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The Department of Entertainment and Media Studies has a unique place in the state of Georgia’s rich and diverse educational and commercial ecosystem that supports the state’s media-entertainment industry. EMST is proud to celebrate its fifth anniversary this year. Working with some of Grady’s most visible programs such as the Peabody Awards and the New Media Institute,  EMST […]

According to Joseph Watson, Jr., to understand a person, one has to understand who his heroes are and who he admires. Watson, who spends his days teaching about public advocacy, issues management and shaping public opinion in political contexts, focuses on the ideals of individuals who have helped guide his professional path. “Encouraging civility and […]

Dean Charles Davis and Grady College are pleased to announce the 2018 class of Grady College Fellows: E. Culpepper “Cully” Clark, Melita Easters (ABJ ’76), David Hazinski, Lisa Ryan Howard (ABJ ’92) and Lee Thomas (ABJ ’87). Established in 2008, the Grady College Fellowship honors friends of the college whose accomplishments, friendship and service to […]

How has Grady influenced your time at UGA? Grady has allowed me to pursue a variety of different things throughout my time at UGA. If I wanted to act, I could go act. If I wanted to edit, I could edit something. The connections I have built through Grady have allowed me to spend my […]

The James M. Cox Jr. Institute for Journalism Innovation, Management and Leadership at the Grady College recognized its 2020 class of Levin Leaders Wednesday, presenting 13 aspiring media leaders with the Cox Institute’s Leadership Medal. The Cox Institute’s Industry Fellow Award and four departmental scholarships were presented, while three graduate students and key industry contributor […]

Please subscribe to the Grady College Conversations podcast. You can find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Podbean. Learn more about all Grady College affiliated podcasts here. This episode features Greg Bluestein (ABJ ’04), political reporter for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Greg Bluestein (ABJ ’04), political reporter for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, joined Joe Watson, Tieger professor of public affairs communications, […]

As Americans prepare for another presidential election in 2020, a researcher at Grady College has found that comments left on social media posts about political interviews can, indeed, influence opinions. “Comment sections are extremely powerful,” said David Clementson, an assistant professor of public relations at UGA’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication and the […]

Editor’s note: MG Coffee, the Yarbrough-Grady Public Relations Fellow for the spring 2020 semester, attended the annual PRSSA D.C. Agency Tour with other PRSSA members.   During the last week of January, 12 Grady students and PRSSA members, including myself traveled to Washington, D.C., for the annual PRSSA D.C. Agency Tour. The tour, led by Grady […]

Why did you choose Grady? I chose Grady when I was freshman in college because I had a dream of becoming a news anchor on Good Morning America. Grady taught me that journalism is a much wider field than I had initially imagined. Even though I don’t want to be a news anchor anymore, Grady […]

To add your support for future projects like this, please visit the Giving Voice to the Voiceless commitment webpage. Looking back on history of the first black students at the University of Georgia will bring up names like Charlayne Hunter-Gault, Hunter Holmes and Mary Frances Early. While these trailblazers built the foundation for integration at […]