BOOT CAMP The incoming 34 Sports Communication Emphasis (SCE) students came from the Magazine, Newspaper, and Online Journalism, Broadcast and Digital Journalism, and Television, Film, and Radio programs. Students worked in a variety of media, including, print, audio, video, still photography and social media, and published their work on a class blog, NewhouseSports SCE 2014. …
Class of '13 TRF Master's students finished up their program of study by stepping into industry settings in their final TRF class – Entertainment Industry Practicum. In addition to contributing to a variety of entertainment industry workplaces, they wrote about what they experienced in their blog The 4th Wall. You can look in at http://4thwall.syr.edu/sequence65/. TRF …
BOOT CAMP The incoming Public Relations graduate students spent an intense, six week Boot Camp learning to write a wide variety of public relations materials and mastering AP Style. Each student created and produced a portfolio-quality media kit based on a real company and non-profit organization partnering on a ficticious event. Four of the media …
PHOTOGRAPHY: The photography bootcamp is, in my opinion, a wonderful opportunity for potential students to "warm up" to the coming graduate school experience. It gives them a chance to address some concerns and worries they have about photography ahead of the fall term, and in turn, gives them a jump start on their career at …
BOOT CAMP New Media Management students spend the bootcamp semester in an intensive reading seminar that explore the disruptions taking place across the communications industries. Student read and discussed works such as Dr. Carlota Perez's treatise on the dynamics of economic bubbles and technological revolutions, and Dr. Duncan Watts' explanation of the mathematics of networks …
BOOT CAMP Magazine, Newspaper, and Online Journalism students spent the six weeks of boot camp learning the basics of newswriting and exploring the Syracuse area. The intensive program met 5 days a week, often from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, and halfway through the week students were challenged to switch their way of thinking when …
Final projects for Documentary Film and History students included: "On Line U" – online education "Children of the Diaspora" – the Salvadorian community in LA "Detroit Pulse" – the underground music scene in Detroit "Looking for Hank Williams Junior" The country music and the right wing "Share the Road" – bicycles for the homeless "The …
BOOT CAMP Our graduate students in BDJ 611 worked on identifying and writing news for broadcast and the online, digital realm. The course focuses on how to find the news, report it, produce and deliver it, under conditions as close to real life in the broadcast news business as possible. They work on improving skills …
BOOT CAMP We spent the six weeks meeting many of the cultural leaders in Syracuse, including Steve Kern at the Everson; Tim Bond at Syracuse Stage; Marguerite Mitchell at The Redhouse; Douglas Kinney Frost of Syracuse Opera; and many others. We visited Subcat Studios, a leading music recording venue. We spent a day at the …