Although I am not on the reporting track, this was an incredibly interesting discussion to attend. Jacob Kushner, a freelancing journalist, travels and has lived around the world conducting investigative journalism while focusing on conflicts. When giving advice, he said to look for other journalists as, "journalists are way more collaborative than they are competitive." … Continue reading Professional Practices: Jacob Kushner
Controversy in the Media: Ethics and Advertising
Should Advertisements Be Politically Fueled? Over the past couple of years, there has been an increase in corporate social responsibility (CSR) in business both on the back end and the forefront. With this, many companies have taken a stance regarding various social movements. For example, we saw the Nike ad... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hIc_epqfI0 The Dove Real Beauty … Continue reading Controversy in the Media: Ethics and Advertising
Professional Practices: Society of Professional Journalists & Google News Initiative
In attending this seminar for the professional practices point I learned more than I could have imagined. Andy M. Boyle presents the Google News Initiative To begin his presentation, he touched upon three main topics: politics, finance and investigative reporting. He taught us how to cover these topics using existing Google products such as Google Sheets, … Continue reading Professional Practices: Society of Professional Journalists & Google News Initiative
GaryVee: King of Communication
Gary Vaynerchuk opened my eyes to the importance of content. A mentor of mine directed me to his profile a couple years ago and since then I have been an avid supporter. His greatest strength is taking his success and communicating it through social media. He has developed a company to do that for others. … Continue reading GaryVee: King of Communication
Why I Want to Work on a Professional Sports Team
Netflix’s work culture: result-driven culture leads to natural selection and the mentality of a professional sports team. This is impressive and the type of environment I aspire to work in. Listening to Planet Money’s Episode 647: Hard Work is Irrelevant excited me. For what? The work environment that I will be entering upon graduation. Seeing … Continue reading Why I Want to Work on a Professional Sports Team
Adelaide Hernberg 