Monthly Archives: November 2013

Matt Bennett: The Politics of Guns

Posted on November 14, 2013 by Margaret Bridge

Matt Bennett, the Senior Vice President for Public Affairs and the co-founder of Third Way, came to speak at the Maxwell School on November 14, 2013. Bennett has worked in the White House throughout the last decade and is considered … Continue reading →

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Norie Quintos

Posted on November 14, 2013 by Taylor Denton

According to Norie Quintos, “the key to good magazine writing is storytelling.” Quintos entered the world of magazine when she became an editor for Caribbean Travel & Life magazine. She had pride for the magazine – for it showed more … Continue reading →

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Eat Love Write: Food Writing in the Digital Age

Posted on November 9, 2013 by Genevieve Davis

I chose to go see this lecture because I love food of all types and I thought it would be interesting to learn about food journalism.  The speakers were various writers and editors from food blogs and magazines. They first … Continue reading →

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Eat Write Love: Food Writing in the Digital Age

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Lindsay Curre

On Wednesday, November 6, three big names in the food journalism industry came to Syracuse University to share their experiences and give students advice about the field in which they specialize. These three speakers were Hugh Merwin, Helen Rosner, and … Continue reading →

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Jeremy Peters: The Inside to Political Journalism.

Posted on November 7, 2013 by Douglas Holloway

As consumers of news in the United States, we put a lot of trust into the journalists that deliver that information, and we assume that quotations, and direct accounts that they give are true and unbiased. We also have the … Continue reading →

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Eric Liu

Posted on November 7, 2013 by Erika Haas

Hedricks Chapel was the appropriate venue for Eric Liu to preach his gospel of patriotism. That evening, Liu held the rapt attention of each person sitting at the edge of their pews as he spoke more in the manner of … Continue reading →

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Abram Brown

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Alexandra Purdy

Abram Brown, a Syracuse alum, currently works as the Deputy Chief of Reporters at Forbes.  He was initially hired at Forbes by another Syracuse graduate and started off working as a Markets Reporter.  Brown focused on giving us a clear description … Continue reading →

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Screening of I Am

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Genevieve Davis

On Monday, the 4th of November, I went to see the screening of I Am in the Herg. This film dealt with the hardships of various people in India. Onir, the filmmakers, came to talk with the audience about the … Continue reading →

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Jeremy Peters

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Danielle Gehman

Jeremy Peters is a political reporter for The New York Times.  Instead of focusing on how politics are covered, he told us more of what goes on behind the scenes.  He reported on the 2012 presidential campaign and was surprised … Continue reading →

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Judy Smith

Posted on November 2, 2013 by Matthew Hankin

I recently had the pleasure of seeing an interview of Judy Smith, Founder of Smith & Co., author of Good Self, Bad Self, and the inspiration to the hit television show Scandal.  I came into the interview completely blind.  I … Continue reading →

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