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#ProfilesOfTenacity: Jacqueline GaNun
Why did you choose Grady and your course of study? I had been contemplating the idea of pursuing journalism since junior year of high school because I loved writing and talking to people, and especially loved the idea of informing people of what is going on in the world. I visited UGA when I was […]
Jen Galas uses her UGA Athletics social media skills to teach in New Media Institute
For more than a decade, Jen Galas’ (MA ‘12) work has been the bridge between college athletes and their fans. She specializes in capturing the current moment in a way on social media that lasts beyond the present. She is currently the director of social media strategy and digital identity for UGA Athletics and has […]
Grady College announces 2022 class of Fellows
Grady College proudly announces the newest class of Grady Fellows, a recognition honoring friends of the college whose accomplishments, friendship and service to the industries they serve have made a positive impact on the college and its students. The 2022 Fellowship class includes: Susan Goodenow (ABJ ’90), executive vice president, marketing & communications for the […]
Grady College announces 2022 Alumni Award recipients
Grady College is proud to announce honorees for its annual alumni awards, recognizing alumni who have established a tradition of service and achievement in their careers. Alumni Award recipients will be recognized at the College’s annual recognition event, Grady Salutes: A Celebration of Achievement, Leadership and Commitment on Friday, April 29, 2022. Inductees into the […]
Peabody Awards to honor inaugural digital and interactive storytelling recipients
The Peabody Awards, the oldest and most prestigious awards honoring stories that matter in broadcasting and streaming media, announced that it will recognize winning projects—all to be hand-picked by an expanded, accomplished cohort of jurors—from its newest category, Digital and Interactive Storytelling, on March 24, 2022 at 10 a.m. PST/ 1 p.m. EST, via peabodyawards.com. […]
Indiana Daily Student Wins Betty Gage Holland Award for 2021
The Betty Gage Holland award winner for 2021 took a particularly thorny issue — medical billing and health care costs — and made it, according to one award judge “easy for an audience to understand.” The Indiana Daily Student’s October 2021 story “In the dark: Transparency rule fails to shed light on costs for IU Health […]
The 2022 Levin Leaders Receive their Cox Institute Leadership Medals
The Cox Institute for Journalism Innovation, Management and Leadership recognized its 2022 class of Levin Leaders by presenting the students with the Institute’s Leadership Medal. The 2022 Levin Leaders are: Nimra Ahmad, Spencer Donovan, Thomas Ehlers, Madison Franklin, Sydney Fordice. Emily Garcia, Caroline Kurzawa, Katherine Lewis, Kathryn Skeean, Brieanna Smith, Kyle Soto, Palmer Thombs, DeAundria […]
Clementson teaches professors how to help PR students get internships and jobs
AEJMC panel discussion focuses on ethics in the profession David Clementson, assistant professor of public relations at Grady College, was an invited speaker at a panel teaching other public relations professors how to help their students get good jobs in the industry. The Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Public Relations division […]
#ProfilesOfTenacity: DonA Traylor-Askew
Why did you choose Grady and your course of study? I chose to study journalism because I developed a love for storytelling while in grade school. I love talking to people and getting to know more about what makes them who they are. I also love sports and how they bring people together. The idea […]
#ProfilesOfTenacity: Jane Congfei Lian
What does the word “tenacity” mean to you? For me, tenacity means always staying positive when facing tough circumstances or situations. The most important difference I found between human beings and animals is that we are born to be adaptable. I came to the U.S. two years ago across the Pacific Ocean with two suitcases. […]