During the spring break, I attended the NICAR (National Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting) conference. For those who are interested in Data Journalism, here are three general things I learned from other professionals: First, be a self-starter. Data Journalism is not a brand-new concept now, but the practice of Data Journalism is still unfamiliar to a lot …
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, …
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 …
It’s been a great nine months at Newhouse so far. I’ve had a ton of challenging work, a lot of rewarding projects, and definitely plenty of learning opportunities. One of those learning opportunities actually came today, on spring break. Let me skip the story on this and give you an easy summary: I was stung …
DISCLAIMER: The following article was written on March 8th 2018, before South By Southwest (SXSW) and other exciting developments for Doodle the News. Please enjoy. Even though Syracuse, NY gets destroyed every year by dangerous snowstorms and icy roads, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University hosts a warm and welcoming environment for aspiring …
The RvD iPrize, for those who don’t know, is an annual entrepreneur pitch competition held at Bird Library. Qualifying candidates must prepare a pitch deck presentation for their venture: 5 minutes to pitch, 5 minutes for questions from a selection of CNY judges. Doodle the News, my own startup, was one of the fortunate 43 …
Augmented Reality (AR) has been on everybody’s lips lately; it’s more than a buzzword for marketers. Here are 5 reasons why AR will soon play a bigger role in all of our lives: AR technology is getting better by the day When Apple introduced the latest iPhone, it was equipped with a 3-D scanning …
Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Abbey Klaassen of 360i spoke to Newhouse students late in February about her agency and her own journey into advertising. I wrote another post from Abbey Klaassen’s visit about her knowledge of the advertising field and predictions for the near future, but I wanted to include some of her advice that …
I heard somewhere that “people my age” (also referred to as “millennials”) will find themselves switching career paths between three to five times in the course of their lives. While I don’t agree with the concept of classifying an entire generation into one blanket statement, I do believe that today’s employment market and modern information …