Stephen Magagnini

Stephen Magagnini is a Continuing Lecturer at the University of California, Davis, specializing in journalism education and investigative reporting. He has taught since 1988 and worked as a journalist since 1976, covering race, ethnicity, and international issues. His career includes reporting for The Sacramento Bee, where he was honored for diversity writing, and investigations into global topics like South Africa's elections, China's Three Gorges Dam, and Japan's Burakumin community.

He holds a Stanford Knight Fellowship and a Columbia Journalism School Lifetime Achievement Award. Magagnini has led workshops at institutions like the Poynter Institute, UC Berkeley, and Indiana University, focusing on race reporting and cross-cultural investigations. As the first faculty adviser to the UC Davis California Aggie student newspaper, he mentors future journalists, many of whom pursue top-tier journalism roles.

His work appears in 'Best Newspaper Writing' anthologies (2001, 2002) and emphasizes underreported stories. He advises the USC Annenberg Racial Justice and Health Journalism Fellowships, continuing his legacy of promoting ethical, inclusive journalism.