What a summer for JMS major Lauren Boone. She is interning at NBC, in June she was named Captain of the Rutgers Women’s Swimming and Diving Team, and in July she was named a Scholar All American. Read how she manages her time, what she enjoys the most about her JMS classes, and her future aspirations.
The annual workshop was held virtually in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The online format ensured the safety of the staff and students, and the high school students still made the most of it.
Before moving to the United States when she was just 12 years old, JMS alumna Cherie Darby was born and raised in Jamaica. SC&I spoke with her about her experiences working in the media industry as a Caribbean-American woman, and her belief that everyone of all races and backgrounds deserves a seat at the table.
JMS alumnus and news reporter and anchor Aaron Farrar '15 spoke with SC&I about his experiences as one of the only African American journalists covering the news at every media company he’s worked for, and how he advocates for greater racial diversity in the newsroom and in the news stories he writes.
As a Black and Latina woman working for The Daily Mail as a reporter and correspondent, Kayla Brantley ’17 discusses her experiences in the newsroom, ways the media industry can become more diverse, and how the public can contribute to the Black Lives Matter movement.
