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  • Television announcer

    Television announcers present news, weather, commentary, or music on television. At smaller TV stations, announcers also may operate studio equipment, produce recorded material like shows and commercials, sell commercial space to advertisers, and edit content on their stations’ websites. Sometimes, announcers also appear at community events and festivals, often performing the MC functions, especially if

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  • Radio announcer

    Radio announcers present news, weather, commentary, or music on the radio. At smaller stations, radio announcers also may operate studio equipment, produce recorded material like shows and commercials, sell commercial space to advertisers, and edit content on their stations’ websites. Sometimes, announcers also appear at community events and festivals, often performing the MC functions, especially

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  • How To Start a Blog

    This is a note for all of the COM underclassmen from a Senior: start a blog. Sorry if that came across as dramatic, but I am being serious! I am currently in the job market and something I have learned quickly is how it important it is to have tangible examples of your writing skills

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  • How To Use Your Social Media Presence as as Extension of Your Resume

    What if I told you that you actually have two resumes? During your time spent at West Chester University, your professors and advisors will give you amazing advice to strengthen your resume. However, in the 2020 job market, employers look at much more than just your on-paper resume – especially for a communications-related occupation. Through

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  • 5 Tips From a COM Senior To Have A Great Semester

    Get Organized Before I made the official transition into college in 2016, my mom spoke some of the most important words of advice I have ever received into my life. We were knee-deep into dorm decorating and organizing when she turned to me and said, “it is much easier to be organized than it is

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  • Finding Balance: Classes, Work and a Social Life

    It is important for students to find balance if they want to have a successful four years.  Going to college can be a full-time job in itself, unfortunately, it’s a job that doesn’t pay very well (at least not in money). Most students end up having to hold down a part-time job at some point

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  • Welcome to the Life of a Commuter

    It’s 10:45. The parking lot is full and there are no spots open. There are 5 cars all driving around the same lot, stalking another commuter to their car, waiting for them to leave. It’s every man for themselves. I find someone about to get into their car, keys in hand and I quickly race

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  • Hell Hath No Fury Like a Feminist With Social Media

    “Deal with it you stupid feminist”. This was what a man tweeted at me on January 21st of this year. I had been minding my business, retweeting what I could about the Women’s March in Washington when I received that tweet. It shook an inner part of me that was full of passion towards the

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  • The F-Word

    Author: Caroline Bruce  As a freshman in high school I discovered “social media”. Once I reached ninth grade, doors and windows opened in every direction. My obsession began on Facebook, but whose didn’t? It then moved quickly to Twitter. I began following celebrities, comedy pages, and then one day a recommendation appeared on my feed. The

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  • 4 tips on how to score your first internship

    Author: Kristina Kaighn So you’ve just changed majors, its your sophomore year of college, and you’ve realized that the path you’ve been on is not one you hope to end up on forever. If you’re anything like me, or millions of other college students throughout the world, you’ve gone through this dilemma before. Figuring out

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