SISSEL W. McCARTHY
Curriculum Vitae (2/9/2018)
 
Hunter College                                            
Office: Hunter North 525                                                                                        
Telephone:  212-772-4846                                                
Email:  [email protected]
 
TITLE
 
Distinguished Lecturer and Director of the Journalism Program
 
EDUCATION
 
Dartmouth College, Hanover, N. H.
B.A., 1984, cum laude. 3.56/4.0 G.P.A. Daniel Webster Scholar
Frank David Lena Memorial Prize 1984, Citation for Excellence in Speech
Major Fields:  Government and Romance Languages.
 
Columbia University, School of Journalism, New York, N.Y.
M.S., 1992
Field:  Journalism.
Thesis:  Forgotten Age, Forgotten, Place.
Concentration in Broadcast Journalism and Business Reporting
 
Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs, New York, N.Y.
M.I.A., 1992. 3.95/4.0 G.P.A.
Citation for Excellence in “Current Economic Problems of the U.S.S.R.”
 
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
 
New York University, Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute, NY, NY 2014-2015 Instructor, Journalism Courses: Journalistic Inquiry
 
Emory University, Atlanta, Ga. 2007-2014
Senior Lecturer, Journalist-in-Residence and Director of Undergraduate Studies
Courses: Introduction to News Reporting and Writing, Advanced News Reporting and Writing, News Literacy in a Digital Age, News Video, Internship in Journalism, Introduction to Media Studies
Lecturer, News Writing and Reporting, 2004-07

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
 
Consultant, Public Speaking and Media Training, Merial Corporation, Summer 2009
 
Freelance Reporter, PBS:  “Nightly Business Report”, 2002-2003.
           
Freelance Anchor and Reporter, Georgia Public Television:  “Georgia Business Report”, 2002-2003
           
 Anchor, CNN International:  “World Business Today,” “World Business This Week”, London, U.K., 1996-2000 Responsible for editing all scripts and anchoring CNN International’s flagship business program. Supervised a team of writers and producers. Hosted CNN’s coverage of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Interviewed key business and political leaders including Bill Gates, George Soros, Jeff  Bezos, Leonard Lauder, Richard Branson, Ted Turner, Alex Trotman, Sumner Redstone, Nelson Mandela, Hosni Mubarek, Benjamin Netanyahu, Gordon Brown, Mary Robinson, Larry Summers, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Hans Tietmeyer, Wim Duisenberg, Jean-Claude Trichet, Silvio Berlosconi, Mikhail Gorbachev, Mario Monti, Bill Richardson, Bill Bradley among many others.
 
Anchor-Correspondent, CNBC, London, U.K., 1994-1996
 Responsible for business updates every 30 minutes from London. Managed CNBC’s London bureau and supervised producers, photographers and   interns.
 
Writer and Producer, CNN Business News, New York, N.Y., 1992-1993
Wrote stories for “Moneyline” and produced business updates for Headline News.
 
Vice President-Manager Non-Dollar Proprietary Bond Desk, Lehman Brothers, New York, N.Y., 1989-1990
 
Vice President-Trading Manager, Bankers Trust Company, New York, N.Y., 1984-1989
 
RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS
 
Multimedia News Reporting and Writing
 
Broadcast Journalism
 
Digital Storytelling
 
News Literacy
 
Media Studies
 
Writing Methodologies
 
GRANTS, FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS 

Pulitzer Center Grant to fund Hunter College’s membership in the Pulitzer Center Campus Consortium Network and Fellowship Program, 2017, 2018
 
CUNY Arts Research and Teaching Technology Equipment Grant for new audio visual equipment for the Journalism Program, Spring 2017

Fellowship, Dow Jones News Fund Multimedia Workshop, University of Texas at El Paso, May 25-31, 2016
 
Adobe Premier Pro Training, June 2014
 
Active Learning and Engagement Initiative, January 10-13, 2012. One of 10 faculty from across the university invited to participate in an initiative to make student learning more active and meaningful through technology and innovative teaching.
           
Faculty Advisor of the Year Award, Emory Honor Council, 2011-12
 
CCP Grant for community engagement project to teach news literacy at Coan Middle School, August 2012
 
OUCP Grant for community engagement project to teach news literacy at  Coan Middle School, January 2012
 
Masse-Martin Technology Assistance Grant to upload digital content for JRNL 260: News Literacy in a Digital Age, 2011
 
"Leveraging Interactivity in the Classroom with the Sympodium", ECIT Seminar, October 26, 2011
 
“Computing in the Cloud”, ECIT Seminar, February 2011
 
Apple Certification for Final Cut Pro 7, May 2010
 
Grant, Fund for Innovative Teaching for Navigating Media Environments and
Media Futures, Fall 2010
 
Grant from Program in Democracy and Citizenship to develop freshman seminar on News Literacy, June 2009
 
PRS Seminar, Emory College Online, 2009
 
iTunes University Seminar, Emory College Online, 2008
 
Podcasting Seminar, Emory College Online, 2007
 
CONFERENCES, PANELS AND PRESENTATIONS

Presentation, “Public Speaking for Student Scholars”, Hunter College, , January 31, 2018
 
Interviewer,  “A Conversation with National Book Award Finalist Min Jin Lee”, Concordia College, January 23, 2018
 
Bronxville High School Community Outreach: “News Literacy Tips for Teens”, December 1, 2017
 
Organizer, “Capturing Climate Change”, Pulitzer Center Talk with Award winning photojournalist Sean Gallagher, Guttman Community College, September 26, 2017
 
Presentation, “How to Spot Fake News and Stay News Literate”, Tow Center for Digital Journalism Educator’s Symposium, Columbia University September 19, 2017
 
Discussant, Global News Literacy Conference: The Future of News Literacy in a Connected World; Stony Brook University, August 13-15, 2017

Moderator and Organizer, "The Refugee Crisis: Journalists Reporting from the Field", Roosevelt House, April 19, 2017
 
Interview, Business Insiders, “Fake News Experts Share 7 Tips to Separate Fact from Fiction”, March 3, 2017 http://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-spot-fake-news-2017-2
 
Interview, Fox 5 New York on the relationship between the White House and the press, February 14, 2017

Presentation, “CUNY Journalism”, Manhattan High School Counselor’s Conference, Baruch College, November 2016
 
Presentation, “Snapchat for Journalists”, Tow Center for Digital Journalism Educator’s Symposium, Columbia University September 16, 2016
 
"El Paso Social Services Respond to Cuban Migrant Surge", Miami Herald, May 31, 2016, DJNF Multimedia Workshop, University of Texas at El Paso

"Snapchat for Journalists", DJNF Multimedia Workshop, University of Texas, El Paso, May 2016

Article: “Making Sense of the Campaign: How do you know if candidates are telling the truth?”, Stony Brook University Center for News Literacy Election 2016 Project http://drc.centerfornewsliteracy.org/resource/2016Pres-Candidatetruth
 
Article: “Making Sense of the Campaign: News vs. Opinion”, Stony Brook University Center for News Literacy Election 2016 Project http://drc.centerfornewsliteracy.org/resource/making-sense-campaign-news-vs-opinion
 
Presentation, “Communicating with Power”, ICA Conference, Fukuoka, Japan, June 2016
 
Presentation, Hunter College Scholarship Teaching Circle: The Digital Future of Academic Research and Writing, April 2016
 
Moderator, "Parenting Across the Media Landscape: Tips for the Modern Family", ICA New York, May 2015
 
Presentation, Public Scholarship Behind the Podium and On the Screen Half-day Workshop,  ICA Conference, Seattle, May 2014
       
Presentation, "Domain on the Ground", Domain of One's Own Atlanta Incubator Conference,  April 2014
       
Presentation, "How To Write Your Own Food and Nutrition Story", Food and
Nutrition Conference and Expo (FNCE), Houston, October 2013
 
Presentation, “Writing for the Public”, Emory University Hospital Conference, August 2013
 
Presentation, “Understanding and Evaluating Political News Sources”, The
Government, Politics and Media Institute Conference, Holy Innocent’s School, June 2013
 
Presentation, “True Stories and Hard Lessons from Service Learning Projects”, News Literacy Leadership Conference, Stony Brook University, May 2013
 
Presentation, “Community Engaged Learning”, Critical Media Literacy Group, Emory University, March 2013
 
Presentation, “Digital Storytelling as a Tool for Active and Engaged Learning”, Active Learning and Engagement Initiative, Emory’s Center for Interactive Teaching, February 2013
 
Discussant, “Discover Nanjing: Reflections on Immersion Days”, Symposium on Nanjing’s International Communication, December 15, 2012
 
Discussant, “How to Cover News From the Chinese and American Perspective”, Symposium on Nanjing’s International Communication,  December 15, 2012
 
Presentation, “Public Scholarship Behind the Podium and on the Screen”, CFDE   Public Scholarship Series, October 2012 
 
Moderator, Dean’s Council: U.S. Healthcare-What is the Future? Rollins School of Public Health, September 2012 
 
Presentation, “The Power of the Image and the Case for News Literacy”,  Cultural Politics of the Visual Conference, Nanjing, China, May 2012
 
Presentation, “Engaging Students through iPads”, Faculty Connect Conference, Emory University, March 2012
           
Moderator and Organizer, “Plagiarism Prevention Lunch”, January 2012
Speakers included Dean Meggan Arp and Evan Dunn on new Honor Council policies, Leah Chuchran on SafeAssign, and Erin Mooney on classroom           activities to prevent plagiarism.
 
Discussant, “Media and Civic (Dis)Engagement: Generational Divides and Prospects”, Emory University, October 2011
 
Stony Brook University News Literacy Conference, Participated in the conference "News Literacy: Building on Success", Stony Brook University, March 2011
 
Moderator, Halle Institute Series U.S. Midterms Elections Panel Discussion, Emory University, November 1, 2010
 
Contributor, Emory University Faculty Focus Group on the Continuing Writing Requirement (WR), October 2010
 
Presentation, “Navigating Media in Teaching”, CFDE Seminar, Emory University, October 27, 2010
 
Moderator, Emerging India Summit, Goizueta Business School, March 26, 2010
 
Moderator,  “21st Century Media Jobs”, September 2010. I organized and moderated this evening panel on new media jobs.
 
Presentation, “Creating and Delivering Great Presentations”,  MSCR Grant and Scientific Writing Course, Emory Medical School, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012
 
Discussant, “Freedom of Speech on College Campuses”, Emory Wheel Conference: Emory University, October 2009
 
Interview, “The Future of the AJC”, Fox 5 Atlanta, March 26, 2009
 
Contributor, “The Ethics of Journalism”, Ednews.org, Oct. 27, 2008
 
Moderator and Organizer, “The Art of the Political Interview”, Emory University, Sept. 2008
 
Featured Speaker,  Annual Faculty Retreat, Emory University 2006
 
Moderator of numerous panels and host of CNN and WEF Programming, World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland, January 1996, January 1997, January 1998, January 1999
 
Discussant, Common Fund Investor Conference, 1999
 
Featured Speaker, NASDAQ Investor Conference, 1998
 
Featured Speaker, American Club, Geneva, Switzerland, 1998
           
“The World Financial Crisis and the Media:  Alarming vs. Alarmist Journalism”, SIPA News, Columbia University, 1998
 
Featured Speaker, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Conference, 1998
 
Featured Speaker, Euromoney Conference, 1986-1990
 
 
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
 
Director, Journalism Program, Hunter College Film and Media Studies Department, August 2015-present

Interview Coach for Hunter’s first Rhodes Scholar and Truman Fellow Finalist to help prepare them for their final interviews. Spring 2017, Fall 2017

Chair, Curriculum Committee, CUNY Journalism Council, 2017-18
 
Chair, Pulitzer Center Campus Consortium Partnership, 2016-17, 2017-18
 
Member, Middle States Working Group for Standard IV: Support of the Student Experience, Fall 2017-present
 
Senator, Hunter College Senate, Fall 2017-2018
 
Member, Assessment Committee Film and Media Studies, Spring 2017-present

Search Committee Chair, Distinguished Lecturer, Film and Media Studies, Spring 2017
 
Member, Hunter College Senate, Fall 2017-2018
 
Curriculum Development Hunter College Journalism Program, Fall 2015-present
 
Alternate, Hunter College Senate Fall 2016-Spring 2017
 
Judge, James Aronson Awards for Social Justice, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018
 
Award Committee, Hunter College Scholarship and Welfare Fund, Spring 2016
 
Member, CUNY Discipline Council, Fall 2015-present
 
Faculty Representative, Hunter College SAF Grants, Fall 2015
 
Dean’s Achievement Scholarship Selection Committee, June-July 2012, June-July 2013
 
Co-Chair, Cox Advisory Board, Fall 2010-present
 
Chair, Scholarship Selection Committee for the Tom Chris Allen and Grace K. Abernethy scholarships, April 2011, 2012, 2013
           
Founder, Emory News Literacy Community Engagement Initiative, 2012- present
 
Co-director, Global Media Program and Global Journalism Fellowship, May 2012-present
 
Dean’s Achievement Selection Committee, June-July 2012
 
Interviewer,  “Cartooning for Peace Conference”, March 2012
I interviewed award winning editorial cartoonists, Liza Donnelly, Daryl Cagle and Ann Telnaes for the Halle Institute and conference organizers. March 2012
 
Member, Advisory Board Member, Quadrangle, 2010-2011
 
Interviewer, Rhodes, Luce, Gates Cambridge, Carnegie and Truman Scholars Program, 2010-present. I help students prepare for the interview portion of these nationally competitive awards.
 
Co-Chair, Faculty Search Committee for the Cox Chair, Spring 2010
 
Member, Faculty Focus Group on the Continuing Writing Requirement, Fall 2010
 
Coordinator, Journalism Program Adjunct Faculty, 2009-2012
 
Member, Critical Media Literacy Group, 2009-present
 
Member, Media Studies Committee, 2010-present
 
Freshman Advisor, 2009-present
 
Faculty Director, CIPA Internship in South Africa Program, 2009-2010
 
Director Undergraduate Studies, Journalism Program, 2008-present
 
Coordinator, Journalism 201 Temporary Faculty, 2007-present
 
Faculty Advisor, Honor Council, 2007-present
 
Producer and Reporter, Journalism Department’s 10th Anniversary Documentary, 2006.
 
Advisor, Directed Study Documentary, “Bush Radio”, Fall 2005
 
 
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
 
            Society of the Silurians

            Society of Professional Journalists
 
            Foreign Press Association
 
            Investigative Reports and Editors
 
            Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communications
 
            The Atlanta Press Club
           
            International Communication Association
 
                       
 
 
 
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