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Peabody Appoints Six New Members to Board of Directors
Major leaders from across media include executives and creatives representing entertainment and news industry, public broadcasting, private foundations, and nonprofit organizations Peabody announces the appointment of several new members to its bicoastal board of directors. The boards provide expert counsel and stewardship, and advance Peabody’s commitment to outstanding and transformative storytelling. Launched in 2015, the […]
UGA establishes Master of Fine Arts Film program
Graduate program to work with Georgia Film Academy at Pinewood Forest Georgia’s burgeoning film and television industry stands ready to benefit from an expanded work force, thanks to an innovative new partnership between the University of Georgia, the Georgia Film Academy and Pinewood Forest, the new community in Fayetteville, Georgia, located adjacent to Pinewood Atlanta […]
#GradyGrit: Meet Yash Bhika
Why did you choose to study Journalism? I chose to study journalism because I want to create content that people will connect and engage with. How did it feel to be recognized as a 2019 McGill Fellow? It was an amazing feeling being recognized as a McGill Fellow. I couldn’t have gotten to that […]
Travis, Lewis to address fall 2019 graduates at convocation
Grady College graduates will gather for Fall 2019 Convocation ceremonies on Thursday, Dec. 19 at the Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall. The ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. Randy Travis (ABJ ’82) will be the keynote speaker at the event. Travis is a Peabody Award-winning investigative reporter for Fox 5 Atlanta. During his career, Travis has […]
Encouraging young adults who don’t get a flu vaccination to get one: Study finds virtual reality may provide a path to increased acceptance
Using a virtual reality simulation to show how flu spreads and its impact on others could be a way to encourage more people to get a flu vaccination, according to a study by researchers at the University of Georgia and the Oak Ridge Associated Universities in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. This is the first published study […]
Young alumni shine in sports social media
As digital media revolutionized how audiences receive information, sports social media helped pave the way for some of the most fanatical digital media users and content creators. Sports media operations and team franchises began recruiting talented communicators with the same skillsets. “My job didn’t exist five years ago,” said TJ Adeshola (MA ’08), head of […]
Cox Institute Releases eBook Compilation of Interviews from The Lead Podcast
A new eBook featuring excerpts of interviews from The Lead podcast is available from Kendall Hunt Publishing. The eBook entitled News Leadership: Conversations about Journalism and its Future was released this month as a project of the Grady College’s James M. Cox Jr. Institute for Journalism Innovation, Management and Leadership, which also produces the podcast. […]
Grady students complete 2019 Cox-SABEW Fellowships
A group of seven Grady College journalism students were recognized in New York City during the fall conference of the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing (SABEW) through a fellowship organized by the college’s James M. Cox Jr. Institute for Journalism Innovation, Management and Leadership. The Cox-SABEW Fellows for 2019 were: Jada Bowman, Mikaela Cohen, […]
Grady Students Complete 2019 Cox-SABEW Fellowships
A group of seven Grady College journalism students were recognized in New York City during the fall conference of the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing (SABEW) through a fellowship organized by the college’s James M. Cox Jr. Institute for Journalism Innovation, Management and Leadership. The Cox-SABEW Fellows for 2019 were: Jada Bowman, Mikaela Cohen, […]
#GradyGrit: Meet Luke D’Agostino
How did you choose to major in public relations? Honestly, I didn’t really know what I was doing when I picked my major. I knew I was broadly interested in marketing and in getting people to pay attention to good products or services, whatever they may be. It’s frustrating to me to see something cool, […]