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NBC鈥檚 Hallie Jackson Receives Broadcaster of the Year Award

Chief White House correspondent shares challenges and trends in journalism

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Hallie Jackson

As the Allen B. DuMont Broadcaster of the Year, Hallie Jackson, chief White House correspondent for NBC News and 鈥淢SNBC Live鈥 host, shared with 麻豆传媒在线 media majors the advice she received in college as an aspiring journalist.

鈥淛ust learn how to ask questions,鈥 Jackson says in an interview for Carpe Diem, a weekly magazine show produced by students. 鈥淏e smart and be hungry. That鈥檚 all you need. You will learn all the rest of it on the job, wherever you are.鈥

That advice, she says, came from the pioneering journalist, the late Cokie Roberts, a role model for women shaping today鈥檚 media landscape.

鈥淔or me it was enough to set me on this path to think, yes, that鈥檚 all you really need,鈥 Jackson tells Marc Rosenweig, retired television and digital media professor, who hosts the episode. 鈥淵ou just have to be a well-rounded person and be curious about the world. Just be curious. That鈥檚 what it comes down to.鈥

Jackson was on campus on November 21 to receive the prestigious聽DuMont award, which is given annually to leading journalists and reporters in recognition of Allen B. DuMont, an early television inventor and programmer.

Jackson earned her reputation as a tireless and versatile reporter with her coverage during the 2016 Republican primary. 鈥淚t was the journey of a lifetime,鈥 she says in the Carpe Diem interview. 鈥淭alk about being on the front row to history.鈥