Blog Archive

Fourth-year journalism student Owen Warden is passionate about sports. He shares inspiring sports and athlete stories through The Red & Black, The Paul Finebaum Show and other news outlets. Why did you choose your major? I chose journalism and, in turn, the sports media certificate simply due to my love for sports and how to […]

Nicholas Eng has long been interested in emotion science and prosocial environmental and health messaging. How people respond emotionally to different sequences of positive and negative environmental messages is the focus of his most recent research, “Awesome, Awful: Emotional Flow in Environmental Messaging,” which was published in the December 2023 issue of Media Psychology. “I […]

Mark Schlabach is a senior writer and reporter for ESPN, covering college football and golf. He has worked at the Worldwide Leader in Sports for nearly 18 years, after having previously written for The Washington Post, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Athens Banner-Herald. Schlabach is the author or co-author of more than two dozen books, including six New York Times bestsellers. […]

The Cox Institute for Journalism Innovation, Management and Leadership presented the Institute’s Leadership Medal to its 2024 class of Levin Leaders. The Levin Leaders were selected for the program from faculty nominations based on their commitment to professional development through work in student media, internships and other student activities. The Leadership Medals were presented during the Institute’s Spring Leadership Dinner held […]

Esther Kim, a fourth-year public relations major, was named Outstanding Student in the nation by PRWeek, one of the industry’s leading trade publications. Kim was named Outstanding Student at the PRWeek US Awards gala in New York City on March 14, 2024, attended by more than 800 industry leaders. Celebrating its 25th year, the PRWeek […]

Works created by Matthew Nolte Evans, an assistant professor in Entertainment and Media Studies (EMST), and eight EMST students earned high recognition at the 2024 Broadcast Education Association (BEA) Festival of Media Arts competition.  BEA Faculty Scriptwriting Competition:  BEA Student Scriptwriting Competition:  This year’s competition received a total of 1,885 submissions. There were 355 student […]

New Media Institute students get an inside look at Disney, Universal Orlando While standing in line at a theme park in Orlando, Florida, visitors don’t get bored. The line itself is an experience. Screens and interactive displays showcase brief videos or dioramas while visitors wait to board a ride or other theme park attraction. But not […]

Integrated AdPR graduate student Johnny Klein found community in Grady through involvement in organizations and immersing himself in AdPR’s culture. He encourages other students to try different activities and enjoy their time in the college. Why did you choose your major? I came to UGA as an undecided business major my freshman year, but I […]

Dr. Carolina Acosta-Alzuru, a professor in the Department of Advertising and Public Relations at the University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, has received a Fulbright Distinguished Scholar Award to conduct research in Turkey, furthering her work studying Turkish television dramas.  In fall 2024, Acosta-Alzuru (MA ’96, PhD ’99) will spend three […]

Congratulations to Ed Grisamore (ABJ ’78) on being named the 2024 John Holliman Jr. Lifetime Achievement Award recipient and a Fellowship inductee. Named after the late John Holliman, Grady alumnus and former CNN reporter, the John Holliman Jr. Lifetime Achievement Award honors sustained contributions to the profession throughout a career. Grisamore teaches journalism at Stratford Academy […]