{"id":5640,"date":"2021-09-05T11:54:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-05T15:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/?p=5640"},"modified":"2021-09-05T11:53:44","modified_gmt":"2021-09-05T15:53:44","slug":"alumni-spotlight-meet-melissa-lent-class-of-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/index.php\/2021\/09\/05\/alumni-spotlight-meet-melissa-lent-class-of-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni Spotlight: Meet Melissa Lent, Class of 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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By Melissa Lent<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a researcher and multimedia specialist for the Center for an Urban Future,<\/a> my work constantly relies on the skills I learned in Hunter\u2019s Journalism Program: reporting, writing, research, editing, and critical thinking. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently, I\u2019m writing a report on the economic barriers facing New Yorkers with disabilities and the solutions from experts on how to create a more inclusive economic recovery. For this report, I interviewed almost 35 people, including direct service providers, government officials, and people with disabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My first experience honing my interview skills came from Reporting and Writing I in my sophomore year of college, and I\u2019ve carried them into my career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a report on CUNY\u2019s non-tuition financial barriers<\/a> that we published this summer, I wrote the script, produced an accompanying video with an outside production company, and then narrated the finished product. I felt confident about writing concise scripts and voicing the project thanks to my experience in Reporting and Writing II and my honors project, which was  a four-part podcast with my adviser, Professor McCarthy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After graduating Hunter in 2020 and before joining Center for an Urban Future at the end of April, I took on several projects and positions: reporting local news<\/a> for Gotham Gazette; adjunct lecturing for Hunter\u2019s media department; producing a podcast episode<\/a> for the Lady Gaga Foundation on youth mental health; completing a podcast apprenticeship<\/a>; and writing a article on youth caretakers<\/a>. Each step of the way, the lessons my journalism teachers ingrained in me about responsible and clear storytelling influenced my work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hunter\u2019s Journalism Program helped me grow my journalism skills in a safe and encouraging environment, and made me into the writer I am today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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