Cox Center Workshops

In fulfillment of its mission to encourage the development of a free and independent press, the Cox Center conducts training workshops for journalists and other communication professionals. Most workshops are held outside the United States and are conducted in collaboration with local organizations and institutions.

Workshop topics are selected by the trainees’ organization or institution in consultation with the Cox Center. Instructors for the workshops come from the University of Georgia, across the United States, and from the region being served.

All participants are expected to contribute insights from their own experiences. Workshops are an opportunity to exchange ideas, and both “instructors” and “students” are expected to learn from the interaction.

Since 1997, the James M. Cox Jr. Center for International Mass Communication Training and Research has conducted 65 international workshops in 23 countries. The total number of foreign participants is 2,397.

YEAR	PURPOSE	LOCATION	# OF PARTICIPANTS
2019	Importance of communication skills	Romania	35
	Fake news and information disorders in the digital age	Romania	40
	Roundtable discussion on multidisciplinary initiatives	USA (Arizona)	6
	New technologies’ effects on mass communication	China	25
2017	Government-media relationship: Republic of Moldova	Moldova	40
	Communication and urban development	Romania	30
	Attracting US students via Fulbright	Romania	50
	Program in Romania focusing on health communication	Romania	45
	International public administration event	Romania	150
2016	Conference on media coverage of European Union	Romania	40
	Roundtable on mass communication education	USA (Athens)	24
	Conference on media and the public sphere	USA (Athens)	50
2015	Corporate communication	China	50
	Workshop on communication and public administration	China	110
	Conference on media and the public sphere	France	30
	Social Media	Romania	60
	Conference on education and regional security	Romania	50
	The role of communication in public administration	Romania	60
	The future of journalism	(USA) Kettering	15
1998 – 2014: The Cox Center held more than 50 workshops in which 1,487 people from 20 countries participated. Find the detailed information in the archive.