My first job after college was as an on-camera reporter for a local station in New York City called NY1. I learned so much in this position, working as a one-woman band to shoot, edit, write and produce daily pieces. In this post, I highlight what I learned from the role. I hope my insights can help you with your…
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Creating a video series is a lot of fun, but also takes a lot of planning and hard work. If you’re interested in creating one here are a few key things to keep in mind. I’ve created series for work as a journalist, I’ve taught college students how to create series and I’ve also created series for my own on…
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Writing an Instagram caption is an important part of any post. You should always put thought into your captions. It’s a way of differentiating your material, building your brand and growing your audience. Here are some tips and ideas to help you with your IG posts. MORE: 5 ways to get more Instagram followers and likes 10 tips: Write conversationally….
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Our WFH – work from home – series looks at how to best work from home. So you’re going to give a speech but you want to use a teleprompter on Zoom. Well, lucky for you there are a few ways you can do that. Check out your options below. P.S. This page may contain affiliate links. Please see my disclosure for…
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The app and website MyHeritage can animate photos, literally making them come to life. It’s pretty incredible – just by uploading a photo of the past, you can turn it into a moving image of the person. P.S. This page may contain affiliate links. Please see my disclosure for more information. Here’s an animation of my grandfather: MORE: How I scored a…
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Do you want your phone’s apps to track your activity across other apps and websites? That’s what Apple is asking its customers now with a new iPhone privacy feature, which lets you choose whether or not you want to give apps permission to track your activity. The pop-up option to give permission to track or not started appearing on phones…
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My first job out of school was a fellowship at CNN in New York City. It was a fantastic experience and helped build my skills as a journalist, which would benefit me going forward in my career. Here’s how I landed the gig and tips for getting noticed during the hiring process! Columbia University I went to undergrad at NYU…
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