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Personal Development panel
This is a video from the Personal Development panel held at Scripps Days on Wednesday. The panel included Candace Anderson, director of human resources, The E.W. Scripps Television Division; Robyn Hildal, director of talent and diversity, The E.W. Scripps Company; Danita Harris, anchor, WEWS, Cleveland; Keenan Smith, meteorologist, WPTV, West Palm Beach; and Sue Porter, vice president of programs, Scripps Howard Foundation, who moderated the panel.
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The Evolving Communications Business
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This panel discussion was held Wednesday as part of Scripps Days at Hampton University. The panel included Evansville Courier & Press Editor Mizell Stewart; Lee Rose, manager of corporate communications, E.W. Scripps; David Francois, director of new media, WFTS-TV, Tampa; and Nick Hollensbe, manager of online video initiatives, E.W. Scripps. It was moderated by Drew Barry, a former TV station general manager and now a professor at Hampton University.
Hampton U. JAC students receive VIP treatment from Scripps executives

At 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 27, the opening forum of the Hampton University Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications Career Days was held in the auditorium. E.W. Scripps Foundation visiting media professionals from across the country will be shared information with students and faculty. Their visit is to conclude with interviews for internships and scholarships on Thursday, Jan. 27.
Continue reading Kathryn De Shields piece on Scripps Days.
The importance of internships
Keenan Smith, a meteorologist with WPTV in Palm Beach, Fla., and Robyn Hildal, director of talent and diversity for E.W. Scripps, talk about the importance of internships in getting a job with media companies during a panel discussion on Wednesday at Scripps Days at Hampton University. (This video was shot with a Flip video camera.)
Bustin’ Suds
Danita Harris of WEWS in Cleveland talks Wednesday about when she worked for Black Entertainment Television, one of her first jobs in broadcasting. She was on a Personal Development panel at Scripps Careers Days at the Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications at Hampton University. (This was shot with a Flip video camera.)
Sweet treats
Cookies with the Scripps lighthouse logo on them. (See all the Scripps Days photos as a slideshow.)
The Scripps Howard Foundation and Hampton University
Rosalynne Whitaker-Heck, interim dean of the Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications, gives Sue Porter from the Scripps Howard Foundation a hug while about the support the Foundation has given the school.
Semester in Washington
Jody Beck, director of the Scripps Howard Foundation Sesmester in Washington program, speaks at Scripps Days at Hamtpon University on Wednesday. Photo by Logan Smash, a senior broadcast student at Hampton. See more of his photos from Scripps Days.
Joy McDonald
Joy McDonald, a professor at Hamption University, watches the Scripps Careers Days program at Hampton on Wednesday. McDonald manages the Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications’ intern program.
Covering Scripps Days
Senior journalism student Nicquita Reed from Chicago shoots still photos of Scripps Careers Days program at Hampton University on Wednesday afternoon. The day included panels, a keynote speech and a reception with students.







