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2016 Staub Award Recipient Announced

University of Miami School of Communication announces Professor Ana François as this academic year’s recipient of the Robert and Christine Staub Faculty Excellence Award for Outstanding Achievement in Effective Teaching. François was recognized at the school’s annual end-of-year celebration and award show. The Staub award recognizes a School of Communication faculty member for effectiveness in teaching, advising, mentoring, and service roles in and outside the classroom and is made possible through an endowed gift from UM alumnus Robert Staub, B.B.A. ’56, and his wife, Christine. Recipients of the Staub Faculty Excellence Award [...]

2019-12-17T19:26:51-05:00June 3, 2016|Journalism, Media Management|
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Professor Gets the Galápagos Scoop, Imparts a Lesson

A few days after arriving in the Galápagos Islands to lead his summer study-abroad course, School of Communication Professor Joseph B. Treaster dropped by the office of the Galápagos National Park and Galápagos Marine Reserve, hoping to catch the interim director at his desk. Instead, the former New York Times reporter and foreign correspondent caught a whiff of a breaking news story and, with old-fashioned shoe-leather reporting, nailed it down: Africa Berdonces, an energetic young woman who rides a beat-up bicycle and often wears flip-flops, was about to take charge of managing [...]

May 27, 2016|Journalism, Media Management|
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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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‘Cane Talks on Unlocking Information: The Power of Data Visualization for Journalists, Scientists and the Rest of Us

Never before has so much data been available to the public. From crime statistics to public school test scores, citizens have the ability to access mountains of data on issues that impact their lives locally and globally. But having information isn’t the same as being informed. How can citizens use data to identify trends or pinpoint new solutions? In the past two decades, visualization—the graphical display of information— has become a skill as important as literacy or numeracy, as it is arguably the most powerful tool to help us derive meaning from [...]

April 6, 2016|Journalism|
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International Data Visualization Expert to Speak to at eMerge Americas

Alberto Cairo, professor at University of Miami School of Communication and Knight Chair in Visual Journalism, will speak at eMerge Americas, a two-day technology conference taking place in Miami.  Cairo’s talk, Unlocking Information: The Power of Data Visualization for Journalists, Scientists and the Rest of Us, will delve into how technology has made data visualization accessible to everyone. “This talk will demonstrate how an average person who has never thought about doing journalism, or doing business analytics, or doing statistics, can still learn elementary principles of visualization and then learn [...]

April 5, 2016|Journalism|
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Brigadier General Guest Lecturing and Recruiting

Brigadier General C. David Turner from the Army Corps of Engineers will be on campus on April 5 for two speaking engagements at the School of Communication and to discuss employment opportunities at the College of Engineering.  Ninety-five percent of the jobs available at the Army Corps of Engineers are for civilians and the corps is actively seeking individuals with communication skills. The two speaking engagements take place at 12:30 and 3:30 p.m. in WCB 2046 at the School of Communication. The recruitment event takes place at 5 p.m. in [...]

April 4, 2016|Journalism, 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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Superintendent of Everglades National Park to Visit UM

Pedro Ramos, superintendent of Everglades National Park, is visiting University of Miami School of Communication on Tuesday, March 29, to speak with students about the Everglades and the National Park Services.  Ramos’ visit is an opportunity for students studying journalism to put their skills to work. Professor Joseph B. Treaster tasked students in his class to ask Ramos questions during his visit and then write a hard news lead on his remarks.

March 28, 2016|Journalism|
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