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Cox Institute Adds New Directors, Initiatives to Benefit Students, Industry
A new organizational and leadership structure will expand the training mission of the James M. Cox Jr. Institute for Journalism Innovation, Management and Leadership. The Cox Institute, which operates as a unit of the Journalism Department at the University of Georgia’s College of Journalism and Mass Communication, will offer expanded skills development and training opportunities […]
10 things I gained from my networking experience
Editor’s Note: The reflection below was written by third-year Public Relations major Peyton Dennis, who created her own internship experience this past summer. Below, she shares her biggest lessons learned. I ended my sophomore year in May feeling stuck and uncertain about my post-graduation plans. After a year of cancellations and empty promises of “normalcy […]
Health and Medical Journalism program to work with new Kaiser Health News Southern Bureau
The Health and Medical Journalism graduate program at Grady College will work with Kaiser Health News on a new initiative to boost health care coverage in the south. Kaiser Health News received $2.3 million from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to support the creation of a Southern Bureau. Sabriya Rice, the College’s Knight Chair in […]
Grady InternViews: Ciara Pysczynski
This is part of a series where we ask Grady College students to describe their summer internship experience. Briefly describe your internship and responsibilities. With both of my internships, my primary duty is basically filling in the gaps — helping out with big tasks and taking on smaller ones. There isn’t too much consistency to […]
PAC Student Spotlight: Summer 2021
This summer, 11 Public Affairs Communications students lived and worked in the nation’s capital. They participated in the GradyDC program, where University of Georgia Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication students live and take classes in Delta Hall for about 10 weeks. Here are some profiles of our PAC program students who had the […]
Grady InternViews: Hallie Turner
This is part of a series where we ask Grady College students to describe their summer internship experience. Briefly describe your internship and responsibilities. This summer I was blessed with the opportunity to obtain two internships. For the first seven weeks of the summer, I was a Congressional Intern with Congressman Austin Scott in Washington […]
Alumni Who Podcast: David Mowery
Editor’s note: This is an example of many different podcasts our alumni produce. Visit our Alumni Who Podcast Pinterest page for a full list. Award winning political strategist, radio host, CNN contributor, and Grady grad David Mowery is the co-host of Now! More Than Ever, a new podcast from Send The Food Back Media. Mowery […]
Grady InternViews: Matthew Brown
This is part of a series where we ask Grady College students to describe their summer internship experience. Briefly describe your internship and responsibilities. I work as a communications intern for Nike Inc. The team I report to is Nike’s North America Comms Employee experience. Regularly, the internship is done in Beaverton, OR, but because […]
Michael Cacciatore awarded $2.5 million grant for research
Funds from the U.S. National Science Foundation support research for PBS TERRA, a science-themed hub on YouTube Michael Cacciatore, co-director of the Center for Health and Risk Communication at Grady College, has been awarded a $2.5 million grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation’s Advancing Informal STEM Learning program. The funds will provide research for […]
PAC Alumni in Action: Sloane & Company
Alumni: Vaibhav Kumar (BA ’20), Madison Gable (AB ‘19), Caroline Friedman (AB ’19), For Public Affairs Communications (PAC) students, connections are one of the most important parts of the program. Whether staying after class to meet guest speakers or keeping in touch with classmates after graduation, these connections can set you apart in an interview […]