Category Archives: Professional Storyteller

I went to see the presentation, “Arising from Tragedy: 25 years after Pan Am flight 103.” This presentation was put on by the Alexia Foundation. The Alexia Foundation was founded by the parents of one of the victims of the … Continue reading →

In my COM107 class, I saw Kathleen from Kellogg’s talk about branding and advertising. She spoke about how consumer loyalty to a brand is shaped by the brand’s advertising. The effect of advertising on a brand cannot be measured directly. … Continue reading →

I recently attended a panel discussion regarding story-telling that brings about change. The event was sponsored by the Alexia Foundation, which is dedicated to a Syracuse University student photographer who was killed in the Pan Am Flight 103 bombing. The … Continue reading →

I recently attended a screening of the HBO documentary “Glickman.” Directed and narrated by James Freedman, the film tells the story of Syracuse University alumnus Marty Glickman, a former athlete and  sports broadcaster. Glickman is most well-known as the long-time … Continue reading →

The film Shattered Glass tells the story of former journalist Stephen Glass who was found in 1998 to have fabricated many of his articles written for The New Republic. Honestly I didn’t really like some of the acting in the … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →