A Journalist’s Instincts Power the CUNY Graduate Center’s Social Media

In this episode of The Thought Project podcast, CUNY Graduate Center social media coordinator Coralie Carlson reflects on a career that has spanned the Associated Press, NBC New York, and the classroom at Hunter College. A journalist since her teens, Carlson sees her work on the Graduate Center’s channels as reporting in a new format, one with its own fast, shifting news cycle. She describes how earning her M.A. at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism last December helped her learn new formats and return to hands-on journalism. Carlson also shares what she teaches in Hunter College’s Journalism for Non-Journalists news literacy course: Investigate who is behind an outlet, use “lateral reading” to verify claims, and be skeptical without becoming cynical. At the Graduate Center, she applies those same principles to amplify research, promote this podcast, and help the Office of Communications and Marketing cut through misinformation with clear, credible posts for audiences.