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Thirteen students have been named 2026 McGill Fellows by the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. This year’s class includes 10 undergraduate students and three graduate students. Each student was selected by a faculty committee for their strengths in academics, practical experience and leadership.  The 2026 McGill Fellows are: The McGill Fellows were responsible […]

Kyser Lough intrinsically earns a lot of satisfaction from teaching his First Year Odyssey (FYO) class “Music, Media, and Athens: Documenting and Critiquing the City’s Culture Through Music Journalism.” Now, he is receiving recognition for his work from the FYO program by receiving a faculty FYO award based on excellence in instruction, as well as […]

Nine Grady College students will present findings at the University of Georgia’s annual Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities (CURO) symposium April 20 – 21, at The Classic Center. Several Grady faculty served as mentors. Grady College students involved with CURO this year include Evan Kane, Kaia Kirkpatrick, Hannah Lee, Norah Philipp, Katelyn Porter, Caroline Roshelli, […]

Welch Suggs, associate director of the Carmical Sports Media Institute at Grady College, has just published a new book, “Teaching Sports Media: Classroom Strategies for Getting Your Students in the Game,” a comprehensive guide to teaching one of the most in-demand disciplines in today’s journalism curriculum. “Teaching Sports Media,” was co-edited by Lauren Reichart Smith, […]

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 […]