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Read more about Stewardship Snippets: Advertising and Public Relations
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Editor’s Note: Stewardship Snippets is a new series where we will spotlight a different Grady major, program or initiative and introduce you to the people who help make it part […]
Read more about Grady Newsource broadcast evolves to meet digital progress
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Grady Newsource — which started broadcasting as University News — is nearly 40 years old and while technologies have changed, journalism ethics and a commitment to preparing students for future […]
Read more about Profiles of Tenacity: Demi Gilstrap
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Demi Gilstrap is a fourth-year journalism major from Grayson, Georgia. Gilstrap serves as senior production manager for Grady Newsource and Grady Nightshift, secretary for the UGA chapter of the National […]
Read more about Keith Wilson presents documentary series “Pleased to Announce”
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Keith Wilson knows what it feels like to campaign for a documentary award. Now, he is asking whether winning was ever the point. Wilson, an associate professor in the Department […]
Read more about Dick Yarbrough (ABJ ’59) named Carmage Walls Prize winner
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Grady College alumnus and generous donor C. Richard “Dick” Yarbrough was awarded the 2026 Carmage Walls Prize last month. Yarbrough won first place in the Personal Interest Column category for […]
Read more about Crisis Communication Think Tank launches partnership to advance crisis education
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Last week, the Crisis Communications Think Tank (CCTT) kicked off a new collaboration with experts in crisis education and research at a summit at Grady College of Journalism and Mass […]
Read more about Profiles of Tenacity: Samuel Tritto
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Samuel Tritto is a fourth-year public relations major and religion minor from Gray, Georgia. Tritto serves as PRSSA’s director of internal affairs. Read his Q/A below. Why did you choose […]
Read more about Photojournalism professor captures life through a lens 
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Mark E. Johnson started looking through the lens of a camera at a young age, but his calling as a photojournalism professor didn’t come into focus until later in life. […]
Read more about Profiles of Tenacity: Ashley Burnsed
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Ashley Burnsed is a fourth-year Entertainment and Media Studies Major from Dallas, Georgia. Burnsed is the president of Backlight Student Film Festival, producer for UGA Student Films and Student Videographer […]

Important links

Our students provide outstanding work through videos they produce, campaigns they create and news they report throughout the community. Here are links to a few examples:

Grady Research Radio Podcast

Grady Research Radio highlights the research and expertise coming out of Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia, advancing knowledge, innovation and creation.

Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Stitcher.

Visit our Grady College Podcast webpage for more related podcasts.

Profiles of Tenacity

Profiles of Tenacity profiles current Grady College students and the determination, grit and leadership they demonstrate in the classroom and outside in the community.