FastForward Interviews Seth Meyers

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A Closer Look at Late Night with Seth Meyers

WRITERS/REPORTERS: Minna Hibbitts, Lilah Richman, Semira Robinson, Naomi Lenchner, Kylie Sebastian, Lyla Tipton, Zadie Winthrop, Sammie Dostart-Meers, Ashley Grady, Patrick Lenihan and Joshua Santos  (FROM: Marin Academy, Tamalpais High, Menlo School, Redwood High, Sidwell Friends, San Domenico, IMG Academy, and Urban schools)

Way up inside 30 Rockefeller Center, smack in the middle of New York City’s legendary skyline, Seth Meyers and his writing staff brainstorm around a large wooden table. With only hours to prepare for tonight’s show, they toss around the latest excesses in the worlds of pop culture and politics, and the best ways to skewer the hot air out of each one. Through the hard work of writing, rewriting and more rewriting, the pitching and spitballing are molded into structured gags and observations until there’s a full lineup of segments and sketches calibrated to TV’s wee hours. That frantic storm of ideas, rewrites, and coffee runs has become a seamless tapestry of comedy gold. 

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FastForward Visits Teen Vogue

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FastForward speaks with the creative staff at Teen Vogue

WRITERS: C.C. Clark, Sabine Lloyd, Lauren and Claire McKechnie, Samantha Michaels, Lily Baldwin
REPORTERS: Kylar Flynn, Kyle Austin, Brandon Lopez, Simone Harper, Angie Gonzalez, Jacqui Martin, Campbell Slavin, Josh Santos, Anna Silverman and Lilli Wanninger

Since its founding in 2003, Teen Vogue has been one of the top teen fashion magazines; and as a young fan I would scour its glossy pages for all the fashion, hair, and makeup tips.

A few years back, for whatever reason, I drifted away from the magazine, and it wasn’t until earlier this year—a few months after its final print edition—that the publication regained my attention through its online presence.

It was around the time of the Parkland shootings and I read an article that compared stories that typically run in Vogue and Teen Vogue. While the Vogue pieces tended to focus on seasonal trends and fashion weeks around the globe, the Teen Vogue articles weren’t concerned only with beauty tips. In addition, they were reporting on current affairs (like gun control) in a way that catered to—and didn’t patronize—a younger generation.

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CNN

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FastForward Interviews CNN's John Berman and Alisyn Camerota

WRITERS: CC Clark, Sabine Lloyd, Lily Baldwin (Campbell Slavin University High, Drew and Redwood High Schools)
REPORTERS: Kyle Austin, Kylar Flynn, Gigi Gonzalez, Simone Harper, Brandon Lopez, Jacqui Martin, Claire Mckechnie, Lauren Mckechnie, Samantha Michaels, Joshua Santos, Anna Silverman, Lilli Wanninger

Ever since Ted Turner launched the nation’s first 24-hour, all-news television channel in 1980, Cable News Network (CNN) has made it its business to deliver in-depth, on-the-spot broadcast journalism from around the globe, earning many honors and awards in the process.

From the Gulf War to 9/11 to Hurricane Katrina to the 2016 presidential election, CNN has been on the ground, often before anyone else, telling the story to millions of people in over 200 countries via digital device, radio and old-school TV.

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