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The Peabody Awards Board of Jurors announced the 41 nominees for the Documentary, News, Public Service and Radio/Podcast categories selected to represent the most compelling and empowering stories released in broadcasting and streaming media during 2023. The nominees were chosen by a unanimous vote of 32 jurors from over 1,100 entries from television, podcasts/radio and the web in entertainment, news, documentary, arts, children’s/youth, public […]

Third-year EMST student Ray Wheeler shares his experience in the film program and his love for writing screenplays. He encourages other students to watch films, find their niche in the industry and develop their skills in filmmaking. Why did you choose your major? I came to UGA wanting to be a lawyer, but when I […]

It’s 5:30 p.m. on a Friday night, and instead of resting after a busy week and getting ready to go downtown for the evening, Amy Duggan and Avni Trivedi are preparing for their class. But they are not in a campus building getting ready for a lecture. They are pacing the sidelines of the soccer […]

Over the past two decades, numerous colleges have added football teams in a quest to add students, particularly male students, and to use the notoriety of athletics to build their brands. However, new research from UGA’s Carmical Sports Media Institute and the Louise McBee Institute of Higher Education finds that adding a football team does […]

While Lauren Musgrove is already an Emmy Award-winning filmmaker, co-owner of a film production company called Purple Magnet Productions and instructor of courses in production basics and cinematography, she is adding another major career milestone to her resume: director of her first feature film. The film, “Ugly Sweater,” premiered at the Boston International Film Festival […]

Georgia on Your Mind, a podcast created and produced by a team of Emerging Media master’s degree students, has launched its second season, thanks to the right spark. The Spark Award, a generous gift by an anonymous donor, provided funding for Georgia on Your Mind to take a close look detailing stories about the impact […]

The Crisis Communication Think Tank (CCTT) hosted its annual event at Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication on Thursday, April 11, 2024. Under the year’s overarching theme of READINESS, this gathering of industry experts and leading scholars from the U.S. explored the dynamic landscape of crisis management from an interdisciplinary perspective, including attendees from […]

Kathryn Penn is a fourth-year public relations student interested in crisis communications. She encourages students to seek mentorship and peer networking opportunities to form a supportive community at UGA. Why did you choose your major? I applied to every college as an Intended speech pathology and audiology major but quickly realized that I was not […]

Lance Porter (MA ’98, PhD ’02), a leading scholar and practitioner in digital marketing and internet strategy, has been named the inaugural Karen W. and Daniel J. King Distinguished Professor in Advertising. Porter will join the faculty in the Department of Advertising and Public Relations in Fall 2024. “We are thrilled to have Dr. Lance […]

Siena Miyamura is a fourth-year entertainment and media studies student. Siena Miyamura is a fourth-year entertainment and media studies student. She encourages students to go outside their comfort zones and seek new opportunities. Why did you choose your major? I originally came to UGA as a marketing major and added EMST simply because it sounded […]