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This article was originally published by the Plank Center at the University of Alabama.  Juan Meng, associate professor of public relations for Grady College, recently had a collaborative study published in the International Journal of Strategic Communication. The co-sponsored millennial generation study was done by Meng and the Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations […]

Pictures from the Fall 2019 Grady Convocation can be viewed on the UGA Grady Flickr gallery: Fall 2019 convocation candids Miscellaneous Fall 2019 convocation ceremony pictures Fall 2019 convocation graduates: Master’s degrees Advertising and Public Relations Journalism EMST Video of convocation: UGAGrady YouTube video of Convocation Grady College graduates were celebrated and challenged to lead […]

Grady College is celebrating the end of 2019 with a look back at some of the stories of the year. Enjoy a recap of some of our highlights featuring students, alumni and faculty. https://grady.uga.edu/best-of-photojournalism-launches-2019-competition-with-new-home-submission-system-and-sponsor/ https://grady.uga.edu/grady-college-unveils-virtual-reality-lab/ https://grady.uga.edu/nine-ways-to-be-a-better-journalist-shared-by-grady-greats-panelists/ https://grady.uga.edu/sports-media-students-report-from-super-bowl-press-conferences/ https://grady.uga.edu/peabody-awards-announces-sixty-nominees-for-best-in-broadcasting-and-digital-media-for-2018/ https://grady.uga.edu/grady-salutes-celebrates-alumni-and-friends/ https://grady.uga.edu/ten-new-grady-college-faculty-usher-in-2019-2020-academic-year/ https://grady.uga.edu/gradyhomeat50-our-building-through-the-years/ https://grady.uga.edu/uga-establishes-master-of-fine-arts-film-program/

Major leaders from across media include executives and creatives representing entertainment and news industry, public broadcasting, private foundations, and nonprofit organizations Peabody announces the appointment of several new members to its bicoastal board of directors. The boards provide expert counsel and stewardship, and advance Peabody’s commitment to outstanding and transformative storytelling. Launched in 2015, the […]

Graduate program to work with Georgia Film Academy at Pinewood Forest Georgia’s burgeoning film and television industry stands ready to benefit from an expanded work force, thanks to an innovative new partnership between the University of Georgia, the Georgia Film Academy and Pinewood Forest, the new community in Fayetteville, Georgia, located adjacent to Pinewood Atlanta […]

Why did you choose to study Journalism? I chose to study journalism because I want to create content that people will connect and engage with.   How did it feel to be recognized as a 2019 McGill Fellow? It was an amazing feeling being recognized as a McGill Fellow. I couldn’t have gotten to that […]

Grady College graduates will gather for Fall 2019 Convocation ceremonies on Thursday, Dec. 19 at the Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall. The ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. Randy Travis (ABJ ’82) will be the keynote speaker at the event. Travis is a Peabody Award-winning investigative reporter for Fox 5 Atlanta. During his career, Travis has […]

Using a virtual reality simulation to show how flu spreads and its impact on others could be a way to encourage more people to get a flu vaccination, according to a study by researchers at the University of Georgia and the Oak Ridge Associated Universities in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. This is the first published study […]

As digital media revolutionized how audiences receive information, sports social media helped pave the way for some of the most fanatical digital media users and content creators. Sports media operations and team franchises began recruiting talented communicators with the same skillsets. “My job didn’t exist five years ago,” said TJ Adeshola (MA ’08), head of […]

A new eBook featuring excerpts of interviews from The Lead podcast is available from Kendall Hunt Publishing. The eBook entitled News Leadership: Conversations about Journalism and its Future was released this month as a project of the Grady College’s James M. Cox Jr. Institute for Journalism Innovation, Management and Leadership, which also produces the podcast. […]