Ex-CBS News President Visits Video Reporting Students
"Do less better" is the resounding advice from former CBS News President Andrew Heyward to Professor Sissel McCarthy’s news video reporting students.
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Visiting Videographer Stresses Problem-Solving
Frank Posillico, a videographer at The New York Daily News for the past five years, visited Prof. Jon Friedman's News Literacy in a Digital Age classroom in November and imparted some career advice for the members of the class.
Behind the scenes at Fox
by Jon Friedman
Briana Panetta, an intern at Fox 5 here in New York City, visited my News Literacy class…
Anchoring Advice for Video Students
News Video Reporting (MEDPL 283) students made their on-air debuts in mid-November as they learned how to read from a…
Students tour ABC News, Bloomberg
Students in Prof. Pam Frederick’s News Literacy class toured two major news outlets in November.
The students visited ABC News…
Bloomberg Welcomes Hunter Students
by Jon Friedman
A class of Hunter news literacy students visited the sprawling Bloomberg LP headquarters at 731 Lexington Ave.…
Sign up for Spring Journalism Classes!
If you are an aspiring anchor, reporter or producer, seats are still available for MEDPL 388: Studio News Production, Wednesdays,…
Times Writer on Staying Fair
New York Times Magazine contributing writer Ruth Padawer visited Prof. Pam Frederick’s News Literacy class recently and offered insights about…
Career Advice from 30-Something Editor
By Prof. Jon Friedman
Erica Futterman, the Newsroom Strategy Editor of The New York Times, visited my news literacy class…
Student Covers Talk by Investigative Reporter
Journalism student Maryelin Ramos reported for the just-launched news outlet Hunter Athenian about a talk by veteran journalist Danny Gold…
Journalist Shares Pulitzer Center Project
Veteran journalist Danny Gold will discuss his investigative project “The Only Way Out in El Salvador,” on Thursday, Nov. 15,…
Web Editor Calls Engagement Key
WNBC Web Editor Coralie Carlson’s advice in a recent guest lecture to Hunter news video students: Boost your engagement on…
Put the ‘Juice’ In, Says Editor
Students in Prof. Pam Frederick’s Neighborhood News class — which produces a website for Hunter students called the Athenian —…
Hunter Prof on NPR
Adjunct journalism faculty member Nicole Lewis appeared on National Public Radio’s “All Things Considered” last Wednesday to talk about how…
Grad Learns ‘By Doing’ at ABC News
“It’s like giving someone the car keys before they learn to drive. You’re inevitably going to crash. But you’re learning…
Students Visit CUNY TV Studio
The news team at CUNY TV welcomed Prof. Sissel McCarthy’s news video students to its state-of-the-art studio Monday, Oct. 22,…
Hunter News Site Launched
The students in Hunter Journalism’s Neighborhood News, MEDPL 377, launched a news site for the college this week: the Hunter…
Research Tips for News Literacy Class
Macaulay honors students in Prof. Sissel McCarthy’s news literacy class took a deep dive on how to find both primary…
Camera Ready Makeup Lesson
Professor Sissel McCarthy’s news video students are camera-ready, thanks to a makeup lesson last week from Glamsquad makeup artist Nick…
Hunter’s Pulitzer Fellow Publishes Story
Overseas reporting by Hunter College media studies student Kadia Goba has resulted in publication with the award-winning Pacific Standard. Goba…