As we roll into Black History Month, Syracuse University celebrated the 34th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration. The celebration highlighted the impact of service across the university and city’s community. The performances shared insight of the plights black people face in America today. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is no stranger to the …
As I was applying to the Broadcast and Digital Journalism program here at Syracuse University, I came across something known as the Sports Communication emphasis. At first, I had no idea what exactly this would entail but I knew that I wanted my future career to revolve around sports so I applied to that too. …
By: Kylan Watson Initially when I first came to Syracuse University, I was admittedly a little nervous. I did not know what kind of cohort I would be working with for this year and a half. Would they be very competitive and unwilling to help a fellow classmate? Or worse, stand-offish and arrogant? But it …
By: Kylan Watson You may think boot camp is hard, but those six weeks in boot camp are nothing compared to the four months of work in the fall semester. Boot camp was six weeks of learning how to write for radio and using an audio recorder. For fall students must be prepared especially if …
The Women’s Sports Update is one of many entities that are associated with the Orange Television Network at Syracuse University. More specifically, it’s a show that is recorded weekly providing updates on all women’s sports around campus. The show has been around for a few years now, and has provided Syracuse fans with a way …
For students in the Broadcast and Digital Journalism (BDJ) master’s program, “story day” can be long and stressful. Many days students are working close to or right until deadline to get their news packages turned in. “Story day” is the one day out of the week that students have to work on their news packages. …
After my first two semesters as a graduate student at Newhouse, I have learned that one of the only ways to survive the program is to have a strong support system. That means making friends with classmates and building close relationships. I am a Broadcast & Digital Journalism (BDJ) major in Newhouse, which is 13-month …
A week before Thanksgiving break, my professor emailed students asking if they wanted to gain experience in production. The email’s subject line was titled “Production Opportunity” and after reading that I immediately told myself to keep scrolling since I probably wouldn’t have time for it anyway. I admit this is a bad attitude to have, especially …
As I mentioned on a previous blog post, moving all the way from Puerto Rico to Syracuse was a whole new adventure for me. The change was huge, but I knew it had to be done if I wanted to fulfill my dream of becoming a broadcast journalist. Now it was time for the real …