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 The Crisis Communication Think Tank (CCTT) at Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, in partnership with Terry College of Business and UGA School of Law, hosted the inaugural three-day Executive Certificate in Crisis and Risk Management March 18–20 at the UGA Terry Executive Education Center in Atlanta.  The expanded program — the first to […]

Each semester, Grady College selects four students to be Yarbrough Fellows. Lily Alarcon, Grace Carter, Anyi Morfaw, Sarah Kate Maher and NaYoung Song have been named as the 2025-26 Yarbrough Fellows. The Yarbrough Fellows program offers Grady College students the opportunity to gain communications experience while serving the College. Grace Carter and NaYoung Song are […]

Brooks Thomason is a fourth-year Journalism major with certificates in sports media and news literacy from Alpharetta, Georgia, set to graduate in May 2027. Thomason is the Sports Director at WUOG 90.5, UGA’s student-led radio station, as well as a member of DiGamma Kappa and the president of UGA’s Premier League Club. Thomason also has […]

Results from a new UGA study suggest some voters are more likely to support GOP candidates who admit President Trump has erred and broken campaign promises. Self-identified Democratic voters say they are more inclined to support Republicans for Congress in November if GOP candidates seek forgiveness on issues including the Epstein files, immigration enforcement, global military conflicts, and economic inflation; Republican voters are more likely to support candidates who defend the President and tout his achievement. The […]

Eric NeSmith is the publisher and co-owner at The Bitter Southerner, a media outlet that tells stories about the South through print magazines, books, podcasts and e-commerce. NeSmith’s background in newspapers began as a child where he worked at his father’s weekly newspaper in Jesup, Georgia. From reporter, to sales, publisher and editor of The […]

Several Crisis Communications Think Tank (CCTT) Insights & Analytics Lab scholars and faculty attended and presented research at the 2026 International Public Relations Research Conference (IPRRC)  in Orlando, Florida, March 5-7. Scholars attending included Lauren Flaker, River Gracey, Jingyuan (Jimmy) Kong, Anyi Morfaw, Rongting Niu, and Yi (Ansley) Zhao. Faculty attending included Timothy Coombs, CCTT […]

Shad McMillan is a second-year Journalism and Communication Studies double-major from Carrollton, Georgia. McMillan is a Griffith’s Innovator through the Cox Institute and serves as co-creator and social media manager for Grady Nightshift. Read his Q/A below. Why did you choose your major? I chose journalism because it was the career path that most encapsulates […]

Wilson Lowrey is a professor in the Department of Journalism and Creative Media at the University of Alabama. He earned a B.A. in English from Davidson College in 1985, an M.A. in Mass Communication from Grady College in 1990, and a Ph.D. in Mass Communication from Grady College in 2000. Prior to earning his Ph.D., Lowrey […]

The Peabody Awards Board of Jurors announced today that multi-award winningactress and podcast host Amy Poehler will be honored with the Peabody Career Achievement Award; award-winning director, producer, and screenwriter Sterlin Harjo will be honored with the Peabody Trailblazer Award; and historic programmer PBS KIDS will be honored with the Peabody Institutional Award. Poehler, Harjo, […]

Matthew Evans, associate professor in the Department of Entertainment and Media Studies, has been named one of three recipients of the Richard B. Russell Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, the university’s highest early-career honor for outstanding and innovative instruction. The other two faculty recipients are Gaelen R. Burke, professor of entomology in the College of […]