Storytelling in the digital age: 'Social Media and The News'
. At age 25, Majors became a college professor—an experience that proved both challenging and deeply rewarding. At Seattle University, she pitched and created Social Media and the News, a course built from the ground up to reflect the realities of today’s digital newsroom. The class equips students with a clear understanding of how news organizations use social media and how to successfully produce their own stories and content across platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter. As newsrooms and organizations continue to embrace digital storytelling, the course emphasizes the strategies that help them stand out and succeed.
'Building Your Brand'
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Do you want to become well-known in your field, or draw the right kind of attention to yourself and your professional work? What do you want to be known for? Majors built this course for Seattle University students to make themselves – whether their an entrepreneur, musician, writer, athlete, cat-sitter or anything in between—stand out from the rest. By the end of this course, students were able to identify and strengthen their brand through social media, interviews with media, and networking. They also took a deep dive into protecting their brands and maintaining social media professionalism.
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