By: Digital Staff

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A Massachusetts-based company is taking education to the next level by facilitating a series of journalism classes for college students via the popular Facebook group, Digital Career Opportunities Worldwide, founded by Kamara Daughtry.

Kristen L. Pope, former NBC Boston Reporter, is the CEO-Founder of Pope Productions LLC., a company geared to help aspiring journalists navigate the broadcast industry. Pope offers an ‘On-Air Academy,’ a course that helps students obtain the master keys to land their first television job. Pope connected with Daughtry through the Facebook group. They immediately formed a partnership to help college students and new journalists desperately seeking additional instruction and coaching.

The Pope Production webinars have featured special guests including:

• Lyndsay Christian, a multimedia talent and host based in Houston (@LynzChristianTV)
• Jade Jackson, an innovative journalist and social media influencer based in Louisiana (@IAMJADEJACKSON) 

During the pandemic, Pope Productions, LLC created a trending topic on Twitter via the hashtags #KristenZoom4, #KristenZoom3, etc. Attendees posted key takeaways and positive feedback on social media, which spread like wildfires, thus fueling class enrollment by 50%.

Thank you sooooo much, @IAMJADEJACKSON for being a part of this webinar!!! 😊🥰 I’ve learned A LOT from you in such a short time. 📝🤔 Also, thank you @KristenLPopeTV and @Kae_Success for putting the event together…I’ll definitely be utilizing these tools!!! 😊🥰 #KristenZoom4 https://t.co/UUBXFVXHgj

— Aaron Bernard Ransom (@princeaybreezie) May 22, 2020

Learned so much from @IAMJADEJACKSON at the webinar on Zoom about Video News Reels! Valuable and essential advice to make me a better journalist! #KristenZoom4 pic.twitter.com/JfoD0DKCO7

— Keisha Swafford (@keisha_writer24) May 22, 2020