Journalism Archive

Duck

About: Jennifer Duck, Ph.D., is an Emmy-winning journalist and clinical associate professor specializing in community journalism, academic-industry collaborations, and the impact of social media on news and public understanding. View […]

Murray

Emily Murray joined Grady College in 2025. She worked the previous 10 years in the Oconee County School System where she started as an elementary school paraprofessional.  She moved to […]

Fiorito

Roberta Fiorito is an instructor of record and doctoral student at the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Georgia, Athens. Prior to pursuing her Ph.D., she worked for nine years […]

Herndon

About: Dr. Herndon teaches courses in the Business of News and Financial Journalism along with Food Journalism as a special topics course and as independent study. He also teaches Media […]

Vassileva

About: Ralitsa Vassileva teaches undergraduate courses with hands-on learning. One of her classes produces live news for TV, online and social media dissemination, while the other focuses on creating multimedia […]

Jones

Sam Jones received his master’s degree in journalism from UGA in 2020. Upon graduation, he began writing a daily newsletter and regular features for MLSsoccer.com, the official site of Major […]

Keough

Diana Keough (MFA ’21) is an award-winning veteran multimedia journalist who covered a broad range of health and science topics on the medical beat for news outlets including The (Cleveland) […]

Johnston

About: Lori Johnston teaches a variety of journalism classes, including reporting and writing across platforms, religion reporting, home and garden reporting, critical writing, feature writing and investigative reporting. View Curriculum Vitae […]

Coley

Tracy Coley (ABJ ’90, MFA ’19) worked for nearly 30 years as a writer, editor, graphic designer, and student mentor in marketing and communications for the University of Georgia. She […]

Shivers

Brittany Shivers’ research focuses on the psychological processing of disinformation and conspiracy theories, as well as the societal implications of information disorder exacerbated by social media. She researches how organizations, […]