I believe you, like me, have had a lot of Production assignment after joining Newhouse, especially if you are a TRF or BDJ student. These works require not only good content, but also good post-production skills in some cases. When I was having a lot of trouble in this part, my Professor Shaina Holmes invited …
During this time, I find myself reflecting on my time at Syracuse University. I am so fortunate to have had such an amazing year at Newhouse. I developed great relationships, mentorships and learned so much allowing me to produce countless stories. One of my favorite pieces, which touches home, is “Project Dad.” I co-produced this …
My time in Syracuse has come to an end, as I flew back home to Texas on Saturday morning. I would’ve left earlier in June, but I decided to stick around to help Gary Gemmill facilitate a team dynamics seminar with the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders. I spent the entire day with …
With my experiences testing Doodle the News among different target audiences, I’ve come to understand how this multiplatfrom hub could be most viable among elementary and middle school students. Our media literacy workshops have received glowing feedback from high school and college students, but most participants believed Doodle the News belonged to their younger siblings, …
I grew up in the exotic land of New Jersey, and one of the greatest benefits of deriving from the Garden State was the melting pot it was of various races, religions, orientations, and more. When describing myself, I identify as a Caucasian, Hispanic, straight, male person with disabilities; the paramount word in that description …
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 …
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 …
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 …