The Reporter Takes Over The Big Apple
Last week, The Reporter attended the College Media Association’s ProCon 25: Spring National College Media Convention from Feb. 25 through March 1 in New York City.
The traveling crew consisted of our media adviser Manolo Barco, photo editor Alejandra Quiroz, news writer Yazid Guelida, photographer Geovanny Marcos-Pedro and myself.
We spent the first day exploring Times Square and Central Park.
More than 25,000 steps later, the team crossed the Hudson River via the Staten Island Ferry to see the Statue of Liberty. The adventure continued with a walk across the Brooklyn Bridge, lunch in Chinatown and a visit to New York University. We ended the night atop the Empire State Building and had pizza for dinner.
A plethora of workshop sessions offered insight into leadership, advertising, social media and artificial intelligence. We also watched the Broadway musical Hadestown, the ancient Greek myth that features Orpheus and Eurydice.
On Friday, The Reporter teamed up with StoryBytes, Kendall Campus’ student-led podcast platform, and toured National Public Radio’s New York City office. We got a behind-the-scenes look at the media company and heard from the Code Switch podcast co-host B.A. Parker.
Attending ProCon 25: Spring National College Media Convention strengthened our team’s bond and provided us with valuable skills that we will carry into the newsroom and our careers.
Thank you, Big Apple!
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