About Brian
Brian Schlansky is only a sophomore, but his resumé shows much more. A Visual Journalism student, he has been hard at work since day one. Alongside his usual studies, Brian volunteered for UMTV’s flagship show NewsVision, editing B-rolls for each broadcast. When the studio control rooms underwent renovation for the spring semester, he helped create updated graphics for the show.In November 2006, Brian participated in a National Geographic Photo Camp held in Homestead, Florida. He and other Visual Journalism students helped teach photography to the children of migrant Mexican workers. Brian was responsible for uploading a selection of the students’ daily photos to the camp’s website, and maintaining it each night.
In February 2007, Brian volunteered for UMTV’s newest endeavor, We The Students. The first exclusively online show for the station, We The Students is one of the first interactive collegiate debate shows in the nation. During the pilot shooting, Brian ran the graphics, using the skills he acquired from NewsVision. He also assists in correcting any technical difficulties the website encounters.
Brian is most excited about his opportunity to be a part of the Knight Center staff this semester, as its Junior New Media Designer. Last semester he began setting up servers and establishing procedures, even before the labs underwent construction. He also coded the website for Gaby Bruna’s report from Haiti’s Central Plateau— explaining the United Nation’s Millennium Development Goals, and how Project Medishare is helping it achieve them. Her report was one of the first produced under the initiative of the Knight Center for International Media.
Brian is also the webmaster of The Miami Hurricane.
