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UM Hosting Third Annual ACC Debate Championship Tournament

University of Miami School of Communication is hosting the third annual ACC Debate Championship Tournament April 1-2, 2017. As part of the ACC Academic Consortium, the ACC Debate Championship Tournament sets the 15 member schools of the ACC against each other in a fierce academic debate. This year’s topic is Resolved, that the United States Electoral College should be abolished. University of Miami was encouraged to submit a bid to host this year’s ACCAC debate tournament by David G. Brown, ACCAC coordinator and Wake Forest provost emeritus. David Steinberg, senior [...]

March 17, 2017|Communication Studies|
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Alumnus Screening Documentary at UM

University of Miami School of Communication is hosting a screening of the social documentary Liberty Square: Power, History, and Race in Miami, on Tuesday, March 21 at 6:30 p.m. The screening takes place during Associate Professor Sigman Splichal’s Seminar in News Ethics and Problems class. It will be followed by a Q&A panel featuring the producer of the film, alumnus Dr. Moses Shumow, Ph.D. 2010, Professor Sanjeev Chatterjee from the Department of Cinema and Interactive Media, and other experts on the social issues raised throughout the film. Liberty Square: Power, [...]

March 15, 2017|Journalism|
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Network and Meet Recruiters at the Third Annual Communication Meet-Up

If you’re planning your next step after graduation, stop by University of Miami School of Communication’s Third Annual Communication Meet-Up on March 22. This annual recruiting and networking event connects students and alumni with professionals from a variety of communication fields. “The Communication Meet-Up brings tremendous benefits to our students. It provides a comfortable environment to practice their networking skills which is crucial to succeeding in this industry, and many advance to being interviewed, and even get hired directly through the event for great internships and jobs,” says Kebrina Maharaj, [...]

March 8, 2017|Advertising, Broadcast Journalism, Communication Studies, Doctoral, Electronic Media, Interactive Media, Journalism, Media Management, Motion Pictures, Public Relations|
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April Dobbins Selected as 2017 Sundance Knight Fellow

April Dobbins was given the chance of a lifetime when she was selected as one of four 2017 Sundance Knight Fellows. Recognized for her esteemed work and her upcoming documentary feature, Alabamaland, Dobbins was able to attend the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, mingle with industry leaders, and pitch her ideas to award-winning producers and directors from all over the world. She is earning her M.F.A. in motion pictures at University of Miami School of Communication and is also director of prestigious awards and fellowships in the Office of Academic Enhancement at [...]

February 28, 2017|Motion Pictures|
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Ibis Named Pacemaker Finalist

The 2016 Ibis yearbook edited by Emily Eidelman was named a Yearbook Pacemaker Finalist by the Associated Collegiate Press at the University of Minnesota in Jan. 2017. “This is an outstanding honor for the Ibis to be named a Yearbook Pacemaker Finalist along with 10 other college publications. This is our 14th Yearbook Pacemaker Finalist. The Ibis yearbook has won a Pacemaker honor from ACP ten times.,” said Randy Stano, Ibis adviser and University of Miami School of Communication professor of practice in journalism and media management. Five ACP judges determined the 11 [...]

February 27, 2017|Journalism|
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NATPE Internship: Insights from One SoC Student

Every year, the National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE) offers a competitive internship program that allows selected students to attend the conference and develop a greater knowledge of the television buying and distribution processes. Since 2011, the annual NATPE conference has been held in Miami Beach. This year, four students from University of Miami School of Communication Department of Journalism and Media Management participated as NATPE interns. SoC News asked one of them to share her experience at the conference. Here is Aislinn McManus' account. Being part of the [...]

February 22, 2017|Media Management|
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Dean Lyon: In Pursuit of Visual Effects Creation

On Wednesday, February 15, Dean Lyon, founder and CEO of Splinter Studios, discussed the past, present, and future state of visual effects (VFX) and computer graphics in motion picture and television production with members of the Media Management Association. Lyon is best known for his work as visual effects supervisor on The Lord of the Rings franchise. In 2010, Lyon started Splinter Studios, a VFX services company located in downtown Fort Lauderdale. He is currently working on a three-dimensional movie that is best described as a blend of Frozen and [...]

February 20, 2017|Media Management|
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UM School of Communication Hosts FilmGate Interactive Media Festival

At the intersection of interactive storytelling and innovation is FilmGate Interactive Media Festival, the first conference of its kind in the U.S. to focus solely on interactive media and immersive content. Last weekend, University of Miami School of Communication hosted the fourth iteration of the festival where UM students had the opportunity to network with technology companies, check out the latest interactive equipment, and showcase their work.  For three days, FilmGate connected attendees with artists who use new technologies to immerse audiences, advertising and marketing agencies, actors, filmmakers, and gaming [...]

February 9, 2017|Interactive Media|
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PhilADthropy is Back Helping Local Nonprofits

Beginning at 11 a.m. on February 10, students of all majors will embark on a journey most others will never experience. For 25 grueling hours, participating students will give everything they have to create brand new advertising, public relations, and marketing materials for local nonprofits during the eighth annual PhilADthropy.  School of Communication professor and founder of PhilADthropy, Meryl Blau, says the feeling students get from using their learned skill set to give back to the community is unique to the 25-hour marathon. After the long night, clients are presented [...]

January 30, 2017|Advertising, Public Relations|
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Cuba Water Hassles

When Evaristo lived in his native Cuba, hardly a day went by where he wasn’t dealing with water-related problems such as contaminated drinking water, leaky pipes or streets flooded with raw sewage. The 60-year-old emigrated to the United States two years ago, leaving those problems behind. But when he returned to Cuba recently to visit his daughter in Havana, he discovered matters hadn’t improved but worsened—he still had to drink bottled water, shower late at night when the water pressure was sufficient, and avoid swimming in dirty rivers and streams.  “Everything in the island needs [...]

January 24, 2017|Journalism|
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