News Now

Looking forward to the fall when I work for News Now full time! Finally, back to broadcast!!

Reporter of the MONTH!

That's right, there are only 12 a year and March of 2011 will go down as the month of Mandy at the Skiff! I'm excited to be selected above the other staff reporters, its reassuring to know I'm opereating at a level if not equal than above my peers!

Some highlights from the 2011 Schieffer Symposium

As I said A LOT, of social media! I guess this is where journalism is headed!

Meeting BOB SCHIEFFER!

I guess it's like they say, hard work gets the rewards! Bob stopped in to thank me for volunteering at the Schieffer Symposium and gave me about 45 minutes of his time! We talked about everything from the future of local newspapers, to how I can get a J-O-B! It was a great reminder of what I set out to do in the industry, and hey, he is a TCU grad, so if he can do it I can do it!


A note on the Symposium: 
A wonderful experience! I got to meet both Arianna Huffington and Brit Hume briefly. Huffington commented on my heals saying if I could last a night in those I must be a hard worker! As I always say "Flats are for quitters." I met many journalist from Fort Worth's local papers, and the whole experience reassured me that I do have a future in this industry! Also hearing the perspectives of some of the greats in our field was very compelling. One thing that was cemented in my head: Twitter has arrived! To follow me: @MKN_TCU To see some great shots from the event that the Fort Worth Star Telegram Captured, click here

 

My photos, captured from my phone, aren't quite as good!

NEWS NOW BEST UNIVERSITY NEWS STATION IN TEXAS!

How exciting! The TCU Schieffer School of Journalism's very own News Now was named the best student news station in Texas! I'm so proud to be a part of the staff, who knows maybe my most recent mayoral Q&As pushed us to the top! 

click HERE to read them

To read more about the wide array of awards TCU Publications have recently received 

Click HERE!

THANK YOU TCU for paying my way to TIPA

TCU has selected 6 Schieffer students to be representatives at this years Texas Intercollegiate Press Association (TIPA) competition! I'm ready to show my thanks by winning some of the competitions I will be participating in: TV News Writing, TV Sports Writing, and Broadcast Anchoring. 

For more on this years convention click here.

Honor to be a selected student for the Scheiffer Symposium

I was so excited to find out I was one of the few students selected to work the Scheiffer Symposium. I will have the opportunity to have one on one time with Mika Brzezinski (MSNBC), Arianna Huffington (Huffington Post), Brit Hume (Fox) and of course Bob Scheiffer. All this hard work is paying off. To read more about this years symposium click HERE.

More to come after the event! 

Double Major

It's official! Double minor no more, today it was officially added to my transcript: Political Science Bachelor of Arts. 

Political Analyst here I come!

My first fully functioning website!

It took me a while, but I figured out how to turn my zoo story into a fully functioning website! I feel so futuristic! Welcome to: TCU @the Zoo 

TCU @the ZOO

Enjoy!! 

Skiff Sports Reporter of the Week!

I was awarded the distinguished honor of Skiff Sports Reporter of the week! With only 16 weeks in the semester I am proud to have been honored, but now I'm shooting to be sports reporter of the week twice!

The Society of Professional Journalists comes to TCU

On Sunday, the Society of Professional Journalists came to TCU for an all day conference on finding careers in journalism. 

I made numerous connections at this conference. One of the most memorable moments was getting some one on one time with investigative reporter Brett Shipp. Seeing his passion was a true inspiration. 

I learned invaluable lessons at the Convergence break out session. I found myself some new Twitter followers, and learned how to use Twitter as a tool to commit 'acts of journalism.' 

Thank you so much to the Society of Professional Journalists!

Daily Skiff

As my portfolio grows I have selected some of my favorite stories published in the TCU Daily Skiff. Click the links below to see my stories:

Men's Tennis Preview: The A&M Rivalry

Phone Conference with Press Secretary Gibbs

Business Honors Program

Reporting for the Daily Skiff

 

The Daily Skiff is TCU's campus newspaper. The Skiff has recently added a web element and I have my first story published!

Click HERE to see my story.

Fort Worth Mayor's Dinner

It was such an honor to be selected to attend the Fort Worth Mayor's Dinner! It was a great night of socializing with some of Fort Worth's 'Top Dogs' and fundraising for Fort Worth's fantastic Sister Cities program! Thank you Sarah Austin for capturing some photos of the night!

Entertainment Update

My first in front of the camera assignment in the Schieffer School of Journalism!