By Brianny Aybar, UConn JournalismMay 6, 2019 Social media has become an essential part of many Americans daily lives. What once was waking up and reading the daily newspaper or watching TV has now become waking up and immediately checking Twitter, Instagram or Facebook. Social media has changed the way readers find and consume news, theContinue reading “How social media editors help news organizations engage audiences”
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How Hayley Tafuro ’16 turned her passion into an ascending career at NBC Sports
By Sean Boyle | UConn Journalism | May 3, 2019 A self-proclaimed “email nerd,” Hayley Tafuro (UConn Journalism ’16) is paving the way for aspiring journalists to break into the industry and rise at a major sports station. While Tafuro always knew she wanted a career covering sports, she never could have imagined reporting to NBCContinue reading “How Hayley Tafuro ’16 turned her passion into an ascending career at NBC Sports”
Multimedia triple threat Stan Simpson marries branding and storytelling
By Maya A. Moore, UConn Journalism | April 26, 2019 Veteran journalist Stan Simpson is skilled in the art of people, a characteristic that undoubtedly rings true when watching the host of Fox 61’s Real People with Stan Simpson on Sunday mornings. He welcomes viewers with his signature “Alright folks,” in a resounding voice and wide smileContinue reading “Multimedia triple threat Stan Simpson marries branding and storytelling”
How The Day’s Carlos Virgen fell forward into digital journalism and an award-winning podcast
By Sydney Mazur, UConn Journalism April 19, 2019 Meet Carlos Virgen, the digital news director at The Day in New London, Connecticut. He is not your traditional journalist. Originally from California, Virgen studied graphic design and worked in a law firm until one day a friend who published a Los Angeles independent alt-weekly hired him asContinue reading “How The Day’s Carlos Virgen fell forward into digital journalism and an award-winning podcast”
Capturing news behind the camera with Fox 61 videographer Tom Maroney
By Abigail Brone, UConn Journalism April 12, 2019 Tom Maroney never planned to work as a journalist, he just liked telling stories and using a camera to do so. Maroney, a New York native, has worked as a cameraman at Fox 61 news for a decade. “As college students tend to do, I took a leftContinue reading “Capturing news behind the camera with Fox 61 videographer Tom Maroney ”
Why WNPR’s Frankie Graziano ’11 looks for the human interest angle in every story
By Sean Boyle | UConn Journalism | April 5, 2019 Growing up, WNPR’s Frankie Graziano always dreamed of covering sports and never wavered in his determination to become a reporter. Along the way, Graziano realized that his passion for covering sporting events was rooted in the personal stories he got to share and the relationships forged with sources and listenersContinue reading “Why WNPR’s Frankie Graziano ’11 looks for the human interest angle in every story ”
How sports journalism pioneer Claire Smith of ESPN gets into ‘the marrow of a story’
By Maya A. Moore ‘19 | UConn Journalism | March 29, 2019 Claire Smith credits her mother’s infectious love of the baseball and the enduring story of Jackie and Rachel Robinson with inspiring her 37-year-long career as a sports journalist. “I always knew that baseball was a passion, from childhood,” she said. “I just fell in loveContinue reading “How sports journalism pioneer Claire Smith of ESPN gets into ‘the marrow of a story’”
Hearst Connecticut VP Matt DeRienzo talks online news, local versus corporate ownership
By Abigail Brone | March 8, 2019 Matt DeRienzo began working as a journalist the day after his eighteenth birthday. “I wrote a letter to the editor of my local newspaper in Maine about a drunk driver that hit and killed a friend of mine’s mother. I argued the bar that served the driver should getContinue reading “Hearst Connecticut VP Matt DeRienzo talks online news, local versus corporate ownership”
Michael Marciano’s judicious reporting on musicians, judges, lawyers and a U.S. President
Marciano is the bureau chief of Connecticut Law Tribune
How ‘mistrust’ of the news motivates Hearst Journalism Fellow Tatiana Flowers
As a journalist, some stories will be more challenging than others, but that never stops Tatiana Flowers, a young reporter and Hearst Journalism Fellow at The Hour in Norwalk. Flowers found her passion for journalism during college despite her initial desire to become a veterinarian. Writing came naturally, and eventually, she perfected her multimedia skills, including in videoContinue reading “How ‘mistrust’ of the news motivates Hearst Journalism Fellow Tatiana Flowers”