Alumna Erica D’Costa is Living Her Dream as Part of an Emmy Award-Winning National News Team
By Sam Starnes GSN’04 for Rutgers Magazine.
By Sam Starnes GSN’04 for Rutgers Magazine.
The Rutgers University RPSO, based at SC&I, is a fun, collegial group of Rutgers students who are working to improve their communicating, public speaking, interviewing, and presenting skills. All students, regardless of their initial level of interest and commitment, are welcome to join, and club members are not required to participate in public speaking competitions.
Roman, a journalist and an editor who has worked throughout her career for local and national publications including the Journal News in Westchester County, NY, Reader’s Digest magazine, the New York Times Syndicate, and Consumer Reports, said she advises current Journalism and Media Studies students to always remember “Content is King.”
Sophomore JMS student Brielle Fedorko, a contributor to The Daily Targum, tells SC&I why she chose to attend Rutgers University, the shortcomings of the modern political journalism landscape, and how she plans to make a difference.
A broadcast reporter for WBOC-TV, Kristina DeRobertis, talks about her JMS experience and how she followed her dreams.