I’ve been home from New York for a few days now, and every time someone asks me how it was, I say, “I almost wish I hadn’t gone so I could do it again for the first time.” Cheesy, yes, but true. Between the guest visits, visiting the National September 11 Memorial and Museum, and … Continue reading Reflection →

After checking out of our rooms, we went over to Meredith Publications where we spoke to Amanda Wolfe, Director of Content Strategy for the Health & Parenting vertical. Recently, Meredith acquired Time Inc, so a lot of the year was dedicated to divesting some of the brands that does not quite fit with Meredith’s target … Continue reading Friday, Jan 11 →

First stop of the day: The New York Times. At the Times, we spoke to two of the four people who make up the Gender Initiative team, a group that formed only a year and a half ago and, coincidentally, released its first publication at the same time the Times broke the Harvey Weinstein story. We … Continue reading Thursday, Jan 10 →

This morning, I thought waking up at 6:30 was early. Until we spoke with Lauren Schweitzer (a line producer at NBC) who gets to work every morning at 1 a.m. I think I shed a tear for her. At NBC, we watched part of Morning Joe’s filming and then met with Daniela Pierre-Bravo, a booking … Continue reading Wednesday, Jan 9 →

“I am just the reporter. I’m the voice of the sources,” Courtney Reagan, CNBC retail correspondent, told us in an interview this morning. Reagan was in the midst of covering the potential Sears liquidation, which resulted in us getting to see her go live on-air. Reagan, like many of our other guests, has spent time … Continue reading Tuesday, Jan 8 →

Our first day of meetings was a success! After a slight mishap with the subway, we arrived at Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and met with Carlos Martinez de la Serna, Program director, Chief Strategist of Regional Programs and part of CPJ’s senior management team. During our time together, we spoke about many of the … Continue reading Monday, Jan 7 →

After a week of coursework and preparation, I am off to New York City! I decided to take America’s forgotten mode of transportation, also known as the train, and I was not disappointed. I left the Kemper Street Station (Lynchburg, VA) at 10:00 a.m. and I got off at six o’clock at Penn Station. Finding … Continue reading NYC, here I come! →

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