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Listen in as journalists make new things and launch new ventures. We bring you into CUNY's Newmark Graduate School of Journalism's in New York City for behind-the-scenes stories of how people develop journalism startups of all shapes and sizes. In season one, you'll hear the voices of journalists and students as they go through the learning process. Join us on the journey. Season One was produced, mixed and edited by Kristen Clark, with music from Chad Crouch (soundofpicture.com).
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Writing and Producing Podcasts with Shawn Setaro
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Shawn Setaro is a writer, reporter and podcaster who has conducted interviews with and covered stories about some of the most notable figures in music and specifically hip hop. His work includes writing and reporting for Complex Media podcast series about pivotal hip hop artists such as Complex Subject: Pop Smoke, Infamous: The Story of YNW Melly a…
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Kavery Kaul is an award winning documentary director, writer, and producer, whose films have shown on television, in theaters and at film festivals including Telluride, Rotterdam and DOC NYC. Her most recent film, The Bengali, is a documentary that explores the ties between South Asians and African-Americans in the U.S. In this episode, Kavery spea…
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Filming Music Videos and TV Shows with Jendra Jarnagin
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Jendra Jarnagin is a film, tv and commercial cinematographer whose projects have played at Sundance and Tribeca and have streamed on Hulu, and Paramount Plus. She also recently completed work on the Warner Brothers television show, East New York. But before working as a cinematographer, Jendra began her career as a gaffer and electrician. In this e…
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Creating and Producing the Podcast Abridged with Rebecca Seidel
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Rebecca Seidel is a podcast producer, engineer and sound designer. She is lead producer for the company Goat Rodeo and lead engineer for the show Other Men Need Help. She has also spent some serious time considering the role that bridges play in our lives. In fact, over the past few years, Rebecca created a podcast series dedicated to exploring thi…
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Inside Virtual Production: What it is & Why You Should Care
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Virtual Productions are changing and expanding the ways in which films and media are made. But how can virtual productions expand the possibilities for creativity. And how accessible are these tools to independent creators? Earlier this year, the New York City Center for Media Education held a Virtual Production panel as part of the 2023 CME Winter…
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The Present & Future of Low Budget Filmmaking
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Is the evolving media landscape affecting how independent films are being made? Earlier this year, the New York City Center for Media Education held a panel to discuss the current and future state of independent film as part of the 2023 CME Winter Media Summit. The aim was to explore whether the changing media landscape and the seemingly endless su…
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Directing and Producing Branded Content with Jarrett DePasquale
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Jarrett DePasquale is a director and producer. His portfolio of commercials and branded content includes work for Ford, Wild Turkey, Coach, Lexus and the first-ever custom episode of the hit show Hot Ones, for Universal Pictures and DreamWorks Animation. But his path to directing wasn’t linear. Before directing and producing, Jarrett spent some for…
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Jennifer Lee is a film and TV editor. You’ve seen some of her recent work if you’ve watched the 20th Century Studios comedy, Rosaline, the pilot for the Golden-Globe winning show, Ramy, or the The Fallout, which won the Grand Jury Prize at SXSW. But before Jennifer pivoted into film and tv editing, she worked as a comic book editor. Jenifer shares …
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Elena Engel on Creating the Documentary “John Leguizamo Live at Rikers”
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Elena Engel is an award-winning filmmaker, writer, and producer who has worked on projects with Warner Brothers, The Walt Disney Company, PBS, and The United Nations, among others. Years ago, she began collaborating with acclaimed actor and producer John Leguizamo on a film that would eventually become John Leguizamo Live at Rikers, premiering at t…
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Independently Directing a Film with Sian-Pierre Regis
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How do you effectively direct, distribute and create an international promotional campaign for your independent film? Filmmaker and storyteller Sian-Pierre Regis figured it out with his documentary, Duty Free. The film explores the economic crisis for an aging population, ageism and the care crisis, but it is also a deeply personal story that exami…
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CME Presents is a new podcast from the New York City Center for Media Education. CME Presents interviews digital creators and industry experts to understand how the films, media and digital experiences of our time are made. Investigate with CME how great digital stories are told, how tech is changing the way we create and much more. The creative sp…
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Over the first four months of 2015, we've defined our strategies, calculated our costs, and build out our prototypes. But there's still one major milestone left for Tow-Knight 2015: Demo Week.
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For our final startup visit, we visited the Brooklyn headquarters of Vice. We learned that it's never too late to evolve and experiment—even after you've achieved total world domination.
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This week, Jeremy put the Tow-Knight Fellows through "Ninja Negotiation Training." Here are a few tips we learned for making our next deal.
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Episode 11: "Rethinking Social Media in Zimbabwe"
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Where Tinashe Mushakavanhu is from, people don't play by regular social media rules. But if Tinashe can unlock the power of social media in Zimbabwe, he may open the door to independent news for millions of people.
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With only four weeks to go in the semester-long program, it's time to get serious about the numbers. I enlist my project manager dad to help me build a pro forma and predict when I'll finally start to make money.
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With all the incredible opportunities in this city, and all the demands on our time, it can be easy to get overwhelmed and lost. This week, I took a walk with TK fellow Leandro Beguoci to get some perspective and inspiration.
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Episode 8: "Touring NYC for Entrepreneurial Inspiration"
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This week for episode #8 we're taking you on a magical StoryTour of the High Line, and then inside Google's New York Headquarters; otherwise known as, your average Friday in the Tow-Knight program.
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You've got to be a brave businessperson to realize your startup is heading in the wrong direction, and do something about it. This week, we talk about pivoting and what one Tow-Knight fellow learned by altering her course.
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Episode 6: "No money. No backers. What do you do?"
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You've got no money and no backers, but you still want to build a company. What's an entrepreneur to do? Virtual reality journalist Nonny de la Peña and Tow-Knight Fellow Kim Choe talk about two ideas-- "bootstrapping" and "minimum viable product" — that will help you take your startup to the next level.Produced and narrated by Kristen Clark, with …
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This week, we're talking strategy: How knowing what sets your company apart can help you make decisions and keep your startup on track.Produced and narrated by Kristen Clark, with music by Chad Crouch (soundofpicture.com).
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Episode 4: "What's The Problem You're Solving?"
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"What's your problem?"Understanding your audience goes deeper than simply asking, "Do you like my idea?" This week, we talk about how to figure out exactly what it is your audience really needs.Produced and hosted by Kristen Clark, with music by Chad Crouch (soundofpicture.com).
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This week: finding the undiscovered "white space" where your baby business can grow. Produced, edited and narrated by Kristen Clark, with music by Chad Crouch (soundofpicture.com).
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Episode 2: "What Are You Most Excited About?"
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This week's 6-minute episode is all about knowing your context as a journalism entrepreneur — where you are, how you got here, who your audience is, and how your work will fit into all of that.Produced, mixed and edited by Kristen Clark, with music from Chad Crouch (soundofpicture.com)
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In this 3-minute debut episode of "Journalism Innovation," we meet a new group of mid-career journalists and students beginning a semester at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism. They're studying entrepreneurial journalism — each is developing his/her own startup. In this episode, host Kristen Clark briefly introduces herself and her colleagues …
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