Blog Archive
Looking beyond the obvious at the Georgia National Fair
When someone talks about the Georgia National Fair, obvious images come to mind: rides, pigs, kids and cotton candy. However, when the 18 students in Mark Johnson’s Advanced Photojournalism class hear the words “Georgia National Fair,” their challenge is to think beyond the obvious and to create images about what the fair means, not how […]
Talking Dog gives students an immersive communications agency experience
It is one of the first questions posed to Grady College advertising and public relations alumni when interviewing for jobs: “Do you have any agency experience?” Hiring managers seek a diverse skillset and the collaborative experience creating when working in an agency environment. In its third year, Talking Dog continues to grow and develop as […]
Bateman team changes course in competition to promote Census 2020
Editor’s Note: to complete the Census 2020 online, please visit my2020census.gov. Census 2020 is just one of the many events that is in turmoil because of the coronavirus. Generating ideas that will help organizations out of this crisis is one reason why projects like the Bateman team competition is so important. The Bateman competition is […]
Fourth annual AdPR Academy connects diverse students from nine universities
Students from Albany State University, Clark Atlanta University, Clayton State University, Fort Valley State University, Kennesaw State University, Morehouse College, Tuskegee University, and the Universities of Georgia and South Carolina spent their spring breaks getting job ready. The Department of Advertising and Public Relations in The University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass […]
McGill Fellows selected for 2019 Symposium
Twelve students have been named McGill Fellows by the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. The class, selected by a faculty committee for their strengths in academics, practical experience and leadership, includes 10 journalism majors, one PR major and one graduate student. The McGill Fellows are: Gabriella Audi, Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania Yash Bhika, Cartersville, […]
Deputy general counsel for The New York Times to give the 41st McGill Lecture
The New York Times top newsroom lawyer, David McCraw, will address fake news at the University of Georgia Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication’s 41st McGill Lecture. McCraw will deliver “Fake, Fake News: The Press, The President and the Future of the First Amendment,” Nov. 13, 2019, at 4 p.m. in room 150 of […]
Health and Medical Journalism students report on coronavirus
When four Introduction to Health and Medical Journalism students sat around a table with several intensive care unit nurses, infection preventionists and public relations professionals at Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center on February 27, 2020, they were discussing the possibility of coronavirus coming to the area. The discussion at the time was hypothetical. Little did […]
Trusting News project expands research and training through Grady College partnership
Trusting News, a project intended to empower journalists to earn consumers’ trust, is adding research and training support from a partnership with Grady College. The Trusting News project, which was founded at the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute at the University of Missouri School of Journalism, has worked with more than 50 news outlets since […]
Tyler Wilkins awarded first Krensavage-Knight Scholarship
Tyler Wilkins, a fourth-year journalism and political science double major, is the first recipient of the Krensavage-Knight scholarship. The annual scholarship goes to a senior journalism student and is provided by Michael Krensavage (ABJ ’89, MBA ’90) and his wife, Mary Krensavage. The scholarship is named for David Knight who was Michael Krensavage’s beloved journalism […]
#GradyGrit: Meet Hayden Schwartz
What motivates you? I am extremely motivated when I see a tangible change has been made that positively affects a mass quantity of people, especially at the university level. When I see students take chances that implement this positive change, it in turn motivates me to do the same. I believe indecisiveness is extremely inefficient […]