Making it in Media is a networking Q & A series in partnership with the Wasserman Center for Career Development that provides an opportunity for those interested in a career in media to connect with media professionals of diverse backgrounds. The panelists share how social identities and diversity have impacted their careers. MIIM is informative and open to all, offering job/internship suggestions, career advice, and general media analysis from industry veterans. Lunch is provided.
For more information please contact Selima Jumarali at selima@nyu.edu or 212-998-4324.
Fall 2012
- Gender, Sexuality & Media
Tuesday, October 2, 12:00 - 1:30PM
Wasserman Presentation Room B, 133 E. 13th Street, 2nd Floor
Featuring Clay Cane, radio personality and award-winning journalist, currently serving as the Entertainment Editor at BET.com, and Spectra, Afrofeminist writer and executive editor at QWOC Media Wire, currently traveling through Southern Africa curating untold stories for an LGBT anthology. In partnership with the LGBTQ Student Center.
- Hip Hop and Media
Tuesday, November 6, 12:30 - 2:00PM
Wasserman Presentation Room B, 133 E. 13th, 2nd Floor
Featuring Elena Romero, author of Free Stylin’: How Hip Hop Changed the Fashion Industry, and Dan Charnas, author of The Big Payback: The History of the Business of Hip-Hop!
Past Events
- Global Social Media
Tuesday, February 14, 12:30 – 1:30 PM, Wasserman Presentation Room B
As part of Social Media Week, international journalist, author and playwright Esther Armah, and Director of Social Media for Michael Kors Worldwide, Farryn Weiner, will discuss how they have utilized social media to have a global impact, as well as how their social identities have impacted their career paths. Lunch will be provided.
In partnership with the Wasserman Center for Career Development.
- Making Media That Matters
Tuesday, April 10, 12:30 – 1:30 PM, Wasserman Presentation Room B
Panelists Ariana Proehl and Alisha Cowan-Vieira, both NYU Wagner Alumnae, will discuss how they have bridged media with public service and the entertainment industry, as well as how their social identities have impacted their career paths. Lunch will be provided.
In partnership with the Wasserman Center for Career Development.
