MEDPL 283 News Video Reporting students made their on-air debuts last week as they learned how to read from a teleprompter and deliver the news from the Hunter North fourth floor studio. Fortune Magazine’s Susie Gharib, who anchored business programs for CNBC and PBS, gave the students three things to remember as they got into the anchor chair:

1. Sit up straight
2. Know what you’re talking about and
3. Think about why you are telling people this story and sell it!

She also encouraged students to pump up their enthusiasm and self-assurance. “When you sit down in that chair, you own that anchor desk,” said Gharib, adding that it’s important to project confidence to the audience.

F&M alum Taishon Black’s (director) short film THE ROCKET SHIP won:

– The Audience Choice Award at Indie Works
– Winner of BEST FAMILY SHORT at the Manhattan Film Festival

The film’s team includes alumni: Nick Vega (director of photography), Miles Adgate (producer), and Peter Jackson (production designer).

Prof. Kelly Anderson’s documentary UNSTUCK: an OCD kids movie wins 2018 Virginia Film Festival Documentary Short Audience Award!

About the documentary:
Thousands of kids, teens and adults with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) are trapped in a vicious cycle of worries, intrusive thoughts and rituals. And while families and loved ones are desperate to help them, fighting OCD takes time and specialized therapy. To uncover what OCD is, and what it isn’t, filmmakers Kelly Anderson and Chris Baier focus on an unlikely group of experts: kids!
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