Olga Briseño

September 22nd, 2011

A Community Conversation

Academic, journalist and filmmaker Olga Briseno is the founder and director of The Center for Media, Democracy & Policy. An award winning journalist from 1977-1990, she has taught journalism courses at a college or university from 1985 to 2003 and developed and ran an award winning college newspaper at Irvine Valley College in Irvine, California from 1991-2000.

She taught upper division journalism courses at The University of Arizona from 2000 to 2003 and has completed graduate work in literature and writing studies, political communications and communications.

She developed, wrote curriculum and ran a journalism program at Irvine Valley College, is a founding member of the National Association for Hispanic Journalists and served on the board of the California Chicano News Media Association.

She has led research on media retention in California in 1990, served on several planning committees for NAHJ conferences, chaired a CCNMA Conference and re-wrote their bylaws, and served on numerous community advisory boards.

Olga Briseño
  • At The End of The Day

    Films:
    At the End of the Day

  • Russell Rodriguez

    Film & Community Conversations:
    Russell Rodríguez, Ph.D

  • Mariachi Nuevo Tecalitllan

    Music:
    Mariachi Nuevo Tecalitlán

  • Rafael Zamarripa

    Dance:
    Rafael Zamarripa

  • Mariachi Cobre

    Music:
    Mariachi Cobre

  • Los Lobos

    Music:
    Los Lobos

  • Latina On The Loose

    Concerts:
    Latina on the Loose

  • Dionisio Ceballos

    Film & Community Conversations:
    Dionisio Ceballos

  • Olga Nájera-Ramírez

    Film & Community Conversations:
    Olga Nájera-Ramírez

  • Calpulli Tonalehqueh

    Dance:
    Calpulli Tonalehqueh

  • Olga Briseño

    Film & Community Conversations:
    Olga Briseño

  • UTPA Mariachi Aztlán

    Music:
    UTPA Mariachi Aztlán

  • Mariachi Veritas

    Music:
    Mariachi Véritas de Harvard

  • Richard Gonzales

    Film & Community Conversations:
    Richard Gonzales

  • Vikki Carr

    Music:
    Vikki Carr

  • Student Showcase Concert

    Concerts:
    Student Showcase Concert

  • Outdoor Feria del Mariachi

    Concerts:
    Outdoor Feria del Mariachi (FREE!)

  • Dan Guerrero

    Music:
    Dan Guerrero – Creative Director

  • MEXICO (An IMAX Film)

    Films:
    MEXICO (An IMAX Film)

  • Gil Sperry

    Film & Community Conversations:
    Gil Sperry

  • Mariachi Sol

    Music:
    Mariachi Sol de Mexico de Jose Hernandez

  • Albie Hect

    Film & Community Conversations:
    Albie Hecht

  • The Storm That Swept Mexico

    Films:
    The Storm That Swept Mexico

  • Mariachi 101

    Festival Workshops:
    Mariachi 101

  • Music & Dance Workshops

    Festival Workshops:
    Music & Dance Workshops

  • Mariachi Day at Children's Discovery Museum

    Special Events:
    ¡A Moverse Todos! Mariachi Family Day

  • Los Lupeños

    Dance:
    Los Lupeños

  • Cesar Rosas

    Music:
    Cesar Rosas

  • When Worlds Collide Documentary

    Films:
    When Worlds Collide Documentary

  • Stop The Hate March

    Special Events:
    A Community Conversation

  • Thomas A. Saenz

    Film & Community Conversations:
    Thomas A. Saenz

  • U. Roberto Romano

    Film & Community Conversations:
    U. Roberto Romano

  • Once Upon A Time... A Mariachi Musical

    Concerts:
    Once Upon A Time… A Mariachi Musical

  • Mariachi Reyna

    Music:
    Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles

  • Spanish Harlem Orchestra

    Music:
    Spanish Harlem Orchestra

  • Folklórico Dance Workshops

    Festival Workshops:
    Folklórico Dance Workshops

  • The Harvest

    Films:
    The Harvest

  • Mariachi Azteca

    Music:
    Mariachi Azteca

  • Ruben Martinez

    Film & Community Conversations:
    Rubén Martínez

  • Mariachi Mass

    Special Events:
    Mariachi Mass

  • Danza Folklórica Escénica: El Sello Artístico de Rafael Zamarripa

    Films:
    Danza Folklórica Escénica

  • Tito Puente Jr.

    Music:
    Tito Puente Jr.

  • The Sound of East LA Meets the Kings of Latin Swing

    Concerts:
    The Sound of East LA Meets the Kings of Latin Swing