Events for February 25, 2023 - February 16, 2023

Resurfacing Ghosts: Journalism, LGBTQIA+ Histories, and a Future of Care

Wolfson Building, 1021

Dr. Patrick Johnson, Marquette University, examines how journalism has historically marginalized LGBTQIA+ communities, leaving gaps that still echo in how we understand the past and present. Drawing on research and teaching, this talk invites us to reckon with what has been lost and explore how to bring these specters into the light to find a more inclusive and equitable future for storytelling, especially for those in the LGBTQIA+ community.

Sports Media Speaker Series featuring Jonathan Vilma

Bill Cosford Cinema 5030 Brunson Drive, Dooly Memorial 225, Coral Gables, FL, United States

We’re thrilled to launch the University of Miami School of Communication’s Sports Media Speaker Series, starting with University of Miami alumnus Jonathan Vilma! From his days as a Miami Hurricane to a Super Bowl champion with the New Orleans Saints, Vilma’s experience in sports media is unmatched. This event, supported by a generous gift from the Freedland family, is just the beginning of a series of workshops and speaker events aimed at providing students with real-world experience in the growing sports media industry. This event is open to the University of [...]

Free

Radical Listening & Racial Exhaustion for Journalists

Bill Cosford Cinema 5030 Brunson Drive, Dooly Memorial 225, Coral Gables, FL, United States

Dr. Ralina Joseph, presidential term professor of communication and the founding director of the Center for Communication, Difference & Equity at the University of Washington, will discuss her ground-breaking research on radical listening to journalists’ work.  This talk focuses on radical listening, a critical communication of race skill and strategy that holds personal stories of racialized power differentials alongside narratives of histories, structures, and institutions. Radical listening is a key skill for journalists who seek to report deeply on communities of which they may or may not be a part [...]