Where Branded Content Fits Into a Journalism Curriculum

Melanie Deziel has an undergrad journalism degree from the University of Connecticut and later graduated from Syracuse University’s Newhouse School in 2011 with a master’s degree in arts journalism. Out in the professional world, she wrote a much talked-about investigative piece about women in prison for the New York Times and now works at Time Inc. She has enviable clips and a lengthy resume — a young journalist’s dream.