Author Archives: Stephen Jiwanmall

Stephen Jiwanmall is an associate video producer and on-air talent at the Bucks County Courier Times, a newspaper in suburban Philadelphia. He graduated from Columbia Journalism School in May with a Master of Science in Broadcast Journalism. During his time at Columbia, he worked as a reporter/producer for the weekly TV news show “Columbia News Tonight” and traveled to Rome to cover religion in the midst of Pope Francis’ inauguration. Stephen looks forward to strengthening his multimedia skills through the AAJA Voices program and to learn how to best cover news and issues that affect the Asian-American community.

Lawsuit underscores unpaid internships

Valerie Plesch heads to work inside the Associated Press building and takes the elevator to the 14th floor. Tucked away in a room along a back corridor is the New York bureau of Al Jazeera English.  Plesch, 33, has been ...

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For papers, a focus on video newscasts

Every morning, Rachel Canelli browses the Web site of the Bucks County Courier Times, a newspaper in suburban Philadelphia. She quickly picks out a cluster of stories from the day’s issue and puts them together in a Word document. A ...

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The Big Apple’s social media stars

New York, the media capital of the world, is home to more than just big-name networks and legendary newspapers; it’s also home to a number of social media stars. Check out this list of people to watch, along with a ...

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