Journalism

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.

Journalism Professor Sam Terilli was waiting, impatiently, in the School of Communication courtyard Thursday morning for a meeting with a couple of University of Miami trustees and potential donors. They were late and he was ready to leave. He had a class to teach. But Terilli, the second vice chair of the Faculty Senate and chair of the Department of Journalism and Media Management, would not make it to his class. Instead, he was about to become one of 31 new members inducted into the Iron Arrow Honor Society. As [...]

The Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA) named University of Miami’s 2015 Ibis yearbook a Crown Finalist. Edited by School of Communication graduate Holly Bensur, ‘15 B.S.C, the Ibis is one of four college yearbooks that will receive a Crown in March at the College Media Association (CMA) conference in New York City. All Crown finalists are winners, with some publications receiving Gold Crowns and others Silver Crowns. During the CSPA ceremony at the CMA conference, the Ibis staff will learn whether they will receive a Gold or Silver Crown. The [...]

Austin, Texas, a city known for keeping it hip, welcomed the nation’s leading college media outlets to the annual ACP/CMA National College Media Convention in November. University of Miami’s yearbook, Ibis, magazine, Distraction, and newspaper, The Miami Hurricane, received awards at this year’s convention. The 2014 Ibis yearbook won a Pinnacle College Media Award for College Yearbook of the Year for 2015 from the College Media Association (CMA) and their ninth Pacemaker from the Associated Collegiate Press (ACP). 
“UM is very lucky to have a dedicated Ibis yearbook staff that [...]

In September of 2014, Steven Joel Sotloff, a journalist from South Florida, lost his life at the hands of Islamic State group militants. On Sunday, his parents Arthur and Shirley Sotloff, stood on the field of Sun Life Stadium minutes before their son’s beloved Dolphins took the field, and fearlessly showed the world that Steven’s legacy lives on.  UM sophomore Carlen Dickerson, the first recipient of the Steven Joel Sotloff Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund, was presented with a $2,500 scholarship before the start of the Dolphins versus Ravens game. “Carlen [...]