Blog Archive
Individually tailored MFA program provides unique experience for Matt Pearl
Studying in a graduate program while working a demanding job is no small undertaking. Add the demands of becoming a first-time father, and for many students, that would be a recipe for disaster. But, not for Matt Pearl. “That’s one of the advantages of this program, because it’s so individually tailored, you really get the […]
Reaching goals through the MFA program in Screenwriting
This is the second of a two-part series highlighting a few successes earned by students, faculty and alumni of the low-residency MFA program in Narrative Media Writing. This installment illustrates a sampling of the paths taken by those in the Screenwriting track. Read about successes in the Narrative Nonfiction program here. Success as a screenwriter […]
Success beyond the MFA Narrative Media Writing classroom
This is the first of a two-part series discussing a few successes earned by students, faculty and alumni of the low-residency MFA program in Narrative Media Writing. This installment illustrates a sampling of the paths taken by those in the Narrative Nonfiction track. Please view the installment about the Screenwriting track here. The definition of […]
Grady InternViews: Morgan Gonzales
This is part of a series where we ask Grady College students to describe their summer internship experience. Briefly describe your internship and responsibilities. I work for the Dallas Morning News, my title is Medicine and Science Reporting Fellow and I am working from my apartment in Athens, GA. I am on the Business desk […]
Grady InternViews: Chandler Rebel
This is part of a series where we ask Grady College students to describe their summer internship experience. Briefly describe your internship and responsibilities. The company I am working for is the Institute for Energy Research, my title is Communications Intern and I am working in Washington D.C. It is your typical 9-5. I metro […]
Grady InternViews: Abbey Clark
This is part of a series where we ask Grady College students to describe their summer internship experience. Briefly describe your internship and responsibilities. I stay up to date on news specifically to the states in the Southeast. My day begins with sending the summary I worked on the previous night of any top headline […]
Grady InternViews: Diego Wong and Crysta Jones
This is part of a series where we ask Grady College students to describe their summer internship experience. Briefly describe your internship and responsibilities. Jones: As a UX Design intern, I primarily assist in collecting and compiling research on pharmaceutical companies, edit and revise surveys, and design sitemaps and wireframes. Wunderman Thompson is a […]
Kate Fortmueller examines entertainment labor practices in normal times and during the pandemic
Editor’s Note: Kate Fortmueller will discuss “Below the Stars” during an Avid Bookshop Zoom discussion July 13 at 7 p.m. While many people were spending the initial time during COVID-19 watching “Tiger King” and reruns of “The Golden Girls,” Kate Fortmueller was writing not just one book, but two. Fortmueller’s books, “Below the Stars: How […]
Grady InternViews: Grace Yeo
This is part of a series where we ask Grady College students to describe their summer internship experience. Briefly describe your internship and responsibilities. Rodgers Townsend is an advertising agency located in St. Louis, Missouri. They work with clients as big as AT&T and State Farm to smaller clients such as Smoothie King and George […]
Grady InternViews: Abigail Childers
This is part of a series where we ask Grady College students to describe their summer internship experience. Briefly describe your internship and responsibilities. I am working for the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, also referred to as the International Emmy Awards. My title is Summer Judging and Membership Intern, and I am […]