Nurielle Nuri.
Nurielle Nuri.

Syracuse Scholar Expands Communications Studies, Aims for Journalism Career

Fall 2022 | Miami

Nurielle Nuri, a sophomore Posse Scholar at Syracuse University, is majoring in broadcasting and digital journalism at the Newhouse School of Public Communications.

“When I was a child, I enjoyed watching sports broadcasting and talked about it so much that my family encouraged me to go into journalism,” she recalls. “I thought, ‘Wow! I can get paid to talk.’”

Nurielle originally fell in love with sports sideline reporting and studio work as a teenager at South Miami Senior High School. When she became a Posse Scholar at Syracuse’s Newhouse School, one of the nation’s premier journalism programs, Nurielle found a challenging new field in which to explore her passion.

“College has opened up the space for me to be able to get outside of my comfort zone, be independent, and to explore my interests.”

Although Nurielle says her dream is still to work in sideline reporting, she knows she will benefit from a wide range of workplace experiences. This past spring, she interned at the New York Post, where she focused on video editing. Over the summer, she chose to explore a different corner of the industry with a public relations internship at L’union Suite, a Haitian-American media company based in South Florida.

“Being a college student has opened up the space for me to be able to get outside of my comfort zone, be independent, and to explore my interests,” Nurielle says. “I’ve learned to not be afraid to make mistakes.”

Back at Syracuse, she accepted a nomination to become a beat writer for The Daily Orange, the school’s independent student news organization. Nurielle says the Posse community has helped her make the most of her experience at Syracuse, both on and off campus.

“Posse has been life changing,” she says. “I love my Posse and the older Posses on campus were so welcoming. Pre-Collegiate Training also really helped prepare me for campus life. I am so excited to continue my time at Syracuse, and to dive deeper into communications.”