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University of Georgia students gathered with faculty and peers for the Spring 2026 News Literacy Certificate Celebration. More than 40 attendees marked the achievements of graduating certificate students and explored new approaches to engaging with visual media. The event recognized students completing the certificate this spring and summer, as News Literacy Certificate Director Dr. Kyser […]

Semirah Richards is a fourth-year Public Relations major with a certificate in music business from Atlanta, Georgia. Richards serves as secretary of Caribbean Student Association, is a member of Changing Health Attitudes and Actions to Recreate Girls (CHAARG), and Media and Entertainment Business Society. Read her Q/A below. Why did you choose your major? When […]

Tamir Kalifa has been named the recipient of the 2026 McGill Medal for Journalistic Courage, awarded by the University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. Kalifa, who is currently based in Berlin, is a visual journalist, writer and musician with 15 years of global experience.  The 2026 McGill Fellows, a group of […]

Brittany Shivers (MA ’23) is a third-year Ph.D. candidate whose research examines the psychological processing of disinformation and conspiracy theories and the ways social media exacerbates information disorder.  She investigates how organizations, teams and individuals can adopt a “readiness” mindset to tackle the information disorder crisis, including ways to combat disinformation spread through artificial intelligence.  […]

The Peabody Awards Board of Jurors today announced the nominees for the Arts, Children’s/Youth, Entertainment, and Interactive & Immersive categories selected to represent the most captivating and impactful stories released in broadcasting and streaming media during 2025. The nominees were chosen by a unanimous vote of 28 jurors from over 1,000 entries from television, podcasts/radio […]

Landon Shell is a third-year Entertainment Media Studies major from Peachtree Corners, Georgia. Shell serves as a Digital Dawg for the University of Georgia and is a member of both the club spikeball team and the club swim team. Read his Q/A below. Why did you choose your major? Video production has been a passion […]

Learning to produce community journalism in a clear, ethical, fair and balanced manner is a foundational skill taught at Grady College, and one that continues to expand. New partnerships with local media outlets including The Athens Banner-Herald, Mainstreet News, and The Oconee Enterprise provides opportunities for students to publish stories in these local news outlets […]

Editor’s Note: The piece was originally written for and published on the UGA Alumni website. On June 7, Carolyn Tieger (ABJ ’69) graduated from the University of Georgia. Just 24 hours later, Carolyn got married in the living room and tossed her bouquet from the steps of the Sigma Kappa house on Milledge Avenue. She […]

The Peabody Awards Board of Jurors today announced the nominees for the Documentary, News, Public Service, and Radio/Podcast categories, selected to represent the most captivating and impactful stories released in broadcasting and streaming media during 2025. The nominees were chosen by a unanimous vote of 28 jurors from over 1,000 entries from television, podcasts/radio and […]

Andrea Bruce, the Knight Chair in Visual Journalism at Grady College, has been named a Faculty Champion by The Center for Community News at the University of Vermont.   On Feb. 3, the CCN at the University of Vermont announced Bruce and 149 other journalism leaders would be inducted into the 2026 Faculty Champions program’s third annual class. The News Champions […]