Reel Media Group Reel Reporting Failed to Help College Students and Graduate School Students Find Employment at Small Market Television News Stations New York New York

What Stephanie Tosflias Siegel (founder of Reel Media Group) is saying is a lie.  First of all, I tried the job catalyst program and it did not worked for me and other participants from Reel Media Group especially those who do not have any help or assistance from their college or university. Reel Media Group ask for money to participate in the program and to keep having a reel showcase month after month.

See the job catalyst program contractural agreement which does ask for money in addition to its community access membership. It even ask for more money if Reel Media Group gets a job for you and if you use the Job Catalyst Program to find a job. If you know the on-air talent reel services that Reel Media Group provides does not lead to any or some of its participants (current, previous, and future participants) reporter jobs, then why are you offering this service when it really does not work.

Some of your participants who tried your program are getting passed over for non-tv news reporter jobs that they don't even want and are really stuck in them and cannot be a reporter. Ask your each and every of your former participants that you created a reel for, if they really have a job in television news as a reporter.

Many don't from doing this program and are still strugging finding their first television news reporter job. Some of your participants who have done reels with you have reels from their college/university which is gave them a job - they have their college/university journalism school to thank for that. But for others like myself that have tried Reel Media Group (and other tv news broadcast reel companies) don't have that first television news job nor anyone else to thank.

News directors expect all their job candidates to write, shoot, and edit their own news story packages which must be evident in a tv news reel. None of the reels seen from Reel Media Group have this at all. Talk to each and every of your participants from 2010-2018 and onward and see if Reel Media Group's demo reel services really and actually helped them find their first television news job.

For many of your participants it didn't work and some of them got passed over reporter jobs and are stuck with non-on-air jobs when they really want to be a reporter. 

Hi,

This is Stephanie.  

We want to reiterate that we provide an opportunity for aspiring reporters to create a reel if they don't have the chance to do so in school. We also give them a chance to learn from reporters who are doing the exact job they hope to be doing someday. This is a unique program that is focused on mentorship and guidance. That being said, we do not make any promises that the reel you create during your time with us will land you a job. For most people, it has and that makes us very happy. As for your note about the job program, we provide a valuable service to those who don't have help otherwise finding a job. We do not take a penny from any particpant upfront as you suggested. That's simply untrue.

Again, if you had a bad experience offer you the opportunity to try again. Thank you.

Hi,

This is Stephanie. I am not sure who this is but I can assure you that if you had such major concerns about your final reel then I was not aware of it.

I have help hundreds of aspiring reporters over the years and believe we do our best to help every one of them to the best of our ability. If you are unhappy and need help, email us. You have our contact infomration and I we do our best to help every single person, even if it means reshooting stuff.

Thanks.