Archive for the ‘Media’ Category
Friday, April 17th, 2015
Columnist Sean Kirst explains how one story becomes another story at TEDx Syracuse University.
We’ve seen him speak to community groups and interview celebrities, but deep down we think Sean Kirst is a griot, a storyteller. As a columnist/writer Kirst is a great mix of Gay Talese, Bob Greene and Pete Hamill, but at tonight’s TEDx event, he would have given six-figure keynote speakers such as Malcolm Gladwell a run for the money. In 20 minutes Kirst told what we think is possibly the most memorable tale (minus scandal) we’ve heard pertaining to this region.
Do yourself a favor, when they post the video, make sure to check out “At the Lighthouse…”
Tags:2015, At the Lighthouse, Evolve, Griot, Ideas Worth Spreading, Journalism, Media, Oswego, Sean Kirst, Storyteller, TEDxSyracuseUniversity
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Wednesday, April 1st, 2015
Taraji P. Henson currently plays Cookie on the Fox-TV drama Empire, which debuted January 7, 2015.
Here are some of the photos from Taraji P. Henson’s visit to Syracuse University. She talked about her work in films and television, particularly the success of her new show Empire and the fortitude it takes to pursue a career in show business. She said she’s had the most fun in her career so far on the film Talk to Me (the Petey Greene biopic). Henson will host Saturday Night Live April 11.
She asked how many students in the audience wanted to run studios (versus merely acting or directing).
Henson shouts out her DC fans during a visit to Syracuse University.
Tags:2015, Acting, Empire, Petey Greene, Saturday Night Live, Syracuse University, Taraji P. Henson
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Wednesday, March 18th, 2015
Syracuse is extremely fertile ground for poets, writers and story-tellers. Here is a sound clip from a reading done by Jackie Warren-Moore (who we call our poet laureate) during the Apartheid & Identity event in Downtown Syracuse last week. Her tale illustrates that activism by women and social justice also run deep in our roots.
To find out how this story from her childhood ends, check her out during a public reading, or purchase a copy of her work.
Warren-Moore gave the reading along with Georgia Popoff and Vanessa Johnson.
Tags:#BlackLivesMatter, 2015, Books, Downtown Syracuse, Georgia Popoff, Jackie Warren-Moore, Poetry, Vanessa Johnson, Women's History Month
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Thursday, February 5th, 2015
“Leadership is not a license to do less; it is a responsibility to do more.”
-Simon Sinek (Leaders Eat Last)
Tavis Smiley, Author, Radio/TV host (circa 2005) in Washington, DC
If you enjoyed the film “Selma,” which paints an intimate portrait of the coalitions and strategies of the Civil Rights Movement, we suggest you move next to “Death of a King” by Tavis Smiley. His book gives a revealing look at the last year of Dr. King’s life (the good, the bad and the unforeseen).
Smiley is pictured here in Washington, DC in 2005.
Tags:2015, Books, Civil Rights Movement, Death of a King, Dr. Martin Luther King, Selma, Simon Sinek, Tavis Smiley, Throwback Thursday
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Saturday, January 31st, 2015
Here’s a brief conversation we had with The Stand’s Ashley Kang about community journalism. The Stand is a collaboration between SU’s Newhouse School and The Southside Coalition.
Tags:2015, Ashley Kang, Community Newspapers, Journalism, Media, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communication, SIF Conversations, Syracuse, The Stand
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Saturday, January 24th, 2015
ESPN announcer and SU grad (’84) Sean McDonough spoke at Newhouse School of Communications on Friday.
Veteran sports journalist Sean McDonough has covered everything from the Olympics and The Masters to the World Series. On Friday, he advised SU students to get as much practical experience as they could on the Hill and early in their careers. And although he graduated 30 years ago, he still finds himself rooting for SU when they are televised (but not when he’s doing play-by of course).
McDonough called today’s SU v. Miami game with Kara Lawson.
Tags:2015, ESPN, Journalism, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communication, Sean McDonough, Sports, Sports Media Center, Syracuse, Syracuse University
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Sunday, January 11th, 2015
Syracuse Press Club officer Josh Cradduck (left) made a brief speech during a vigil for slain French journalists on Saturday night. The event was held in Clinton Square.
Tags:2015, Charlie Hebdo, Clinton Square, Je Suis Charlie, Josh Cradduck, Journalism, Syracuse Press Club, Vigil, We are Charlie, Week in Review
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Monday, December 1st, 2014
The American Indian Community House led a march for Central New York’s World’s AIDS Day.
Tags:2014, AIDS awareness, American Indian Community House, Community Activism, Connective Corridor, Grace Episcopal Church, Health, HIV prevention, March, Syracuse, Temple Concord, University Avenue 2.0, University United Methodist Church, Walk of Remembrance, World AIDS Day
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Thursday, November 20th, 2014
Journalist/Artist Ty Marshal, Bethany Holbrook of the Downtown Committee, Food activist Martin Butts, Chris Fowler of Syracuse First and John DeSantis of Believe in Syracuse discussed the fine line between civic pride and civic engagement at Social Media Breakfast #21 this morning. The meeting was held at the Sky Armory.
Tags:#SMBSYR21, Believe in Syracuse, Civic Engagement, Downtown Syracuse, Martin Butts, Sky Armory, Social Media Breakfast, Syracuse First, Ty Marshal
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