Blog Archive
#ProfilesOfTenacity: Laura Nwogu
Why did you choose Grady and your course of study? In pursuing a journalism degree at Grady, I want to give a voice to the voiceless and highlight underrepresented communities and cultures. So much of my life has been influenced by people of different backgrounds, and my hope is that they can find representation in […]
#ProfilesOfTenacity: Alex English
What does the word tenacity mean to you? Never ceasing, adjusting and adapting until the job is done. Favorite UGA memory? One of my favorite memories was some of the late-night Snelling runs I would go on with my best friends. Living in Creswell Hall during freshman year and East Campus in my sophomore year, […]
New program brings journalism students, Georgia newsrooms together to achieve digital goals
When initial discussions began about creating a new program called Digital Natives at Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, the COVID-19 pandemic wasn’t factored into its launch. Despite the unforeseen challenge, program director and academic professional Amanda Bright and eight students jumped into action. Digital Natives was developed in conjunction with the Georgia Press […]
#ProfilesOfTenacity: Molly English
Why did you choose Grady and your course of study? I was originally very unsure about going to UGA. As someone from metro Atlanta, I was afraid I wouldn’t be able to branch out from the many high school friends already committed to UGA. It was at one of the Grady Days in February of […]
Jonathan Peters presents on media freedom to court officials and journalists in Uzbekistan
Jonathan Peters, an associate professor of journalism who holds a secondary faculty appointment in the School of Law, regularly provides counsel and commentary on First Amendment issues in America. His expertise on the subject has made him a sought-after scholar around the world. On December 3, 2020, Peters delivered two presentations to Uzbekistani journalists and […]
Hunger Bowl 2020: fighting hunger in our community
The Hunger Bowl supports the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia, and this year’s theme is Save Barrel City. Join the College in helping to combat hunger in our community by participating in a virtual food drive. See how you can help at: https://www.fooddriveonline.org/foodbanknega/Grady, or drop off your cans of good on the fourth floor outside […]
Sports media students write stories for U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum
Students in the Sports Media Certificate program profiled athletes from the 1980 U.S. Olympic team, including Bart Conner (gymnastics), Edwin Moses (track and field) and Megan Neyer (diving) in stories published to the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Digital Museum. The profiles were part of the curriculum in the spring 2020 section of “Multiplatform Storytelling for […]
Kreshel, Lee and Middleton retire
Decades of groundbreaking thought and research, student impact and strategic programming are the legacies of Peggy Kreshel, William E. Lee and Parker Middleton who retire effective Dec. 31, 2020. “Peggy, Bill and Parker have all made incredible contributions to our college and beyond during the past several decades and they will be greatly missed in […]
PAC Alumni Spotlight: Jenni Sweat (AB ‘17)
In January of 2017, Public Affairs Communications certificate alumna Jenni Sweat left her home in Georgia and packed her bags to spend a semester in D.C. interning on Capitol Hill. However, that semester-long press internship turned into a four-year stay on the Hill where she now serves as the press secretary for Senator David Perdue. […]
Grady professor co-edits book about the intersection of feminism and the advertising industry
In the past year, events like the Women’s March in Washington and the beginning of the #MeToo movement have dominated the news media and started a national conversation. Women everywhere are standing up and speaking out for what they believe in. In her new book, “Feminists, Feminisms, and Advertising: Some Restrictions Apply,” Peggy Kreshel, an […]