{"id":6437,"date":"2023-03-14T15:15:31","date_gmt":"2023-03-14T19:15:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/?p=6437"},"modified":"2023-03-24T09:41:57","modified_gmt":"2023-03-24T13:41:57","slug":"hunter-journalism-students-visit-msnbc-with-the-director-of-public-policy-at-roosevelt-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/index.php\/2023\/03\/14\/hunter-journalism-students-visit-msnbc-with-the-director-of-public-policy-at-roosevelt-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Hunter Journalism Students Visit MSNBC With the Director of Public Policy at Roosevelt House"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/MSNBCfeaturedpic-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Hunter Students at M.S.N.B.C\" class=\"wp-image-6441\" width=\"619\" height=\"464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/MSNBCfeaturedpic-1.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/MSNBCfeaturedpic-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/MSNBCfeaturedpic-1-333x250.jpeg 333w, https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/MSNBCfeaturedpic-1-512x384.jpeg 512w, https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/MSNBCfeaturedpic-1-145x109.jpeg 145w, https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/MSNBCfeaturedpic-1-307x230.jpeg 307w, https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/MSNBCfeaturedpic-1-613x460.jpeg 613w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 619px) 100vw, 619px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In February, Hunter journalism students toured MSNBC, where they saw the inner workings of the television studio, control rooms and newsroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The visit was organized by the Roosevelt House\u2019s JFEW program, which offers mentorship and financial support to young women pursuing careers in public policy and public service. Dr. Basil Smikle, director of the public policy program at Roosevelt House, invited students with an interest in media and journalism to join him at MSNBC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs someone who has just begun having an interest in journalism and broadcast TV, this visit was helpful in showing me the different roles people have in this area of work,\u201d said Allison Patino, a junior media studies major at Hunter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/MSNBCmid.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/MSNBCmid.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/MSNBCmid-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/MSNBCmid-333x250.jpeg 333w, https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/MSNBCmid-512x384.jpeg 512w, https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/MSNBCmid-145x109.jpeg 145w, https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/MSNBCmid-307x230.jpeg 307w, https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/MSNBCmid-613x460.jpeg 613w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Marci Santiago, a Hunter alumna and current booking producer at MSNBC, welcomed the students into her offices, where she offered insight into how the news is produced, including how stories are selected and how visual effects are created on screen. She also offered advice on how to land internships and become successful in the journalism field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nethya Samarakkodige, who works as a social media student associate at the Roosevelt House, said that while she had visited NBC before \u201cit was the first time [she] got to see the behind-the-scenes of it all, and actually see the amount of work that goes into a single TV segment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/MSNBCend.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/MSNBCend.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/MSNBCend-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/MSNBCend-333x250.jpeg 333w, https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/MSNBCend-512x384.jpeg 512w, https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/MSNBCend-145x109.jpeg 145w, https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/MSNBCend-307x230.jpeg 307w, https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/MSNBCend-613x460.jpeg 613w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>While some say it was intimidating at first to witness what it\u2019s like working on a live broadcast, the JFEW students were quickly inspired by the number of women and young professionals they encountered at the studio. 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