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Kathryn Roberts, a Grady College journalism major with a public affairs emphasis, has been selected to participate in the 2015 Pulliam Journalism Fellowship operated by Gannett Co. newspapers. Roberts, a senior from Johns Creek, Georgia, will work as a paid reporter at The Arizona Republic and will participate in reporter training organized through the fellowship. […]

The Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism has awarded Keith Herndon a visiting business journalism professorship at the University of Georgia Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. The professorship is for the 2016 spring semester. As part of the grant, Herndon will teach two courses related to business journalism and will work […]

Sixty college journalists from 26 states and the District of Columbia will learn leadership, management and content development skills at the 20th annual Management Seminar for College News Editors on July 26-31 at the University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. Sponsored by the James M. Cox Jr. Institute for Journalism Innovation, […]

Keith Herndon, a visiting professor of journalism at Grady College, was named one of five Atlanta Mobility Stars at a luncheon at Mobility LIVE! Oct. 29. Herndon was recognized for creating and leading Grady’s Mobile News Lab, which launched in Fall 2014 and has since trained 42 of Grady’s student journalists. Students from Grady's Mobile […]

Student participants receive instruction in the latest techniques for digital storytelling and apply their learning through projects arranged with media partners.  The name Journalism Innovation Lab reflects an expanded digital training mission that began in 2020, when it replaced the Mobile News Lab (see below). Content Initiatives The Cox Institute also sponsors and facilitates various […]

The University of Georgia's Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication has renamed one of its key training and outreach units to the James M. Cox Jr. Institute for Journalism Innovation, Management and Leadership. The University Council recently approved the change from the original name, the James M. Cox Jr. Institute for Newspaper Management Studies, […]

Four Grady College journalism students spent spring break participating in a fellowship of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers organized and sponsored by Grady's Cox Institute for Journalism Innovation, Management and Leadership. Students visit the iconic Bull in New York's financial district. (Credit: Keith Herndon) Kathleen LaPorte, Cailin O'Brien, Maria Torres and Nicholas […]

The Daily Titan at California State University, Fullerton is the 2013-14 winner of the University of Georgia’s Betty Gage Holland Award for excellence in college journalism. The Holland Award recognizes campus journalists and their publications for distinguished service to honor and protect the integrity of public dialogue on America’s college campuses. The award is presented […]

Michelle LaRoche, development editor at The Wall Street Journal, will discuss the skills needed for success in today's market Nov. 4 at the University of Georgia Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. The program, presented by the Cox Institute for Journalism Innovation, Management and Leadership, will run from 9:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. in […]