Blog Archive

Grady goes west: AdPR students tour Silicon Valley tech giants

The following was written by Julia Kien, a public relations student and a participant of the Silicon Valley trip. AdPR students kicked off 2019 by visiting several leading technology companies in Silicon Valley to learn about their upcoming innovations and to network with industry professionals. The third annual trip included stops at Twitter, Verizon Media’s […]

Club spotlight: Talking Dog

This club spotlight was written by Bobbi Miller, Talking Dog’s public relations director. In our second year as a joint advertising and public relations agency, Talking Dog is continuing to push the boundaries of creative and effective branding for clients, both local and national. Our agency is comprised of 62 of the brightest students at […]

Best of Photojournalism launches 2019 competition with new home, submission system and sponsor

The National Press Photographer Association, headquartered at Grady College, has launched its 2019 Best of Photojournalism Contest (BOP) featuring a new home at the University of Georgia, a new electronic submission system and a new sponsor, Sony Electronics. The competition is open for entries through Jan. 31, 2019. The new entry submission and judging system are […]

NEWSCRAFT 19: A Grady College Workshop on the Craft of Reporting, Writing, Pitching and Selling News

Dozens of journalism students and industry professionals gathered in the Peyton Anderson Forum at the Grady College on Feb. 8 and 9 for two days of immersive training in the craft of journalism from three world class instructors: Nick Chiles, Jamie Lauren Keiles and Bob Sullivan. On Friday, Bob Sullivan hosted two sessions on developing […]

Doctoral student Jihoon Kim researches virtual reality’s impact on travel

Editor’s note: this article was written by the UGA Graduate School and originally appeared on grad.uga.edu. Imagine virtually experiencing the beaches of Turks and Caicos before booking a trip to visit the destination in reality. Interactive marketing using virtual reality (VR) might one day help you decide your next vacation destination. That is, if Jihoon Kim has […]

New Media Institute students present capstone projects

New Media Institute students unveiled their capstone projects on Dec. 8 at SLAM, an end-of-the semester showcase of student projects and certificate recipients. Groups celebrate and demonstrate their efforts to use technology as a tool to enhance daily life. One group consisting of Christina Conner, Meghan Murphy, Dalena Nguyen, Jaco Van Rensburg and Shan Won […]