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Grady Society Alumni Board Profile: Ashley McMaster (ABJ ’06)

We are grateful for the support and enthusiasm of our Grady Society Alumni Board members. This series profiles members of the alumni board who make a positive difference in our College. Ashley McMaster (ABJ ’06) has worked in editorial, communications and public affairs, and business development. Currently, she is the vice president for membership and […]

Cox Institute Names 2021 SABEW Fellows

Ten journalism students were selected during the Fall semester as Cox-SABEW Fellows, a financial journalism training program offered through the University of Georgia’s Cox Institute for Journalism Innovation, Management and Leadership in partnership with the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing (SABEW). The Cox-SABEW Fellows for 2021 are: Michael Banks, Ansleigh Edwards, Thomas Ehlers, […]

Grady Society Alumni Board Profile: Chuck Reece (ABJ ’93)

We are grateful for the support and enthusiasm of our Grady Society Alumni Board members. This series profiles members of the alumni board who make a positive difference in our College. Chuck Reece (ABJ ’93) majored in newspaper journalism. His career has been divided between journalism and corporate and political communication. He became a business […]

Study shows less can be more when building rapport in interviews

This story was originally published on UGA Today Sometimes less is more, at least when it comes to building rapport during interviews. That’s according to new research from the University of Georgia, which reveals that verbal interviewing techniques have a greater impact than nonverbal techniques—and combining the two had a detrimental effect. The new study led by […]

Keith Wilson awarded Sundance documentary grant

Keith Wilson, a lecturer in the Department of Entertainment and Media Studies, was named recipient of a grant from the nonprofit Sundance Institute’s Documentary Film Program. The fund offers non-recoupable support for nonfiction projects that continue to elevate and advance cultural dialogue and break new ground in creativity and innovation from filmmakers with a distinct […]

Jeong-Yeob Han partners in grant funded by Office on Violence Against Women

Jeong-Yeob Han, director of the Strategic Health and Risk Communication certificate, joins Joon Choi, an associate professor at the School of Social Work, in receiving a two-year, $477,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women to address domestic violence in the Asian immigrant community. Known as Korean Americans for Healthy […]

Dodie Cantrell-Bickley to enter GAB Hall of Fame

Grady College journalism lecturer Dodie Cantrell-Bickley will be inducted to the Georgia Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame this week. Cantrell-Bickley currently co-produces “Grady Newsource.” She has more than 30 years of experience in broadcast journalism, working in a variety of roles. Her career began at WMAZ-TV in Macon, Georgia where she was a reporter […]