I am an Associate Journalism Professor at Palomar College. I was hired full-time in 2007 and awarded tenure in 2011.
I teach a wide range of journalism courses and advise the student-run, award-winning newspaper website and campus magazine IMPACT.
I wrote my first textbook in the Fall of 2023. It’s online and free to remove barriers for students. It is designed for the introductory journalism class.
- Before I began teaching, I worked as a reporter for The North County Times newspaper (now dissolved) for seven years. I also freelanced for The Chicago Tribune.
- Before that, I wrote and reported for various newspapers in Central California, Washington State, Washington, D.C. and Chicago.
- I earned my master’s degree from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill.
- I am working on my second master’s degree in instructional design and am scheduled to graduate in January 2025.
- I earned my bachelor’s degree in journalism from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, Calif.
- I grew up in Encinitas, Calif.
- I am married with two children and a golden doodle.
- If you have more questions, email me at ehiro@palomar.edu or call (760) 744-1150 ex 3762