Going from undergrad to a graduate career can be a little (well, more than a little) hectic. Especially coming from a school that is nothing like Syracuse University/Newhouse. I had only ever visited New York City, not upstate New York, and had no idea what to expect. I knew nothing and no one, so I …
Graduation seems so close yet so far, as most Newhouse master’s students like myself have a slew of final projects, productions, and tests to knock out before we can earn our degrees. For what it’s worth, most Newhouse professors do a great job preparing students for these stressful times. Earlier today in Professor Imraan Farukhi‘s …
After successfully implementing a media literacy workshop at Cazenovia High School, I had a solid debriefing session with the students. I learned a lot, but my key takeaway from the experiment showed me that Doodle the News is probably more appropriate for elementary and middle school aged youth. Due to my diminishing time frame at …
This semester has been tough, and I admit that I am overwhelmed most of the time. Leaving my internship during the week often leaves me feeling like a vegetable when I return to my apartment. The weekly night classes are also really starting to take their toll. I hadn’t been feeling like myself for a …
With Newhouse being a top communications program in the nation, many students, professors, and staff know the true power media has. Taking part of the revolutionary changes humanity experiences in our information age is exhilarating, and it can sometimes be overwhelming to keep up with the constantly updating technologies that arise. No matter what, media …
Whether you’re a senior or a graduate student like myself, the end of your time at Syracuse University is rapidly approaching. In my own circumstance as an advertising master’s student, I have a six-week capstone that must be completed post-graduation before I can have my degree and get a real job. With the timing of …
As I move a mile a minute exploring ways to make my educational startup Doodle the News a platform that brings added value on the multimedia landscape, I always make sure to slow down and discern what elements resonate with my audience. After my fun adventure at Cazenovia High School conducting a media literacy workshop, …
If you ask a young filmmaker how they would start a professional directing or producing career, they would say that they are going to take part in some film festivals. However, do they know actually how to do so? Today, I read a book named Film Festival Survival Guide by Chris Gore, which mainly teaches …
DISCLAIMER: The following article was written on March 15th 2018, the day I presented to Cazenovia High School in NY. The Newhouse Media & Education program is without a doubt the best major for a master’s student (in my humble opinion). This one-year journey in graduate school has put me on course to meeting tons …