Also known as: urbanreporter
-Thanks for taking the time to visit my profile. My experience includes teaching, broadcast news, broadcast public relations, video production and social media. I love using technology to create and share content. I'm a vlogging pioneer, and often speak about new media, video production, and media relations. My bio is below. -- Amani Channel, MA is an educator and specialist in traditional and digital media. During his career he's worked as a news reporter, contentcommunity manager, media consultant, and he's an award-winning video producer. He currently serves as a Sr. Producer at KEF Media, a company that specializes in broadcast PR. He also serves as an adjunct professor at the University of West Georgia and teaches video production techniques at httpwww.WebVideoChefs.com Channel's content, commentary, and reports have been featured across the airwaves like NPR, APTN (Associated Press Television News), CNN, Headline News, Fox News Channel, BET, Black Family Channel, HDNews, and across the Web. He's also worked with brands and organizations that include Visa, Coca-Cola, Hershey's, Chick-fil-A, Popeyes, Kennesaw State University, the School of Audio Engineering, and Hillsborough Community College to mention a few. Channel is an early adopter of new media and in , founded MyUrbanReport.com, a citizen journalism styled vlog. His primary focus is building his video production community, httpwww.webvideochefs.com. Channel often speaks at conferences, workshops, and universities across the country about traditional and new media. He's taught video production at Hillsborough Community College, and the Connecticut School of Broadcasting in Tampa, FL, and Kennesaw State University. In he received a Master of Arts from the University of South Florida. His thesis is titled "Gatekeeping and Citizen Journalism A Qualitative Examination of Participatory Media." Specialties Broadcast news, entertainment, talent, video production, social media, citizen journalism, public television, radio, public speaking
