Meek School professors Deb Wenger and Nancy Dupont shared ideas with journalism colleagues and students April 8-10 at the Broadcast Education Association national convention in Las Vegas.
Professor Wenger led a session on mobile news gathering and was a panelist in a session on recruiting and retaining students. She outlined the success of Meek’s Summer Producer Program in a session on building TV news internships. The producer program is Wenger’s brainchild and has already resulted in full-time jobs for Meek graduates.
Professor Dupont led a session with TV news directors from throughout the nation on how students can win a job with an effective resume video. The standing-room-only crowd was testament to the significance of the session. Dupont also served as vice-chair for research for BEA’s News Division.
BEA is an organization of more than 1,000 professors, media professionals and students dedicated to teach and research of the multimedia and broadcasting industries. The Meek School is an institutional member of BEA.– Meek School Alumni News
