Lopez Commencement Speech at USC Annenberg Journalism Graduation 2007

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  • 4/18/2008 2:00 AM michele wrote:
    love this speech; both content and deadpan looks to audience were great. ha! I can't believe I'm saying this but I wish I had been there!
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  • 5/17/2008 8:43 PM Jennifer wrote:
    Great speech. It was great that the students had the chance to hear firsthand the ups and downs of journalism from a Journalist who is the best at it. And then hear about what began as just another column which turned into a life changing experience for not only the subject matter (Nathaniel) but for the person writing about the subject (Mr. Lopez). How powerful, the story gave the students a since of hope and encouragement to go find the story. "Back to Basics" Thank you for sharing your heart and your passion. God bless Steve!
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  • 5/29/2008 5:49 PM Catherine wrote:
    I wish Steve had spoken at my own journalism commencement... in fact, I wish that level of awareness, dedication, and passion had been a part of my schooling. Thank goodness there are the Lopezes of the journalism world -they are continual sources of strength and inspiration.
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  • 8/9/2008 5:16 PM Carl McDonald wrote:
    well, steve
    here I am in the wonders of Philly after leaving SF and escaping LA. I did my time w/ LAPD...lost a partner and headed north. Years of andering thru the bay fog and found myself here in southern chester county, PA.
    I wish I could say your word were new and the need was something that we just happen upon. No, these are scenes and faces and dying that has been an LA fixture since I was the kid on the beat in 69". Imagine the social servi ces that have died thru thr political no named programs. Imagine the death, the teras, the days that pass without seeing anything even close to a change.
    Yes, I understand the need but I see it eating all of the faces that reach out to help
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  • 12/4/2008 2:35 PM maria wrote:
    Hilarious and Genuine Speech!

    a man on tha bus had the soloist book, and i told i seen the preview to the movie and i was interested in the movie, but before hand i had no idea the book was written first and it was by YOU. the infamous famous LATIMES writer. so cool, imma have to borrow the book, i love the storyline. peace.

    -maria
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  • 2/28/2009 8:46 AM Janis R Oles wrote:
    Within the seeds of insanity, there lies a truth beyond all sanity. Like an onion, reality or sanity (often one is confused for the other) is sometimes peeled back to reveal this truth and sometimes this truth carries such passion that we, the sane, mistake it for insanity.
    In my early career I had the privilege of working with ladies and gentleman who lived in a large mental institution. Every day I saw fantasy, imagination, courage, perserverance and passion beyond what I could understand. Drugs, therapy, shock treatment didn't work, I wished I could have tried friendship.
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  • 3/27/2009 11:23 AM Mary Jane Sturgis wrote:
    I miss your columns in the Inquirer so much. A week or two ago, my daughter emailed me your column from the LA Times about the LA schools, a battle she's been fighting too (volunteering in the classroom, running fundraisers, etc) and I thought .... Philly's loss is LA's gain. We've come full circle. At least I can read you online now :-) Thank you.
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