{"id":3181,"date":"2026-03-31T19:21:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T00:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/?p=3181"},"modified":"2026-03-31T19:21:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T00:21:01","slug":"the-messenger-micd-up-welcomes-reporter-sammie-magee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/2026\/03\/31\/the-messenger-micd-up-welcomes-reporter-sammie-magee\/","title":{"rendered":"The Messenger Mic&#8217;d Up Welcomes Reporter Sammie Magee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello Viewers! Welcome back to another episode of Main Mic. Join Harper, and special guest Sammie. Sammie, a fellow employee here at The Messenger, shares her current plans for articles she is writing. She also talks a little about who she is and how she got into journalism.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Main Mic S3E5 - Inside The Mind of a Messenger Journalist\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aEAoJaX5l3o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The podcasts have their own YouTube channel now! All future episodes will be posted there instead of the Main Channel. Please check us out at https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@TheMessengerMicdUp and don\u2019t forget to subscribe!<\/p>\n<p>To find all of our episodes, please go to <a href=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/jccc-the-messenger\">https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/jccc-the-messenger<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you have any stories, please email <a href=\"mailto:themessengerjccc@gmail.com\">themessengerjccc@gmail.com<\/a>, or find us on Instagram <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/themessenger.jccc\/?hl=en\">@themessenger.jccc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Intro\/Outro music made by Caden Asher.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for tuning in!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello Viewers! Welcome back to another episode of Main Mic. Join Harper, and special guest Sammie. Sammie, a fellow employee here at The Messenger, shares her current plans for articles she is writing. 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