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He is a Professor of Professional Practice at USC Annenberg, but he\u2019s not an academic\u2026 he\u2019s more of a \u201chackademic\u201d that specializes in \u201cMacGyvering\u201d digital journalism through emerging technologies. His most recent work includes Augmented Reality, Wearables\/Google Glass and Virtual Reality \u2014 he and his students produce VR experiences under their brand: JOVRNALISM\u2122. Their work has won awards from The Webby Awards, The Shorty Awards, the Online News Association, Society of Professional Journalists, among others, and can be seen in Al Jazeera, The New York Times, NBC, NPR, ProPublica, USA Today and others. He has worked for seattletimes.com, SFGate.com, eXaminer.com, La Prensa Gr\u00e1fica, among others. Hernandez is also the co-founder of #wjchat and co-creator of the Diversify Journalism Project. He has served on boards that have included Chicas Poderosas, InquireFirst, the Online News Association and the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (where he is a lifetime member). He also was a Journalism 360 ambassador and program lead. He is the recipient of SPJ\u2019s 2015 Distinguished Teaching in Journalism Award and the 2018 NAHJ Si Se Puede Award. He has made it to imgur\u2019s front page more than once. 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