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A new bar has been set by the New Media Institute capstone teams with the acceptance and publication of four new native apps in the Apple App Store. The mobile apps created by the spring 2019 cohort of the NMI are now available for complimentary download in the App Store. The four new apps include: […]

Sun Joo “Grace” Ahn, associate professor of advertising at Grady College, has been named the recipient of the 2019 Krieghbaum Under-40 Award by the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. The award is one of the highest honors given by AEJMC, and will be presented during the annual AEJMC conference in Toronto. “This […]

This is part of a series where we ask Grady College students to describe their summer internship experience. Grady College: Briefly describe your internship responsibilities. TM: I am the stage manager intern in the Studio Directing department. I am working on the noon Coast to Coast SportsCenter and the 1:30 P.M. NFL Live show. Before […]

This is part of a series where we ask Grady College students to describe their summer internship experience.   Grady College: Briefly describe your internship and responsibilities: TP: As a programming intern, I assist TCM’s programming division in the previewing and quality control management of our original content. Additionally, I assist with the scheduling of […]

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 did not know where she was going after graduation. “I knew I needed a job. I knew I wanted to be a writer or reporter […]

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. The North American Communication Monitor (NACM), conducted by The Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations, was led by two Grady College faculty: Bryan Reber, […]

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 M. Cox Jr. Institute for Journalism Innovation, Management & Leadership. Two Grady journalism majors – Skylar Nicholson and Alexandra Travis – are interning at Newsy […]

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 positive impact of Stories That Matter. “Peabody Awards curate the best in storytelling to promote greater empathy and shift thinking about the world around us,” […]

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 undergraduate program of its kind in the nation. The program was established in 2016 with the vision and funding provided by Grady College alumna Carolyn […]