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Peabody and FX have partnered on a documentary-style television special entitled “Peabody Presents: Stories of the Year,” featuring conversations with recent Peabody Award winners about pressing social issues and the positive impact of Stories That Matter. “Peabody Awards curate the best in storytelling to promote greater empathy and shift thinking about the world around us,” […]

On April 25, 2019, the Public Affairs Communication (PAC) Program held a ceremony to recognize the third cohort of Public Affairs Professional Certificate recipients. The PAC program is the first undergraduate program of its kind in the nation. The program was established in 2016 with the vision and funding provided by Grady College alumna Carolyn […]

Karen King, a professor of advertising and the Jim Kennedy Professor of New Media at Grady College, was one of five UGA faculty named a Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor, the university’s highest recognition for excellence in instruction at the undergraduate and graduate levels. “Karen King reflects the very best of the professoriate at a […]

Grady College celebrated excellent work from faculty and staff with a May 1 reception and awards announcement. Kate Fortmueller, Kim Landrum, Jonathan Peters and Kirsten Strausbaugh were named outstanding teaching faculty for their respective departments. “Winning departmental teacher of the year is no small feat at Grady College, which abounds with excellent instructors,” said Grady […]

Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication has named Itai Himelboim the Thomas C. Dowden Professor of Media Analytics. Himelboim is an associate professor of advertising and director of the SEE Suite, the Social media Engagement & Evaluation lab. “Dr. Himelboim, one of the world’s leading experts on social media analysis, will take the Media […]

WhatsApp, the Facebook-owned messaging platform, has selected a research team including Yan Jin, Georgia Athletic Association Professor in Grady College and assistant department head of advertising and public relations, to analyze how misinformation spreads and its impact on elderly during disease outbreaks. WhatsApp selected 20 global research projects out of nearly 600 proposals and invested […]

When Randy Travis (ABJ ’82) was a Grady College journalism student, he took a class called “History of Program Ideas,” taught by Worth McDougald, director of the Peabody Awards from 1963 to 1991. Each class period was spent analyzing a different entry from the vast Peabody archive — all exhibiting the best in storytelling techniques. “If […]

Nearly 200 alumni, faculty, students and friends celebrated Grady College and its 2019 honorees on April 26 at the Athens Cotton Press during the annual Grady Salutes: A Celebration of Achievement, Leadership and Commitment. Jennifer Bellamy (ABJ ’08) emceed the evening along with Dean Charles Davis, and the event was produced by Jody Danneman (ABJ […]