Westbrook Media and Snap Inc. today announced a new Snap Original series, “The Solution Committee,” in which Jaden Smith seeks out the help of young activists and celebrity friends to explore and understand what we can do to create change around the most important racial and social justice issues of our time.
Themes will range from police criminal justice reform, to voting access, gender justice, housing, economic justice, climate change and education reform.
The unscripted series made exclusively for Snapchat premieres September 21st, ahead of National Voter Registration Day on September 22nd and prior to the upcoming November 3rd, 2020 election in an effort to activate young audiences and empower them to bring about lasting, impactful change both on that day and beyond. All episodes will include swipe-ups at the end to register to vote. New episodes from the eight-episode series air Monday, Wednesday and Friday only on Snapchat’s Discover page.
Themes will range from police criminal justice reform, to voting access, gender justice, housing, economic justice, climate change and education reform.
The unscripted series made exclusively for Snapchat premieres September 21st, ahead of National Voter Registration Day on September 22nd and prior to the upcoming November 3rd, 2020 election in an effort to activate young audiences and empower them to bring about lasting, impactful change both on that day and beyond. All episodes will include swipe-ups at the end to register to vote. New episodes from the eight-episode series air Monday, Wednesday and Friday only on Snapchat’s Discover page.
- 9/18/2020
- Look to the Stars
Jaden Smith is hosting a new Snapchat original series, “The Solution Committee,” which taps young activists and celebrity friends to explore ways to effect social and racial justice — and urge viewers to vote.
The show will premiere exclusively on Snapchat on Sept. 21, one day before National Voter Registration Day. “The Solution Committee” is produced by Westbrook Media, led by Jaden’s parents — Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith.
The unscripted series is the second from Westbrook Media for Snap, following Will Smith’s “Will From Home,” which premiered earlier this spring and has been watched by over 35 million Snapchat users, according to Snap.
Smith, 22, will be joined on “The Solution Committee” by a range of celebrity guests including Hailey Bieber, Common, Willow Smith, Janelle Monáe, Phoebe Robinson, Yara Shahidi, and Lena Waithe. New episodes from the eight-episode series will hit Snapchat’s Discover page on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
“Historically,...
The show will premiere exclusively on Snapchat on Sept. 21, one day before National Voter Registration Day. “The Solution Committee” is produced by Westbrook Media, led by Jaden’s parents — Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith.
The unscripted series is the second from Westbrook Media for Snap, following Will Smith’s “Will From Home,” which premiered earlier this spring and has been watched by over 35 million Snapchat users, according to Snap.
Smith, 22, will be joined on “The Solution Committee” by a range of celebrity guests including Hailey Bieber, Common, Willow Smith, Janelle Monáe, Phoebe Robinson, Yara Shahidi, and Lena Waithe. New episodes from the eight-episode series will hit Snapchat’s Discover page on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
“Historically,...
- 9/17/2020
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
NBC News unveiled a Meet the Press branded, five-part streaming series on Friday, called Meet the Press: College Roundtable featuring college journalism students in a virtual panel discussion.
Meet the Press moderator Chuck Todd kicked off the first episode with a panel of college journalists talking about the coronavirus pandemic with Dr. Wayne A.I. Frederick, the president of Howard University, and Dr. Robert Robbins, the president of the University of Arizona.
“When Meet the Press first aired over 70 years ago, it was a very different format than what you see today. A moderator brought together a panel of journalists who took turns asking questions of a single guest,” Todd said on the debut. “For this five-part series we are going back to that model and giving college journalists the opportunity to ask questions they want answers to, from guests that they want to hear from. We hope to be the...
Meet the Press moderator Chuck Todd kicked off the first episode with a panel of college journalists talking about the coronavirus pandemic with Dr. Wayne A.I. Frederick, the president of Howard University, and Dr. Robert Robbins, the president of the University of Arizona.
“When Meet the Press first aired over 70 years ago, it was a very different format than what you see today. A moderator brought together a panel of journalists who took turns asking questions of a single guest,” Todd said on the debut. “For this five-part series we are going back to that model and giving college journalists the opportunity to ask questions they want answers to, from guests that they want to hear from. We hope to be the...
- 5/29/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
NBC News aired the first “Meet the Press: College Roundtable” on Friday, debuting a show meant to support journalism students at a time when much of their training has been abruptly halted by the coronavirus.
For the next five weeks, students will work with the “Meet the Press” editorial team to identify newsmakers and shape student-led conversations via digital panels meant to share their unique insight and analysis as well as showcase their interview skills. Todd has prepped the students on how to conduct the interviews with newsmakers.
“Everything is unprecedented right now, right? Not just the careers they’re pursuing but the education institutions they’re currently in or entering,” Todd told TheWrap ahead of the series’ launch about preparing students to enter an industry that is currently in such disarray as the coronavirus decimates the American economy.
Also Read: Trump Asks NBC News to Fire Chuck Todd After...
For the next five weeks, students will work with the “Meet the Press” editorial team to identify newsmakers and shape student-led conversations via digital panels meant to share their unique insight and analysis as well as showcase their interview skills. Todd has prepped the students on how to conduct the interviews with newsmakers.
“Everything is unprecedented right now, right? Not just the careers they’re pursuing but the education institutions they’re currently in or entering,” Todd told TheWrap ahead of the series’ launch about preparing students to enter an industry that is currently in such disarray as the coronavirus decimates the American economy.
Also Read: Trump Asks NBC News to Fire Chuck Todd After...
- 5/29/2020
- by Lindsey Ellefson
- The Wrap
A different type of journalist is getting booked on “Meet The Press.”
The venerable NBC News Sunday public-affairs program will test a five-week series featuring college journalism students on a panel with the show’s moderator, Chuck Todd. The assemblage will even take part in one of the program’s central rituals – quizzing newsmakers on pertinent questions.
New episodes of “Meet The Press: College Roundtable” will be available every Friday on NBC News’ digital platforms, including NBC News’ YouTube channel, “Stay Tuned,” the NBC News program designed for Snapchat, and on Peacock, NBCUniversal’s new streaming-video service.
Launch of the new limited-run series is the latest in a suite of programs NBC News has tailored for younger audiences, who often gain access to video and information in ways other than watching a program at a specific day and time on a screen set in a communal home space like a family room.
The venerable NBC News Sunday public-affairs program will test a five-week series featuring college journalism students on a panel with the show’s moderator, Chuck Todd. The assemblage will even take part in one of the program’s central rituals – quizzing newsmakers on pertinent questions.
New episodes of “Meet The Press: College Roundtable” will be available every Friday on NBC News’ digital platforms, including NBC News’ YouTube channel, “Stay Tuned,” the NBC News program designed for Snapchat, and on Peacock, NBCUniversal’s new streaming-video service.
Launch of the new limited-run series is the latest in a suite of programs NBC News has tailored for younger audiences, who often gain access to video and information in ways other than watching a program at a specific day and time on a screen set in a communal home space like a family room.
- 5/29/2020
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
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