Social Media Samples
- Gargee Ranade
- Jun 14, 2024
- 16 min read
Updated: Oct 23, 2025
Central Park's Best Kept Secrets - Video Script + Caption
Ready to explore Central Park’s best-kept secrets? This summer, discover the Dairy Visitor Center, Shakespeare Garden, the Waterfalls in the Loch, and so much more.
Objective: Inform the audience about the ‘best-kept secrets at the Park.’ (The Dairy Visitor Center, Shakespeare Garden, Waterfalls in the Loch)
International Picnic Day - Caption
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This #InternationalPicnicDay grab a blanket and enjoy the many lawns, benches, and picnic tables across these 843 acres.
Remember: Clean up after yourself and follow our picnic guidelines to enjoy a hassle-free, relaxed outing! 🧺🌳 Find the best places to picnic in the Park using our guide, available at the link in our bio!
Objective: Inform audience about the International Picnic Day, where to picnic in Central Park, and how to follow stewardship guidelines.
World Environment Day - Caption
Did you know that Central Park helps cool “urban heat” on the island of Manhattan? 🌿 ✨
While Central Park Conservancy staff handle Park maintenance and care, all visitors can help our efforts to preserve New York City’s backyard by treating all greenspaces and their plant life with respect. This means never carving into trees’ bark, picking flowers, damaging roots, or climbing branches. Learn more at the link in our bio! #WorldEnvironmentDay
Objective: To highlight the work of the Central Park Conservancy in caring for this urban green space.
First Bloom of the Crabapple Trees at the Conservatory Garden: (Involved in the video-making process) - Interviewed the Studio Director and Helped with writing the Video script)
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Objective: Informing the audience of the first bloom of the crabapple tree at the Conservatory Garden in Central Park and encouraging the visitors to pay a visit to the iconic Garden and the crabapple allées.
National Gardening Day - Caption
Dive into the enchanting world of Shakespeare Garden this #NationalGardeningDay! 🌸 Wander through the picturesque blooms that once graced the pages of Shakepeare’s timeless masterpieces, and are now maintained by the #CentralParkConservancy gardeners.
📚🌷 Celebrate #NationalGardeningDay at Central Park’s enchanting Shakespeare Garden! Explore the beauty of nature and literature combined in this floral oasis inspired by William Shakespeare's works. Uncover treasures like the charming Whisper Bench and classic sundial amidst historical blooms, carefully maintained by the #CentralParkConservancy gardeners.
Bat Appreciation Day - Caption
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🦇 Happy #BatAppreciationDay! Did you know that bats play a crucial role in our ecosystem by pollinating plants and controlling insect populations? As we celebrate these ecological heroes, learn how the #CentralParkConservancy cares for their natural habitat.
Objective:: Educate audiences about bats and how the Conservancy cares for the Landscape.
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Category: Podcasts
Feeling anxious in chaotic times? Embracing life's unpredictability can lead to resilience and impact. Jeff Schechtman and global politics professor Brian Klass discuss a new framework for thriving in an uncertain world on this week's #podcast. 🎙️ #embracing chaos #howtothrive #everythingmatters
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This week on the #whowhatwhy podcast, author David Daley joins Jeff Schechtman to discuss why the six weeks following Election Day 2024 could be more crucial than the entire campaign season. #podcast #2024election #americanelections
On last week's #whowhatwhy podcast Jeff Schechtman joined by Brown University law professor and author Corey Brettschneider examied how a Supreme Court decision on presidential immunity is a threat to #democracy. #podcast #presidentialimmunity #SCOTUS
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On this week's #whowhatwhy podcast Jeff Schechtman and journalist and legal expert Jessica Pishko discuss how sheriffs – most of whom are white – believe their authority supersedes fedderal and state laws, a movement gaining traction across rural America.
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🎙️On this week's #whowhatwhy podcast, Jeff Schechtman with guests Nancy Rosenblum and Russell Muirhead explores the concept of "ungoverning" – a strategy far more radical than simply reducing taxes and regulations.
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On this wee's #whowhatwhy podcast, Jeff Schechtman speaks with filmmaker Jon Long, who offers a provocative, unfiltered, and never-before-seen look at the shocking events of January 6th and the evolution of the Stop the Steal movement. 🗣️🎙️
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🎙️On this week's #whowhatwhy podcast, Jeff Schechtman and economist Amy Finkelstein discuss America's flawed health care system and how it fails to work becuase it was never designed to work in the first place. #healthcare
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🎙️ On this week’s #whowhatwhy podcast, Jeff Schechtman and Amanda Becker, a Washington correspondent and author, examine post-Roe America, reproductive rights, and the historic nature of Harris’s candidacy.
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On this week’s #whowhatwhy podcast, Jeff Schechtman discusses with veteran journalist Sasha Abramsky a striking paradox: Progressives, long suspicious of states’ rights — once a reactionary battle cry against civil rights and federal reforms — are now embracing state power as their best defense against growing authoritarianism. #podcast #statesrights #federalism
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🎙️On this week’s #whowhatwhy podcast, Marion Messmer, a senior research fellow at London’s Chatham House International Security Program, joined Jeff Schechtman to explain the real problems behind the rhetorical hype of space-based defense systems.
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On this week’s WhoWhatWhy podcast, journalist and author Chris Lehman joins Jeff Schechtman to explain how we’re not necessarily headed for authoritarian collapse – we’re rewinding to the Gilded Age.
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On this week’s podcast, Gregory Pierce, director of the UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation and of the Human Rights to Water Solutions Lab, joins Jeff Schechtman to deliver a masterclass in understanding how our urban water systems were never built to fight wildfires of this scale. #lawildfires #california
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Category: International
A sense of unease looms over Africa after Gabon's recent presidential election and subsequent military coup. While the election results left Gabonese citizens discontented, the overall response to the coup sharply differs from last month's coup in Niger. What's driving these differing reactions and what sets Gabon's coup apart? Read about possible consequences here.
🚨 Apple is the first company likely in breach of the EU’s Digital Market Act. If guilty, this breach could cost the company fines up to $38 billion. Stay tuned as this story unfolds. 💻
The old stereotype of the British prime minister being an elite from private boarding schools, surrounded by like-minded cronies from the same institutions, enduring harsh traditions, and then heading to Oxford or Cambridge, is quite close to reality. J. B. Miller writes.
France faced its right-wing populist Jean-Marie Le Pen. Le Pen, who passed away at 96, began his political career in 1956 when he was elected to France’s National Assembly as one of its youngest deputies, writes William Dowell. #lepen #nationalfront
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Category: War Coverage
As the world holds its breath over the events unfolding in Gaza and Israel, it's hard to imagine what life is like in a nation teetering on the precipice of war. In his latest article, Hunter Williamson reports from southern Lebanon, where Lebanese citizens, Palestinian refugees, and members of Hezbollah await the uncertain future. Some are resolute in their willingness to sacrifice for the Palestinian cause, while others grapple with the stark and relentless reality of residing in a war-torn region.
Israel is rushing to inflict the maximum damage against Hamas in Gaza before public opinion makes a ceasefire inevitable, William Dowell writes. #whowhatwhy #gaza #conflict #mena
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With Houthi rebels threatening access to the Suez Canal, Yemen is staking out a larger role in Middle East turmoil. William Dowell reports. #houthis #houthiattacks #yemen#israelpalestine #gazawar
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From convict to solider, Victor is one of thousands fighting for Ukraine’s future. His story of redemption, sacrifice, and courage on the front lines shows the lengths Ukrainians will go to defend their homeland. Stefan Weichert writes. #warinukraine #ukrainianarmy
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Steve Witkoff, Trump’s special envoy to Russia and Ukraine, sparks controversy after siding with the Kremlin and being linked to Russia’s mafia. What does this mean for US foreign policy? Written by Craig Unger. #russiaukraineenvoy
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Category: Environment
Baby Steps’ Will Not Avert Climate Catastrophe, US Warns - @unitednations Secretary-General António Guterres said, “The world is failing to get a grip on the climate crisis.”
COP28 summit ended last Wednesday in Dubai. Does the end of this summit mark the beginning of the end of the fossil fuel era? Jake Johnson reports for @commondreams via @coveringclimate #ccnow #cop28
Researchers warn: We’ve surpassed the Paris Agreement’s 1.5 C target. Warning could hit 2 C by 2030. Urgent action is needed! #climatechange #ccnow Kimberly M. S. Cartier reports for Eod Magazine via @coveringclimate
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For 40 years, plastic and petrochemical companies have promoted recycling plastics. But they’ve known for just as long that plastics recycling would never work. #ccnow #plasticrecycling♻️ #plasticpollution
Joseph Winters reports for @grist via @coveringclimate
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Suspicion of Harris’s true stance on fossil fuels is in part due to her shifting positions on fracking — she vowed to ban it in 2020 but now opposes such a ban.
Marcus Baram reports for Capital & Main via Covering Climate Now.
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Names matter. When we fear something, it becomes psychologically easier to withhold empathy for it, or, worse, kill it. Nobody feels sorry for the devil.
John Yunker reports for The Revelator via Covering Climate Now.
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As fossil fuel giants rake in billions, Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) is reintroducing legislation to stop taxpayer dollars from funding companies that use captured CO₂ to extract more oil.
Jessica Corbett reports for Common Dreams via Covering Climate Now.
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Brazil’s Belém will host COP30 in 2025, spotlighting the Amazon’s role in combating climate change. But challenges loom: lack of basic infrastructure, threats to Indigenous leaders, and stalled global climate action. Jill Langlois reports for Sierra Magazine via Covering Climate Now.
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At CPAC 2025, Trump and conservative leaders doubled down on fossil fuel deregulation and climate denial, with no attempts at science, just pro-MAGA rhetoric. The agenda from fracking to AI energy needs was clear: profits over the planet. #ccnow #cpac #climatecrisis
Zach D. Roberts reports for DeSmog via Covering Climate Now.
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Category: US Politics & 2024 Presidential Election
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wears many hats, but perhaps the most unexpected one is that of someone welcoming a hurricane. With Hurricane Idalia pummeling Florida, devastation and loss looms. However, in his latest, Klaus Marre delves into an intriguing angle: Could this destructive hurricane serve as the much-needed game-changer for DeSantis's presidential aspirations? Discover the odds placed by Marre in his analysis.
With over half the world holding elections in 2024, Azerbaijan finds itself, free-and-fairwise, somewhere in the middle. Tiffany Gomez writes. #whowhatwhy #elections
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Assange Deal: While Americans don’t seem to be able to agree on anything these days, some issues transcend party lines…
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Now that the two conventions are in the books, it’s the perfect time to take stock of the status of the major parties and their respective futures... #OpEd by Klaus Marre. #dnc #rnc #2024election
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Donald Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally on Sunday turned ugly right from the start when one speaker after another unleashed a barrage of racist, sexist, xenophobic, and generally hate-filled rhetoric. #2024election #madisonsquaregarden
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President Joe Biden on Wednesday marked a significant foreign policy achievement as he nears the end of his term, celebrating the completion of a US-brokered ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas. #gazaceasefire #foreignpolicy
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The courts may not have armies, but they have powers, writes Joyce Vance. #courts
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The numbers don’t lie. Donald Trump’s policies are proving disastrous both at home and for America’s reputation abroad. #OpEd by Klaus Marre.
#TradeWar #TrumpAdministration#AmericanDecline #USForeignPolicy
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Category: Culture
When problems seem overwhelming, narrow the scope. Here’s a list of small things you can do — just one tiny thing a day — to break free of the gloom. Consider how you can take these suggestions and adapt them to work for you. #onesmallthing
Keep coming back here for weekly collections of small things you can do to make this world a slightly better place in the face of calamity all around us. Darlena Cuhna writes.
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Spotlight Project - Highlighting Fordham Community's voices: Students, Faculty, Alumni
Michelle Nista - Student
“I was a student caller at Fordham’s Phonathon program, which is a phone fundraising program and this is really where I was first introduced to the Fundraising world. During my undergraduate degree, I wasn't really sure that this (fundraising) was a career option, I feel lucky to have stumbled upon it along the way,” says Michelle Nista, the Assistant Director at Fordham Fund.
Nista is working full-time in fundraising while also earning her M.A. in Public Media with a track in Strategic Communications at Fordham. She believes that this program felt ‘like a natural fit given what it offered and how many colleagues had been a part of it.’ “For me, continuing to grow and develop my professional skill set (through) my master's program is something that I hope to integrate into the work that I do.”
She says that her program was pivotal in helping her understand the fundraising world in greater depth. “A lot of times fundraising is how you are able to communicate your mission and the mission of your organization,” she says.
“Being able to communicate the message and help connect the great work being done at Fordham to the alumni community and our larger donor community is definitely something I hope I continue to do and learn more about.” She says, “I really enjoy the work that I do, and learning the theory of it while putting it in practice has been a positive and rewarding experience overall.”
Dr. Caroline Pogge - Faculty
Dr. Caroline Pogge is the current program director of Fordham’s M.S. in Health Administration. Having started her directorship in 2022, Dr. Pogge says “being a colonel in the army reserve for 26 years helped me bring in my experience as an army officer and some of that has really formed me as a person and as a leader.”
Dr. Pogge says that her transition as an adjunct professor to program director had its complexities due to her deployment in 2021. However, she was grateful to the dean’s office in GSAS, who she said was supportive and patient as she transitioned into this role.
"After over 15 years managing both inpatient healthcare and clinical practices I really wanted to help students translate their classroom knowledge into operational reality. This meant taking an opportunity to get my doctorate, which I completed in 2019. Actually as I started at Fordham, I was also defending my dissertation.” She adds the program is home in NYC and offers students access to so many accomplished and renowned professionals not just here in New York but also internationally.
“The ability to work or engage with some of these professionals and executives will help our students to have better leverage points in their learning and also their overall professional development.”
Ysabella Escalona - Alumna
Ysabella Escalona works as an Associate Producer at Hispanic Information and Telecommunications Network, INC. (HITN). Escalona graduated with her M.A. in Public Media (PMMA) this summer, and credits the program for helping her start her career. “I found my internship through Fordham, they helped me land this internship that is actually my current job.”
She interned at HITN while studying at the PMMA program, which she says was ‘challenging’.
She says, “At first it was really difficult because it was the beginning of me being an independent woman and living in New York having to work and study.” She says her program helped her professionally, “because English is my second language and I am still not an expert in writing in English but I learned a lot like how to use better words and better writing skills.”
She says that an essential part of the program is the sense of friendship and community she felt. “I didn't know anyone (and) most of my friends in the city, I met them through the program, it not only helped with knowledge but also helped with building connections.”
For all prospective or incoming students, one important thing she notes is that “the professors are friendly and willing to help you and they’re all experts in what they do.” She also adds that the equipment Fordham provides like cameras or tripods should be ‘greatly’ utilized “because (these devices) will help you especially if you want to work in TV.” She believes that students should be prepared to learn at their own pace. “It's up to you how much time and effort you put into it and how much you want to learn,” she says.
Dr. Gary M. Weiss - Faculty
Dr. Gary M. Weiss is the director of the MS in Computer Science program and a Professor of Computer and Information Science. Dr. Weiss is an alumnus of Cornell University and Stanford University who worked at AT&T Bell Labs for 18 years before joining Fordham as an Assistant Professor in 2004. He directed the MS program in Computer Science from 2014- 2016 and then again from 2021 until today. He says that one of the reasons that made Fordham the better place to bring his expertise was “the balance between research and teaching.”
He says the M.S. in Computer Science program at Fordham has grown over the years, especially with the addition of the graduate Data Science and Cybersecurity programs. He adds that there are a variety of interdisciplinary specializations for the students to choose from in every program, which helps them explore their interests and learn at the same time. While the core learning process is unchanged, he says that many of the graduate courses are taught by “industry experts, using the most up-to-date technologies (in their work life) who bring their industry knowledge into the classroom.”
Alice Grissom - Student
Meet Alice, Alice Grissom is a second-year medieval studies student. They are currently a project manager on the Medieval New York project, part of Fordham’s Center of Medieval Studies. Grissom received their bachelor’s degree in History and English with a concentration in linguistics. They say that their interest in medieval studies sparked when they learnt the history of English language and took a medieval English course during sophomore year.
They say, “I spoke with my mentor and she really encouraged me to follow up on my interests and narrowed it down and focus on medieval studies and English applications.”
Fordham was the best choice for them, they say, because “It's an interdisciplinary program so I have the opportunity to take classes with a lot of different focuses. I think Fordham is really known for its digital humanities projects (like) the Medieval New York project, the Siege of Antioch, and then the Medieval Londoners and the whole collection of former and on-going projects which really caught my attention and appealed to me.” They add,“It’s a program that is strong in Digital Humanities and has a Strong Community.”
Grissom recently started their thesis, which explores Anchorites (a form of religious recluse) and their practice in central to late medieval England. After finishing their masters, they are interested in completing a PhD in English and will continue to focus on the medieval period and the Medieval New York project.
Dr. Beth Knobel - Faculty
Dr. Beth Knobel is the director of the Masters in Public Media Program (PMMA) and an Associate Professor in our Communication and Media Studies Department. Dr. Knobel is a seasoned multimedia journalist by profession. She has worked with many significant media organizations including television and radio's CBS News, where she served as the Moscow Bureau Chief for seven years.
Her connection as a professor at Fordham dates back to 2007 while her tenure as the director of PMMA started in 2020. She says “I chose to come here for two reasons,.. I really wanted to be in my hometown of New York City and I really believe in the Jesuit mission of Fordham, which is to create people who want to make the world a better place in some way”
“The Public Media program tries to create communicators in the public interest, so half our program is strategic communication where we prepare people to tell stories and advocate for good causes and half our program is journalism in the public interest, where we train people preferably to go into nonprofit or public broadcasters,” she says. “Anyone who is interested in us (Fordham) should really delve into the details of our program.”
Knobel adds that a prospective student should really think of what they want from their education and what gets them excited to learn and grow as a human and a citizen of the world.
Sarah Holsberg - Student
Sarah is a first-year English student and a published poet! She was born and raised in New York City in a family of artists. “I was really just surrounded by art, surrounded by culture at a very young age,” which she believes is one of the reasons behind her passion for consuming and creating literature.
“In 2021 I ended up teaching in an independent school here in the city during that time I really loved teaching and I was teaching 3rd grade at that time,” she says. While teaching young minds she missed the intellectually mature and enriching conversations and also being a student.
She says, “When the opportunity came to join Fordham I was really excited by that and and I decided why not pursue this opportunity to become to be a better reader, better writer, better thinker and to really really benefit not just my own thinking but my own career prospects in the future.”
According to her, Fordham’s legacy and history with the city make it a very unique place to learn English. She says, “The Graduate English Association does a great job of making sure that even though graduate school is something that's very mentally draining, you stay connected to others and like the community is something I'm really glad for. I was able to see it's made going through graduate school more welcoming and better overall.”
Andrew Rasmussen - Faculty
Andrew Rasmussen is the program director of the M.S. in Applied Psychology Methods at Fordham University and has been associated with the university since 2005.
"I am a Clinical Psychologist who initially worked with refugees and asylum seekers at a clinic at New York University and Bellevue Hospital. In 2012, I was hired to run a Master's program in Applied Psychological Methods, which is one of the two psychology programs (offered by Fordham University's GSAS)."
Reflecting on his decision to join Fordham, he explains, "I was in New York, I wanted to stay in New York. I was aware of Fordham's reputation and was looking forward to this shift from my previous experience at New York University's Medical School, where I spent eight years."
Professor Rasmussen emphasizes the broad scope of the psychology master's programs beyond the traditional perception of Clinical Psychology, which often focuses on one-on-one sessions addressing issues like depression and anxiety.
Regarding the program size, he states, "We intentionally keep our programs relatively small to compete effectively with institutions like New York University and Teachers College (Columbia University) who accept larger cohorts.”
Smaller class sizes were prioritized to facilitate meaningful interactions among students and to ensure strong connections between our clinical research programs and faculty, according to him.
Offering advice to prospective students, he suggests, "I would say figure out what you really like about psychology and then figure out what you need to get in order to do more with that type of psychology because it is a broad field with a lot of different skills."
Professor Rasmussen highlights the uniqueness of Fordham's master's programs, stating, "What sets us apart is that our students study the same curriculum as doctoral students in their early years of study.” This ensures a rigorous academic experience. Furthermore, he says the program strives to establish a strong connection with students right from the beginning, fostering a positive faculty-student dynamic.
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