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Tyler Tran is a fourth year entertainment and media studies and finance major from Charlotte, North Carolina. Tran serves as co-president of the Industries Club and a member of the Finance Society, Media & Entertainment Business Society, the Lightroom, and the Athens Film Festival. Read his Q/A below. Why did you choose your major? From […]

University of Georgia students collaborated with their peers and heard from media literacy influencer Kelsey Russell at the News Literacy Certificate Fall 2025 Celebration. The event highlights the accomplishments of certificate graduates while welcoming new students to the program. Russell served as the keynote speaker, sharing her career wisdom and industry insights with attendees. Using […]

From using the green screen in the Newsroom studio and experiencing virtual reality technology, to calling the Dawgs with Dean Charles Davis, the Destination Dawgs enjoyed a day at Grady College on Nov. 12 as a first-of-its-kind immersive experience on campus. “I’ve had a bunch of Destination Dawgs in my classes through the years and […]

Nearly 200 students participated in a master class about the future of journalism as Andy Lack, former chairman and CEO of NBC News, and Andrew Morse, president and publisher of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, talked about “The Challenges to Journalism in Difficult Times” on Nov. 11, 2025. Lack and Morse spoke in front of students and […]

The University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication announced the selection of three new Tieger Fellows for the 2025-2026 academic year: Grayson Troxel, Blake Daniel and Sarah Kate Maher. The Tieger Fellowship is a program formed from within the Public Affairs Professional Certificate in Public Affairs Communications (PAC) and aims to host and […]

 Simon Paterson, MBE, misinformation and disinformation management expert, delivered the third Annual Yarbrough Distinguished Lecture on Crisis Communication Leadership, 2025, titled “Decoding the Adversarial Information Ecosystem: Challenges and Responses.” The lecture, hosted by UGA Crisis Communication Think Tank (CCTT), was held at Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication on Nov. 13, 2025.  During his […]

Peter Bartlett is a fourth year entertainment and media studies major with a certificate in sports media. Read his Q/A below. Why did you choose your major? I was originally an education major but when I was discussing my future with my parents, I said the thing I always wanted to do (sports media) was […]

On Sunday, Oct. 19, Reporting I students spent the afternoon exploring Athens neighborhoods, interviewing performers and community members, and producing multimedia stories as part of their annual coverage of Historic Athens Porchfest. Porchfest is a free, community-driven music festival that utilizes front porches across Athens as stages for local musicians. Residents volunteer their porches, performers […]

InternViews is a series where we ask Grady College students to describe their internship experience. Julianna Thomas is an entertainment and media studies major pursuing a certificate in new media. Through the summer continuing into the fall, she continues to work at Tuner Classic Movies (TCM) at Warner Brothers Discovery (WBD) in Atlanta, Georgia. Provide a […]

Harrison Hastings is a fourth-year advertising and psychology double-major from Houston, Texas. Hastings serves as the director of strategy for Talking Dog Agency, a corporate partnership intern at Athens Rock Lobsters and is an AKQA Future Lions Competition participant. Why did you choose your major?  Advertising provides the ideal intersection between analytical strategy and creative […]