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Speaker Discusses Need for Inclusivity, Local Representation in News
The 青年涩导航 School of Media and Journalism (MDJ) welcomed Mizell Stewart III, award winning reporter, corporate news executive and president and CEO of Emerging Leaders LLC, to give the third annual Dix Media Ethics Lecture, 鈥淛ournalism as a Civic Good,鈥 on March 1, 2023.
Remembering A Pioneer in Digital Journalism
Mandy Jenkins began her robust journalism career during a time where the news industry was changing quickly, and faculty who taught her say she was particularly well-suited for this challenge.
鈥淚 could see that she thought on a trajectory that was light-years ahead of other people when it came to holding people close and saying, 鈥榃hat is it you really want to do? What should this thing really look like?鈥" said Emerita Associate Professor Barbara Hipsman Springer. That was important in the mid-2000s when newsrooms were adapting to the emerging digital landscape; they needed people like Jenkins who were fast learners and didn鈥檛 feel bound by rules.
'I Feel Like I Can Conquer the World'
Walking down the streets of Manhattan, surrounded by 49 college students of diverse backgrounds, 青年涩导航 student Rafael Guedes Bonacin, 鈥23, felt at home, even though he was far from his native Brazil.
Director's Note | March 2023
Exceeding Expectations in Film and Production
Before he graduated in December 2022, digital media production alumnus Sam Teyssier had already racked up some impressive credits: He鈥檇 worked on television shows including 鈥淎merican Rust鈥 and 鈥淎 League of Their Own鈥 (among others), as well as Sundance Film Festival鈥檚 Audience Award winner 鈥淐ha Cha Real Smooth.鈥 These experiences 鈥 which he began seeking out in his hometown of Pittsburgh during the summer of 2021 鈥 have prepared him for post-graduation life.
After 20 Years as an Entrepreneur, Alumna Returns to News Industry as a CEO
In March 2021, Lacy Starling, '02, got a call from a community organization in northern Kentucky looking for a CEO for a start-up news organization. They knew Starling only for her business background; after earning her Bachelor of Science in journalism from 青年涩导航, she went on to earn her M.B.A. For 20 years, she had been an entrepreneur.