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Match It Monday: Ashley McMaster
Ashley McMaster (ABJ ’06) remembers feeling anxious in her final year at Grady College. The Georgia native was on the cusp of earning her bachelor’s degree in newspapers and she […]
Trends and challenges revealed in first North American Communication Monitor
The first study to examine the state of public relations in Canada and the United States found that building and maintaining trust is the most crucial issue facing the profession. […]
Cox Institute and Newsy Expand Student Training Relationship
This article was originally posted to the Cox Institute site. Newsy, a leading cross-platform television news network, has expanded its summer training relationship this year with the Grady College’s James […]
Peabody and FX partner to present “Stories of the Year” television special
Peabody and FX have partnered on a documentary-style television special entitled “Peabody Presents: Stories of the Year,” featuring conversations with recent Peabody Award winners about pressing social issues and the […]
Public Affairs Communications Program Celebrates 2019 Certificate Graduates
On April 25, 2019, the Public Affairs Communication (PAC) Program held a ceremony to recognize the third cohort of Public Affairs Professional Certificate recipients. The PAC program is the first […]
Karen King named a Meigs Professor
Karen King, a professor of advertising and the Jim Kennedy Professor of New Media at Grady College, was one of five UGA faculty named a Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor, […]
2019 Grady College faculty and staff recognitions
Grady College celebrated excellent work from faculty and staff with a May 1 reception and awards announcement. Kate Fortmueller, Kim Landrum, Jonathan Peters and Kirsten Strausbaugh were named outstanding teaching […]
Himelboim named the Thomas C. Dowden Professor of Media Analytics
Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication has named Itai Himelboim the Thomas C. Dowden Professor of Media Analytics. Himelboim is an associate professor of advertising and director of the […]
Grady College’s Yan Jin selected by WhatsApp to research spread of misinformation
WhatsApp, the Facebook-owned messaging platform, has selected a research team including Yan Jin, Georgia Athletic Association Professor in Grady College and assistant department head of advertising and public relations, to […]
Peabody win comes full circle for Grady College alumnus
When Randy Travis (ABJ ’82) was a Grady College journalism student, he took a class called “History of Program Ideas,” taught by Worth McDougald, director of the Peabody Awards from […]