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One of Grady College’s fastest growing graduate programs, the Master of Arts in Emerging Media, is offering a new program that features curriculum completely online. The Emerging Media Masters Online program will not only double the capacity of the program, but will also enable the curriculum to be accessed from literally anywhere in the world. […]

Editor’s note: this feature originally appeared on the UGA Today website.  Journalists face some unique challenges when they try to report accurately on a major infectious disease outbreak like the one associated with COVID-19, according to professor Glen Nowak, director of the Center for Health and Risk Communication at Grady College and a former director of media […]

Grady College researcher, David Clementson, was competitively awarded a research grant from the Glen M. Broom Center for Professional Development in Public Relations. Clementson, an assistant professor of public relations, will conduct an experiment to test the effectiveness of narrative appeals used by PR spokespeople. Some of his recent research has included the effect of […]

The Public Affairs Communications (PAC) program has announced its 2020 Public Affairs Professional Certificate cohort.  With its 24 PAC students, along with the Applied Politics program’s 24 students, the Public Affairs Professional Certificate program is at full capacity for the second straight year and is ready to prepare its students for careers in public affairs. […]

With online instruction beginning March 30, we asked Grady College faculty for their best advice to help students succeed with online classes. These instructors have been teaching online classes for several years. Advice offered comes from: Sabrena Deal, lecturer of public relations Chris Gerlach, academic professional, entertainment & media studies/New Media Institute Karen Russell, Jim […]

Grady Salutes: A Celebration of Achievement, Commitment and Leadership, is set to take place Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, at the Athens Cotton Press at 149 Oneta St. The event will consist of an honors ceremony and auction that is to be participated in at the event or remotely. Dominic Brown (ABJ ‘05), chief meteorologist at […]

Grady College proudly announces the newest class of Grady Fellows, a recognition honoring friends of the college whose accomplishments, friendship and service to the industries they serve have made a positive impact on the college and its students. “This year’s class of Grady Fellows represents the full breadth and depth of the college,” said Charles […]

The Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication will honor three outstanding alumnae with its 2020 awards. Lindsey Cook (ABJ ’14), recipient of the John E. Drewry Young Alumni Award, is senior digital storytelling editor at the New York Times. She leads data trainings for reporters and editors and assists journalists with compiling data for stories.  She […]

This story originally appeared in its entirety here: news.uga.edu/amazing-student-jaylen-spidell/ It took a year for Jaylen Spidell to find his groove, but when he stepped out and found opportunities to learn, grow and build a community, he took full advantage of them and says UGA “has been everything and then some.” Next stop: L.A. or New York. Hometown: […]

Editor’s note: this feature originally appeared on UGA Today. Journalists face some unique challenges when they try to report accurately on a major infectious disease outbreak like the one associated with COVID-19, according to professor Glen Nowak, a former director of media relations at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and director of the Center for […]