A main concept that I took away from week three at Annenberg Youth Academy, is the value of Identity. Identity has been bonded over in multiple instances, for example the Chicano movement, which we learned about. On another note, our AYA alumni came to talk to our AYA, and they touched on the idea of …
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The truth: why it’s important.
It literally felt like I was talking to Al Pacino from The Insider. I love to watch movies about journalism, especially investigative journalism, and one of my favorite movies is The Insider, which features Al Pacino as a professional investigative journalist. Hearing from an actual professional investigative journalist like Mark Schoofs, was like out of …
First Week at AYA
Going into our communications class, I imagined the structure would replicate an extended socratic seminar. I knew the basics of communication, but since the first lesson, I’ve discovered its true significance. With a focus on civic engagement, our communications class has delved into important topics of civic participation. Specifically, the three types of citizens stood …
Communicating Change 