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67th Annual Student Media Awards

On April 26, University of Miami School of Communication honored its students, alumni, and faculty at the 67th Annual Student Media Awards. Shoma Hall was filled with students, friends, and family, as hosts Danny New and S. Molly Dominick from UMTV’s Off the Wire introduced the first award as the “Please Become an Adjunct Award,” officially known as the Communicator of the Year. This year’s Communicator of the Year was UM alumnus Dan Le Batard. Le Batard graduated from UM in 1990 with a Bachelor of Science in communication, majoring [...]

2019-12-17T19:27:25-05:00May 5, 2016|Broadcast Journalism, Electronic Media, Journalism, Media Management|
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UMTV Wins 8 Journalism, Programming Awards

UMTV received three first place awards from the National Broadcasting Society’s honor society Alpha Epsilon Rho, three first place Region 3 Mark of Excellence awards from the Society of Professional Journalists, and two second place awards from the Florida Associated Press Broadcasters. The Mark of Excellence Awards from the Society of Professional Journalists honor the best in collegiate journalism reporting. SPJ’s Region 3 is comprised of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina. The winners from University of Miami School of Communication are Oliver Redsten for Grove Wall in the Television [...]

2019-12-17T19:27:53-05:00April 20, 2016|Broadcast Journalism, Electronic Media, Journalism, Media Management|
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UM Welcomes CIC Media’s Fourth Innovation for Media Content Creation Seminar

What would be the next big thing in this multiplatform entertainment landscape? How will it be created? These are part of the key questions to be discussed during the fourth annual Innovation for Media Content Creation seminar (InnovationMCC) held in partnership with University of Miami School of Communication on April 19.  The Innovation for Media Content Creation seminar is an educational initiative from the Center for Innovation and Creativity in Media (CIC Media), an organization led by global executive and international Emmy-award nominee, Marlon Quintero. The event is an exclusive opportunity for students and creative professionals to learn [...]

April 7, 2016|Advertising, Broadcast Journalism, Communication Studies, Electronic Media, Interactive Media, Journalism, Media Management, Motion Pictures, Public Relations|
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Building Community Foundations: Career Advancement at the School of Communication

The blustery winds and threatening rain didn’t prevent students from attending the School of Communication’s Recruitment Pavilion, the first career fair organized by the Stein Family Office of Career Services, featuring companies companies tailored specifically to SoC industries. Toppel’s annual networking mixer, the Communication Meet-Up, followed the event, allowing students and recruiters to interact on a more personal level.  “We wanted to build on it [Meet-Up] and really foster the relationships with our local partners to build a community between our students and the recruiters” says Career Services and Internships Coordinator Kebrina Maharaj who [...]

April 4, 2016|Advertising, Broadcast Journalism, Communication Studies, Doctoral, Electronic Media, Interactive Media, Journalism, Media Management, Motion Pictures, Public Relations|
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Students Broadcast Live with ESPN3

Ratcheting up the tension in the control room, a voice on the speakerphone begins the countdown to the volleyball match against Boston College. “Four minutes to live…Three minutes to live,” the producer from ESPN’s college headquarters intones, prompting University of Miami senior Bianca Anuforo to utter aloud what is on everybody else’s mind. “Oh, that’s nerve-wracking,” she says. Such pre-game jitters are understandable. For the first time since UM Athletics began live-streaming games to ESPN’s Internet service six months ago, the production crew for this home volleyball match consists almost [...]

November 17, 2015|Broadcast Journalism, Electronic Media, Journalism|
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British Broadcasting Corporation Executive David Jordan will Visit the University of Miami

David Jordan, one of the top officials of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in London, is speaking to more than half a dozen groups of University of Miami students and faculty on the Coral Gables campus next week on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday – Nov. 16, 17, and 18. “We’re delighted to be bringing such an accomplished journalist to the University of Miami,” said Greg Shepherd, dean of the School of Communication. “He brings a global perspective that fits perfectly with the work our students and faculty are doing.” Jordan, [...]

November 12, 2015|Advertising, Broadcast Journalism, Communication Studies, Electronic Media, Interactive Media, Journalism, Media Management, Public Relations|
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PBS President and CEO Paula Kerger to Speak at UM on the Future of Public Television

As part of the University of Miami School of Communication’s Annual Conversation Series, PBS President and CEO Paula Kerger will visit the campus to discuss the role of public media in the digital age.     Kerger’s Nov. 2 visit includes insights from the broadcasting executive, followed by a moderated Q&A session with students and members of the university community, presided by School of Communication Professor Paul Driscoll. “We are honored by Ms. Kerger’s visit to the School. She has been a visionary leader in broadcasting during a time of [...]

October 19, 2015|Broadcast Journalism, Electronic Media, Journalism, Media Management|
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Dave Aizer ‘Go Out and Do It’

University of Miami School of Communication alumnus Dave Aizer spoke with students on Oct. 14 about his experience in the media industry. He has worked at Nickelodeon, American Idol, WE, The Onion News Network, Spike TV, TruTv and is now at The CW.  Aizer got his start in the industry right after graduation as a host for Disney’s ESPN Club. He said that while he was there, he heard about an audition that Nickelodeon was having at Universal Studios. However, his agent did not believe in him and did not [...]

October 14, 2015|Broadcast Journalism, Electronic Media, Journalism, Media Management|
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Gift Honors Steven Sotloff’s Legacy

Steven Joel Sotloff was a devoted journalist, whose passion for his craft took him to faraway places to cover important stories and dangerous conflicts. In September of 2014, he lost his life at the hands of ISIS militants after being kidnapped. “He took it as his responsibility to bring these stories to life,” said his father Arthur Sotloff. “He went to the Middle East and saw all of the injustices that affected the people, and his writing was all about the people and the human factor. He gave his life [...]

2023-10-26T13:28:40-04:00September 28, 2015|Broadcast Journalism, Electronic Media, Journalism, Media Management|
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’Canes Document Special Olympics

A team of University of Miami professors and students, both grad and undergrad, teamed up with Special Olympics for the World Games this past summer in Los Angeles. For the nine student interns, the majority of the work came before the Games even started, as they documented the first ever Unified Relay Across America, a run of the torch all the way across the country. Leader of the team, Professor Rich Beckman, has been working with Special Olympics for more than 30 years and says he has been to about [...]

September 9, 2015|Broadcast Journalism, Electronic Media, Journalism, Media Management|
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