Newsworthiness, Trust and Credibility: How The Daily Aztec Serves a 'City Within a City'

Jesse Marx, Student Media Manager at SDSU, and Roman Fong, Editor in Chief of The Daily Aztec , discuss student-run journalism, newsworthiness and combating "fake news" while serving a highly engaged campus community. Marx and Fong explore leadership, AI in the newsroom, funding challenges and how The Daily Aztec operates as a credible "paper of record" and a digital media powerhouse. Listen Where You Live! A bout Spotlight and Cloudcast Media "Spotlight On The Community" is the longest running community podcast in the country, continuously hosted by Drew Schlosberg for 20 years. "Spotlight" is part of Cloudcast Media's line-up of powerful local podcasts, telling the stories, highlighting the people, and celebrating the gravitational power of local. For more information on Cloudcast and its shows and cities served, please visit Cloudcast Media | the national leader in local podcasting. About Mission Fed Credit Union A community champion for over 60 years, Mission Fed Credit Union with over $6 billion in member assets, is the Sponsor of Spotlight On The Community , helping to curate connectivity, collaboration, and catalytic conversations. For more information on the many services for San Diego residents, be sure to visit them at

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Newsworthiness, Trust and Credibility: How The Daily Aztec Serves a 'City Within a City' is an episode from Spotlight on the Community by Cloudcast.

This episode is 30:01 long.

This episode was published on Apr 24, 2026.

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