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Julianna Russ, a third-year journalism major at the University of Georgia, is one of 100 college students from across the nation to be selected for the second cohort of the Voyager Scholarship, the Obama-Chesky Scholarship for Public Service. Established in 2021 by the Obama Foundation and Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky, the Voyager Scholarship […]

This summer, 17 University of Georgia sports media and visual journalism students traveled to Australia to cover the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup for The Associated Press. “It’s one thing to sit in a class and look at great works, breaking them down into component parts to understand how they were made,” said Mark Johnson, […]

This is part of a series where we ask Grady College students to describe their summer internship experience.   Xinge is a fourth-year public relations student interning with Sahiyo as a social media and communications intern. Read on as she provides insight into what this internship looks like. Briefly describe your internship and responsibilities. I’m currently […]

For fourth-year student Xander Chiaramonte, the opportunity to help film interviews with World War II historians on location in France created some incredible summer memories. “I think the benefit of seeing other areas of the world is something that you just can’t even put into any metric…it’s just the most important thing for perspective,” Chiaramonte […]

We are proud to recognize Stacy Willingham (ABJ ’13) as an honoree of the UGA Alumni Association’s 40 under 40 class. Willingham became a New York Times bestselling author with her debut novel, “A Flicker in the Dark.” Her novel was chosen as a finalist in multiple awards: Book of the Year finalist by Book […]

Dr. Keith Herndon, the William S. Morris Chair in News Strategy and Management, was named to the University of Georgia’s inaugural Fellows for Transformative Teaching program. The program, operated by the University’s Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL), was created to bring together experienced faculty from across non-tenure track lines to explore and engage in […]

This is part of a series where we ask Grady College students to describe their summer internship experience.   Elizabeth Hunter is a third-year journalism student working with Fox 5 Atlanta as a news intern. Read on as she provides insight into what this internship looks like. Briefly describe your internship and responsibilities. I am working […]

With the start of the academic year, Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication is proud to welcome four new full-time faculty. Nicholas Eng and Ruoyu Sun are new faculty members in the Department of Advertising and Public Relations, while Benjamin Han and Lauren Musgrove are new to the Department of Entertainment and Media Studies. […]

Just over six years ago, Brooklyn MacKenzie (ABJ ‘17) was enrolled as a public relations major, learning and building her skill set within the walls of Grady College. Today, the Grady alumna is a senior account supervisor at the New York office of HUNTER, a marketing and public relations firm, where she manages integrated marketing […]

Talking Dog, the student-run advertising and public relations agency operated through Grady College, is gearing up for another new year and students are already thinking about the competition at the end of the season: Battle of the Brands. During the academic year, each Talking Dog team works with local and national clients creating comprehensive campaigns […]