Date Updated
7-31-2024
Department
Journalism and Mass Communications
Academic Rank
Professor
Year Retired from SJSU
2022
Educational Background
University of Southern California, Journalism Department, MA in Print Journalism, 1982.
University of California at Berkeley, Italian and Political Science Departments, College of Letters & Science, BA in Italian and Political Science (double major), 1979.
University of Pisa, Italy, One year of graduate study, 1980-81,
University of Padova, Italy, One year of undergraduate study, 1977-78.
Teaching Experience
San Jose State University, School of Journalism and Mass Communications, Professor, 2008-22.
Santa Clara University, College of Communication, Academic-Year Lecturer, 2005-08.
Gavilan College, Adjunct Instructor, 2004-08.
Administrative and Professional Experience
California State University, Florence, Italy, Resident Director 2021-22.
Director & Principal Investigator, Republic of Georgia Media Education Program, US Department of State, 2017-18.
Director & Principal Investigator, Afghanistan Journalism Education Enhancement Program (AJEEP), US Department of State 2010-15.
Director, AJEEP Summer Skills Academy, Istanbul, Turkey, 2014.
Director, AJEEP Summer Skills Academy, Hyderabad, India, 2013.
Director, AJEEP Summer Skills Academy, Dubai, UAE, 2012.
KTVU-TV Oakland, CA. News reporter 1995- 2011.
KNTV-TV San Jose, CA. Anchor/reporter, 1992-1994.
KSBW-TV Salinas, CA. Anchor/reporter, 1987-1992.
WJKS-TV Jacksonville, FL. Anchor/reporter 1983-1984.
KRCR-TV Redding, CA. Anchor/reporter 1982-83.
KECY-TV El Centro, CA. Anchor/reporter/producer, 1982.
Service
Leader of SJSU students to Italy and Greece to report on the refugee crisis, summer 2019.
Co-leader of SJSU students to Italy and Greece to report on the refugee crisis, summer 2018.
Co-leader of SJSU students to Italy and Greece to report on the refugee crisis, summer 2017.
Co-leader of SJSU students to Greece and Germany to report on the refugee crisis, summer 2016.
Co-leader of SJSU and University of Arizona students to the UAE and Oman to report on tourism, summer 2013.
Visited Afghanistan five times for teaching and curriculum reform at journalism departments at Balkh, Herat and Kabul Universities. 2012-15.
Leader of first-ever SJSU Study Abroad to the Middle East, Dubai & Sharjah, UAE, 2010.
Guest lecturer, Zayed University, Dubai, UAE. 2010.
Selected Publications
Refereed Publications
August E. Grant, Yicheng Zhu, Jeff Wilkinson and Diane Guerrazzi. "Studying Global News: Methodological Issues" Broadcast Education Association (BEA) Super-Regional Fall Conference(2016) https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/journ_masscomm_pub/23/
August Grant, Jeffrey S. Wilkinson, Diane Guerrazzi and Yicheng Zhu. "Defining News: A Ten-Nation Perspective" World Education Journalism Congress (WJEC) (2016) https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/journ_masscomm_pub/20/
Diane Guerrazzi, August Grant and Jeffrey S. Wilkinson. "Format appears to matter less than story salience" Newspaper Research JournalVol. 37 Iss. 2 (2016) p. 167 - 179 ISSN: 0739 5329 https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/journ_masscomm_pub/24/
Diane Guerrazzi, August Grant and Jeffrey Wilkinson. "Engaging the Online Audience: Web News Appearance, Nature and Value" Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AJEMC) Annual Conference (2013)
August Grant, Jeffrey S. Wilkinson and Diane Guerrazzi. "Impact of Format on Evaluations of Online News" World Journalism Education Conference (WJEC) (2013) https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/journ_masscomm_pub/21/
August Grant, Diane Guerrazzi and Jack Vincent Karlis. "The Effects of Video Formats in Online News: A Study of Recall and Stickiness" Broadcast Education Association (BEA) Annual Convention (2012) https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/journ_masscomm_pub/22/
Video
CSU Class of 1966: The Mud Angels. Guerrazzi, D, and Martinet, K, 2021 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEyp04Nc9TE
Guerrazzi, D. and Gaber, H., ""Opening Oman" (documentary), 2014. Broadcast Education Association award of Excellence, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCVA_osauIE
Diane Guerrazzi and Jessica Frank. "From the USA to the UAE" (2011)
Diane Guerrazzi. "Parents Helping Parents: Three Decades of Helping Children with Special Needs" (2009)
Leslie Donaldson, Leslie Griffith, Faith Fancher, Diane Guerrazzi, et al.. "My 20th Century: The Battle for California" (2001)
Public Affairs Television
Diane Guerrazzi. "Equal Time" (2009-2015) KQED and Comcast channels.
Diane Guerrazzi. "Update News" (2009-2020) KQED KICU and Comcast channels.
Thesis
Diane Guerrazzi. "L’Osservatore Romano: The Papal Sword or Impartial Informer?" (1982)
Files
Download Curriculum Vitae (173 KB)
Personal Commentary
After 14 years at SJSU, Diane Guerrazzi retired at the rank of full professor and was granted the status of Faculty Emeritus. An Emmy-award winning television news reporter, she was the adviser to SJSU's Update News, taught newswriting, international journalism and courses in mass communication. The academic year 2021-2022, she was resident director for CSU International Programs in Florence, Italy. During her time at SJSU, she served as principal investigator of three major grants from the US State Department, totalling $2.5 million, to modernize journalism and journalism education in Afghanistan and the Republic of Georgia. She organized and directed journalism training academies in Turkey, India and the United Arab Emirates. Over the course of six summers, she led university students studying in Italy, Greece, Germany, Oman and the UAE. She now resides in Italy.