(June 12, 2009) — This year’s annual GUSD Journalism Night was held on May 27 in Clark ’s auditeria. Journalist Cara DiMassa from the L.A. Times attended as the guest speaker for about 90 GUSD staff members and students from the different high schools. Newspaper editors from Hoover, Crescenta Valley , Clark Magnet and Glendale High came to speak to the audience about how journalism is changing these days. The editors from each of those schools had their own two pages featured in the “ Best of GUSD ” issue. They had to choose a few articles and photos from that year that they considered their best work. Students also discussed methods of trying to improve their quality of writing and yet still attracting students’ attention. The Clark Chronicle ‘s senior editor, Will Newkirk, spoke about the transition from print to the recent online issues. DiMassa also spoke to the audience about the how she became a journalist and the difficulties that come with the job. The biggest concern is the advancement of technology and everyone reading the articles online instead of in an actual newspaper. DiMassa said that she now sometimes shortens her articles to be the first to publish the news, so that when someone does a Google search , the L.A. Times article comes up as the first result. Today, the challenge for journalists is to use new methods to capture the audiences’ attention. Also, because of the economic situation, DiMassa spoke about how the L.A. Times staff size has been practically cut in half compared to previous years and how it affects the newspaper. DiMassa also described how a typical day was like on her job and answered questions for students who want to pursue a career in journalism. Although some students were inspired to pursue their career in journalism, sophomore Arthur Adjamoglian disregarded the thought. “After she said that journalists don’t make that much money, my interest in the career of being a journalist ended,” said Adjamoglian. Junior Narineh Ohanian also reconsidered her choice. “Even though every day is different, I don’t think it will fulfill my future,” said Ohanian. “For journalism you have to fight your way to the top more than you do for other careers.”