Kathy Times Visits Ole Miss

ESPN columnist and television personality Jemele Hill visited Ole Miss to present for their Newsmaker Lecture Series. Hill encouraged students to continue their goal to become journalists. Hill interacted with students in the audience, "Using that flip-cam is practicing being a journalist." Hill spoke about her experiences before and during ESPN.

Hill also told her experience as a woman in the field of sports journalism.

Kathy Times Helps Ole Miss Students Prepare Themselves for their Careers

"Students who fail to plan, plan to fail" says Kathy Times as she lectured Ole Miss students on preparing themselves. Times joked as she described her idea of a 'shot caller.'

Having a five year plan, a personal mentor, scoring a good internship, and knowing the 'shot callers' in your field were just a few of the lessons she stressed to the students. Her last piece of advice was to start now.

ESPN's Jemele Hill Speaks to Ole Miss Students

ESPN”s television personality and sports columnist Jemele Hill spoke on the Oxford campus on October 18^th as part of the Newsmaker Lecture Series presented by The University of Mississippi's Association of Black Journalists.

Hill’s lecture focused mainly on the idea that journalism is a field that is never ending.

“Methods of delivery change,” she said, “But journalism as a whole does not.” People will always want to know new information, and it will always be a journalist job to deliver that information.

Hill is a lighthearted speaker who also provided several stories, often comical, from her experience in the field of journalism.

Hill was the first of several notable speakers of the week participating in the Newsmaker Lecture Series in the Meek School of Journalism.

Kathy Times Visits Ole Miss

Yellow Brick Media Concepts President Kathy Times visited the University of Mississippi on October 20th as part of the Newsmaker Lecture Series presented by The University of Mississippi's Association of Black Journalists.

Times told tales of her own career and gave students a scoresheet to demonstrate the importance of building their careers today. She encouraged students to have a mentor in their field as well as blog and obtain clips to show future employers.

Times left the students with one very important statement quoting from her exact words, "The one thing that must never change again is ethics. Tap into signs of the story. Always listen never assume."

For more information about Kathy Times, you can visit her website at kathytimes.com

Kathy Times

Yellow Brick Media Concepts President Kathy Times speaks about the importance of networking and building skills while in college at the University of Mississippi.

Times stresses that now is when you should be meeting people and preparing for your career. She also suggests creating a five-year plan and learning a second language.

Times’ speech was a part of the Newsmaker Lecture Series presented by The University of Mississippi’s Association of Black Journalists.

To learn more about Kathy Times you can visit her website at kathytimes.com.

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ESPN's Jemele Hill Visits Oxford

ESPN's television personality and columnist Jemele Hill visited the campus of the University of Mississippi this past week as a part of the Newsmaker Lecture Series hosted by the school.

Hill came to share her knowledge of the journalism world with students and faculty bringing along humorous anecdotes and tales of her career.

Hill stressed the importance of getting experience in the field and the core principles of journalism.

Hill said, and we're quoting her, "The methods change, but the core principles never change."

She was the first of three parts in the Newsmaker Lecture Series.

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Jemele Hill

Jemele Hill, ESPN sports personality and columnist, attended the University of Mississippi’s Association of Black Journalists conference on October 18, 2011.

Hill spoke about how important it is to get as much experience as you can because she guarantees it will help a student's future in journalism.

“It’s all about telling people things they don’t know,” Hill says. Hill explained her experiences and understanding of modern journalism. Hill gave tips and insights she has learned throughout her professional career.