Emmy-Winning Guest Speaker at BRTC

Blair Shiff

POCAHONTAS, AR Feb. 8– Blair Shiff, Digital Director for WCNC-TV at TEGNA INC, spoke to Lisa Inman\’s Freshman English II class via Zoom on Monday, January 24.  She discussed fact-checking and how journalists conduct research to ensure their stories are factual and reliable.

Shiff won an Emmy for her work on Good Morning America. She has served as Senior Video Producer at Fox Business, Senior Video Producer at Fox News, Coordinating Producer at ABC News, and Senior Video Producer at ABC News.

Inman states, \”This is the second time I\’ve been fortunate enough to have Blair as a guest speaker. I\’m always impressed by her quick wit and enthusiasm for fact-checking. It\’s really awesome that students at Black River get this opportunity to speak to a professional and learn how important finding reliable information is.\”

Shiff currently resides in Charlotte, North Carolina with her husband, Andy, who is a Photojournalist for CNN.

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