Blog Archive

Conversations about the effect of 24-hour news, social media and misinformation during elections around the world were a few of the topics discussed when 17 international journalists visited Grady College on Nov. 9, 2022. The group was part of the Murrow Fellow program sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and Poynter and hosted for […]

The Department of Advertising and Public Relations is pleased to announce the inaugural winner of the AdPR Vision Award, advertising major Jonina Bullock. This award was made possible by generous alumni and friends of the department who contributed to AdPR Giving Day over the past three years. The Vision Award is open to advertising and […]

Dolores Trobradovic is a fourth year public relations and international affairs student who understands the importance of getting involved on campus. Trobradovic serves as the president for the UGA Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA), an organization that has had a large impact on her college experience. What does “tenacity” mean to you? To […]

Booker T. Mattison has been focused on “The Sound of Christmas” not just during the holiday season, but all year long. Mattison, an assistant professor in the Department of Entertainment and Media Studies at Grady College, was tapped to write and direct “The Sound of Christmas,” a holiday film debuting on the streaming service BET+ […]

As podcasts continue to grow as a popular form of media, it is only fitting that the University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication would turn to audio storytelling to help highlight its research and expertise. The new Grady Research Radio podcast, which debuted on Sept. 7, 2022, and is recorded in […]

Alander Rocha is a second year masters student with a concentration in health and medical journalism. Currently, he is the health editor for The Red and Black and he is a research assistant at Grady’s digital media and attention lab. This summer, Rocha interned in the Southeastern bureau for Kaiser Health News. What is your […]

Crisis communication is one of the biggest challenges facing public relations professionals, but until very recently there were few opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students to learn the practical lessons of this increasingly important specialty in an academic setting. Now, thanks to a unique program at the University of Georgia, industry practitioners and academic scholars […]

Listen to Grady Research Radio Apple Podcasts/Spotify/Stitcher The Grady Research Radio podcast recently had the pleasure of sitting down with Dr. Shira Chess, an associate professor in the Department of Entertainment and Media Studies at Grady College, a game studies researcher, and the author of books including “Play Like a Feminist” and “Ready Player Two: […]

Grady alumna Victoria Inman (ABJ ‘08) recently published her first book, “Spark Acceptance.” It tells stories of exceptional people through photography, aiming to create greater awareness and inclusion about people with disabilities. The book features photos of over 50 individuals, complemented with words from parents, caregivers and the photo subjects themselves. “I was touched by […]

For the first time since 2019, the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing (SABEW) met in person this year, but with a new twist. Instead of the usual multiday conference full of networking and lectures, SABEW offered a smaller one afternoon conference of skills sessions and one-on-one coaching. Four University of Georgia journalism students […]