, Sept. 9

Staff expresses relief, further frustration at SDCCD Board of Trustees meeting

Jakob McWhinney, Multimedia Journalist
September 15, 2021
Polling Location at County Registrar of Voters

San Diego officials announce record voter registration for recall

Jakob McWhinney and Philip Salata
September 14, 2021
Drive-in to drop off ballots

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San Diego recall ballot

San Diego Democratic, Republican party heads weigh in on Tuesday’s recall election

Jakob McWhinney, Multimedia Journalist
September 13, 2021
Passenger on 215 bus

8 ways to get to City College for free this month

Jakob McWhinney, Multimedia Journalist
September 9, 2021
RTVF 124 students work with cameras

BREAKING: Following outcry, SDCCD alters return-to-campus timeline (with update)

Jakob McWhinney, Multimedia Journalist
September 2, 2021
Nathan Fletcher addresses media with MTS

MTS offering free rides with new app this month

Jakob McWhinney, Multimedia Journalist
September 2, 2021
SDCCD Board of Trustees meet on Zoom

UPDATED: Fear, frustration of SDCCD staff dominates the first fall trustees meeting

Jakob McWhinney, Multimedia Journalist
August 27, 2021
San Diego City College campus

Relief palpable for City College students returning for in-person learning

Jakob McWhinney, Multimedia Journalist
August 25, 2021
The Community Front

City College alum creates an organization to help those in need

Jakob McWhinney, Contributor
June 10, 2021
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