Shield News, the YC and Stern video news broadcast, is starting this year with a fresh perspective and hope to continue to keep the students informed.
Executive producer Sarah Shandalov said the whole staff of Shield News is “very excited about this new year of Shield News.” The staff has some old faces as well as some fresh ones– Arianne Pinchot, , Yehoshua Zirman and Binyamin Zirman are joining anchors from last year Akiva Marder and Abby Adler. “With new anchors comes a fresh style and new feel to Shield,” said Shandalov .
In addition to the new members of Shield News, they are adding a Macs Live sports segment for all the avid sports’ fans on both campuses. The collaboration between Macs Live and Shield News sports writers Zirman and Ariana Maeir “should be an amazing success,” Shandalov added.
This year, Shield News is planning on featuring some fun and informative human interest pieces, which will hopefully educate viewers on all of the news, clubs, and exciting events taking place around campus.
Viewers can look forward to more of what they call “Shield in the field,” which is where the anchors of Shield News report from where the news is actually happening.
“Our main goal is to keep the students of Yeshiva University well-informed,” said Shandalov. “Each week we strive to do just that. Between our news segment, events segment, and sports segment, viewers have the opportunity to learn about all that is taking place on campus. With our talented director Akiva Schick and assistant director Ariela Greengart, we’re hoping to make this year as original and exciting as possible.”
As a student, it is often difficult to find the time to find out everything that is going on around campus. “Knowing what is going on around campus is an incredibly important aspect of being part of a university,” Shandalov explained. “Whether it’s knowing what events are taking place or knowing what is going on behind the scenes of YU, we at Shield want everyone to know and be aware of as much as we can report.”
If students want to get involved, they can shoot an email to theshieldnews@gmail.com with quotes about current news and events, information about a great club or new fundraisers, or new and exciting human interest pieces.
Shield News is also planning on being much more active on social media this year with new social media manager Alex Gordon and can be followed on Facebook, Instagram, or subscribed to on YouTube.