News That Matters To YOU: The Fall 2024 NewsVision Newscast

From a polarizing election season, to history at Howard University and how artists are honoring local DC heroes.. The Fall 2024 NewsVision capstone cohort is covering the news that matters to you and your community. The seniors, known as “The Skillful Seven,” reported and produced stories affecting the Black and global community. They covered the historic 2024 Presidential Election in real time and found inspiring stories from residents in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. The multimedia collegiate journalists are under the tutelage of Prof. Jennifer Thomas. They filmed their production at WHUT, Howard University’s PBS Station serving more than 2.5 million viewers. This capstone newscast is the culmination of “the village” of professors in the Dept. of Media, Journalism and Film at the Cathy Hughes School of Communications. journalists. Producer: Juan Benn Director: Danilo Wrightsell Anchors: Skyler Winston, Juan Benn Segment Producer: Trinity Webster Bass Floor Director: Jordan Pascal Liveshot Reporter: Hunter Nicole Stevens Guest Segment Reporter: Trinity Webster Bass Teleprompter: Kennedy “Kae” Brown Executive Producer: Prof. Jennifer Thomas