A Day of Networking and a Night of “Network”

Ny Melanie Clark — Today we headed back uptown to visit The Wall Street Journal. We took a tour of their office spaces and we met with Charles Passy. We discussed the different types of reporting and how the media and world is changing journalism. After WSJ, we went downtown to talk with professionals at…

Visiting a Newspaper and a Theatrical Perspective on Television

By Thomas Arnow — Yesterday, we ventured up to 1211 Avenue of the Americas for our visit to Fox. Today, we returned to the same building for a tour of the Wall Street Journal with Charles Passy. Charles, among other things, discussed the conservative lean of said newspaper, which they are held to by their…

Day 4 Was No Bore

By Danielle Feldman — Today we had more of a relaxing day with only two office visits and the Broadway play Network. Our first stop was the Wall Street Journal then followed by Weber Shandwick. At Weber Shandwick we listened to a few different people talk. They all were absolutely amazing but the one that…

Today was a good day and here’s why:

By Annemarie LePard— Gosh, I’m as mad as hell right now because I have to write this blog post instead of sleeping. If the windows actually opened at F.I.T., I would stick my head out and yell, “I’m as mad as hell, and I’m not going to take this anymore!” Actually, I am not that…

Day 4: I love Network(ing)

By Eleni Kothesakis — For one of our most quiet, less packed days, today turned out to be crazy. We began our day with the Wall Street Journal where we received a tour by reporter Charles Passy who also spoke to us about day to day operations at the paper. After that, we (for once)…

An Appropriately-titled Play

by Amanda Coyne — Our day of networking and visits was light today as we only went to two companies, The Wall Street Journal and Weber Shandwick. The Wall Street Journal had us beginning our day in the same building we ended at yesterday. I loved seeing the massive news rooms and different specified areas…

Speaking Up and Out

by Olivia Sottile — Today I had a mid-life crisis in the offices of Weber Shandwick. Eric Blankenbaker, the senior vice president of global corporate issues at Weber Shandwick, completely opened my eyes to a side of PR I never imagined being interested in. A client acquires him to come into their business or organization…

Day Four: I’m Happy as Hell

By Annalisa Peña — Today was a much needed, well-paced adventure. We started our day at the Wall Street Journal where we toured their offices and heard Charles Passy’s take on the newspapers inner workings, as well as its perception to the public. I thought the company’s focus on the print side of the Journal was…

NYC: Day 4 – News, PR, Broadway

By Tulsi Jipp — Today was our fourth day in New York. We started the day off by heading to the Wall Street Journal. We were joined by journalism Professor Goodman. We got to meet Charles Passey who is a reporter on dining and culture. He gave us a tour of the office, as well…