Rate My Professor Faith Sidlow

Sidlow began teaching at Fresno State in 2009 while still in local news, becoming full-time faculty in 2015. She instructs courses such as MCJ 2 Media Writing, MCJ 102W Reporting, MCJ 121 News Video Production, MCJ 124 Intermediate Broadcast News Writing, MCJ 125 Radio Reporting and Podcasting, MCJ 126 Media Performance, MCJ 172 Media Law, and MCJ 199 Capstone Class in TV/Multimedia News Reporting and Production. She oversees production of the Fresno State Focus newscast on Comcast 94, CMAC.TV, fresnostatefocus.com, and Fresno State Focus Radio Edition on 90.7 KFSR. Her honors include induction into the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Silver Circle in 2012, a Golden Mike Award in 2015 for her Central Valley Honor Flight radio documentary on WWII and Korean War veterans, three Emmy nominations, Associated Press awards, Edward R. Murrow recognition for a news series, Best of the West, two Mark Twain awards, and a Silver Medallion from the California Bar Association. She has received Provost's Awards at Fresno State. Notable publications include her master's thesis, the co-authored book "Broadcast News in the Digital Age: A Guide to Reporting, Producing and Anchoring Online and on TV" with Kim Stephens (Routledge), and contributions to "Global Journalism Collaborations: Worldwide Storytelling Projects in Higher Education" (2024). Sidlow serves on the Fresno City College Journalism Advisory Board.