Monthly Archives: April 2011

A few weeks ago, on April 5th, I attended an advertising series’ speaker, Joanne Zaiac. Honestly the only reason I went was to get extra credit for an advertising class, but I am so glad I learned about this phenomenal … Continue reading →

Jon Greene graduated from Syracuse a broadcast journalism major. According to what I jotted down during his visit, Greene worked for about 10 years in the broadcast field before going to grad school and pursuing a career as a screenwriter. … Continue reading →

A couple of weeks ago, I attended a talk by Matt Seiler, the CEO of MediaBrands.  I had no idea what MediaBrands was, and really wasn’t that interested.  I was just going because I got extra credit for my advertising … Continue reading →

“I figure out who I am by figuring out who I’m not.” Though publicist Kelly Cutrone had a bunch of memorable quotes during her talk on Monday, April 11th, the first one really resonated with me. There usually isn’t a … Continue reading →

I was really looking forward to this event because I felt that it would give us a glimpse at the future of the journalism industry. Although it was not what I expected, I felt it gave some really good insight … Continue reading →

On April 26, 2011, I saw Michael Brito, Vice President of Edleman Digital, present his lecture: From Social Business to Social Brand.  Mr. Brito spoke of the importance of how the use of social media by both consumers and companies … Continue reading →

When I heard that Danny Zuker was coming to Syracuse, I knew that I needed to go. I remembered Mr. Zuker from the special features on the Modern Family DVD, specifically as the source for one of the funniest storylines … Continue reading →

When I saw that Mike Tirico was on the Newhouse guest speaker list my first thought was, “Finally someone I know is coming to Newhouse.” Not that I didn’t enjoy other speakers, but Tirico, being a prominent sportscaster on ESPN … Continue reading →