Blog Archive
Alumnus Beau Ward navigates a changing entertainment industry
Beau Ward (ABJ ’15) is a producer, director and creative executive at LD Entertainment. He’s worked in various roles in the entertainment industry, working on feature films, Broadway shows and […]
Moni Basu named director of MFA Narrative Nonfiction program
Moni Basu, an award-winning journalist and author, has been named the director of the Master in Fine Arts in Narrative Nonfiction program and the Charlayne Hunter-Gault Distinguished Writer in Residence […]
Haley Hatfield wins Top Paper award for research on racial bias in virtual reality
Haley Hatfield, a PhD student from El Dorado, Kansas, recently was awarded Top Paper honors from The Human Communication and Technology Division (HCTD) of the National Communication Association (NCA). “I […]
Podcast: Students embrace community journalism through The Oglethorpe Echo, with Dr. Amanda Bright.
Listen to Grady Research Radio Apple Podcasts/Spotify/Stitcher In 2021, after hearing that The Oglethorpe Echo, the community paper of Clarke County’s neighbor, Oglethorpe County, was shutting its doors, Grady College […]
Research analyzes spread of COVID-19’s most common early conspiracies
The early stages of the pandemic created a breeding ground for COVID-19 conspiracy theories, which, on Twitter, spread almost as fast as the virus itself. But out of the pandemic’s […]
Capstone AdPR students boost brand of local BBQ sauce
They fit together like BBQ sauce and a pulled pork sandwich. When Kim Landrum, a senior lecturer in the Advertising and Public Relations (AdPR) Department at Grady College, reached out […]
UGA Mentor Program Profile: Rylee Barfield and LeLoni Smith
It didn’t take long for recent graduate Rylee Barfield (AB ‘22) to experience the value of a good mentor. During her first week at UGA, eager to enter the field […]
Jonathan Peters appointed to international legal panel
Jonathan Peters, head of the Department of Journalism at Grady College and an associate professor who shares a dual appointment with the University of Georgia School of Law, has been […]
Denetra Walker brings social justice journalism research to Grady College
A semester after teaching her first class at Grady College, Denetra Walker is energized by the responsibility and anticipating the opportunities that lie ahead. Walker has a passion for teaching […]
Dunn, Thomas named Footsteps Award recipients
The University of Georgia has named Richard Dunn (ABJ ’93) and Xernona Thomas (ABJ ’91, MSW ’92, EDD ’17) as the recipients of the 2023 Footsteps Award. This annual award, […]