Electronic Media

Producer Stresses Media Experience

Flourish Klink is a writer, producer and self-proclaimed fangirl who is now working as a transmedia producer and writer for the Hulu original series “East Los High.” On Thursday, she spoke with students at the School of Communication about her work in the transmedia field, which she described as storytelling “across multiple delivery channels” where, ideally, “each medium makes its own unique contribution to the unfolding of the story.” “East Los High” was created with the motive of exploring the range of possible Latino characters stepping away from the traditional [...]

Flourish Klink, Transmedia Writer and Producer, Speaking at the SoC

Come tomorrow from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. to CIB 4053 for a presentation by Flourish Klink, a transmedia writer and producer for "East Los High," a popular entertainment education program targeting young Latinos.Flourish has been working with an interesting and accomplished interdisciplinary team of writers, producers and social scientists to create a highly interactive program that goes beyond mainstream television programming to incorporate interactive online elements to improve health and create social change.You can read more about Flourish and her work at flourishklink.com. Learn more about East Los High, which is [...]

Alumnus’ Gift to Launch Speaker Series on the First Amendment

James Hoffman, A.B. ’80, has made a $50,000 pledge that will create the James Hoffman Family Endowed Speaker Series in the School of Communication at the University of Miami. The gift will be used to fund an annual lecture on the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. “Our founders knew how tyranny operated, and this knowledge offered them the insight to craft the First Amendment to the Constitution,” said Hoffman, a businessman in the Denver area. “This led to a set of rights that became the fabric of the new [...]

WVUM Sports and The Rathskeller Partner for ‘CaneTalk Live At the Rat’

University of Miami President Donna E. Shalala and Blake James, director of athletics, highlight the guests for the debut show of CaneTalk Live at the Rat, to take place on Thursday, November 6 from 1 to 2 p.m. “We are thrilled about the potential for this newshow,” said AJ Ricketts,UM senior and sports director of WVUM 90.5 FM. “This is a terrific opportunity for the station and its staff to grow, while featuring numerous athletes and coaches from Hurricane Athletics. We are excited to work with the Rat and athletics [...]

Journalist Ilene Prusher to Speak at the University of Miami

Noted international journalist and editor Ilene Prusher spent nearly two decades covering wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and the Arab-Israeli conflicts, worked with Steven Sotloff and crossed paths with Daniel Pearl in Afghanistan. "Journalists have stopped being collateral damage in conflicts, and now have targets painted on their backs,” Prusher said. What makes journalists targets for violent groups and terrorists? Why have journalists become part of the story instead of just reporting on it? Prusher will describe her experiences and discuss these questions with University of Miami professors on November [...]

New Science Infographics Course Offered for Spring 2015

Are you interested in creating visual designs that blend science and infographics effectively and engagingly? This Spring 2015, the University of Miami School of Communication, in partnership with the Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science, will offer a new course in Explanatory Graphics with an emphasis on science-based research and visual design.Adjunct lecturer Hiram Henriquez (former National Geographic graphics editor) and Neil Hammerschlag (Research Assistant Professor at the University of Miami RSMAS, U Miami) together will teach students how to edit, illustrate and design infographics, videos and animations that [...]

NBCUniversal Vice Chairman Ron Meyer Visits School of Communication

By Patricia Amaral - Vice Chairman of NBCUniversal Ron Meyer shared his journey to becoming the longest-serving chief of a major motion picture company in Hollywood history with students Monday morning at the School of Communication. Meyer gave professional advice on presentations, business fundamentals and writing, in addition to sharing his personal experiences working his way to the top. When Meyer was 15, he dropped out of school. At 17, he joined the United States Marine Corps.  Meyer then worked at the William Morris Agency and then founded a talent [...]

A Conversation with Ron Meyer, Vice Chairman of NBCUniversal

Ron Meyer, one of the most influential executives in Hollywood, is coming to the School of Communication on Monday, October 13 at 10:00 AM (Shoma Hall - CIB 3053). Ron Meyer is Vice Chairman of NBCUniversal. He provides strategic guidance and counsel on all aspects of the company, including its valuable portfolio of film and television assets, as well as the global theme park businesses.He was promoted in September, 2013 after serving as President and Chief Operating Officer of Universal Studios since 1995.Prior to joining Universal Studios, Mr. Meyer was [...]

From Abu Dhabi and New Jersey… 2 SoC Alumni to Share Editing, Layout Tips with Students

Two SoC alumni – both successful journalists in the creative world of newspaper layout and page design – will speak Wednesday, Sept. 4 to students enrolled in the editing and layout course, CNJ 381. Since graduating from the School of Communication at the University of Miami, Nathan Estep (MA, journalism, 1999) and April Robinson (BS, journalism and creative writing, 2000) have held impressive editing and layout positions at major newspapers in the United States and abroad.   They both moved separately to the Middle East and joined The National, a [...]

Places & Spaces: Mapping Science Exhibit To Open On Sept. 4

Join the University of Miami for the launch of the Places & Spaces: Mapping Science exhibit and a semester-long celebration of science, art, and data visualization from 6 to 8 p.m. on September 4 at Stanley and Jewell Glasgow Hall at UM’s School of Architecture. Katy Börner, Victor H. Yngve Professor of Information Science in the Department of Information and Library Science, School of Informatics and Computing at the University of Indiana and curator of the international Places & Spaces exhibit, will deliver the keynote talk. A reception will follow the event.  RSVP at http://tinyurl.com/pseopen More information on Places & [...]