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Professor Cairo interviewed by National Geographic for “The “Rules” of Data Visualization Get an Update”

What are the rules of data visualization, a practice that draws on research into cognitive theory, graphical perception, statistics and journalism? The journalist and educator Alberto Cairo helps tie together many fields of study into easy-to-follow guides to data visualization and information graphics. In the past decade, computer-aided data visualization has migrated from the halls of science and academia into journalism, marketing, political discourse, and many other parts of everyday life. A lively conversation has developed online about data visualization, with blogs and social media accounts devoted to critiquing them. But [...]

October 20, 2015|Journalism|
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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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Distraction Wins Crown Finalist

Distraction Magazine has won a Crown Award from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association at Columbia University. The Crown Awards honor top student publications, which are judged on their design, photography, concept, coverage, and writing.  All of the publications are acknowledged as Silver Crowns, except for a select few which will be announced as Gold Crowns at the ceremony in New York City in March of 2016. Only 12 college printed magazines have been recognized as a Crown Finalist this year.  This is the second time that Distraction’s printed edition has [...]

2019-12-17T19:36:17-05:00October 12, 2015|Journalism|
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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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Professor Cairo Interviewed by Pew Research Center for article “The Art and Science of the Scatterplot”

In a recent survey of what Americans know about science, we asked people to interpret the chart you see here and tell us what it showed. Six-in-ten (63%) identify the best interpretation of this chart as “the more sugar people eat, the more likely they are to get cavities.” This kind of chart — known as a scatterplot — is very familiar to people who are used to working with numbers, such as economists, scientists, researchers and data journalists. It is a good way to show a relationship between two variables.

September 16, 2015|Interactive Media, Journalism|
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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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Hurricane Katrina, Behind the Headlines

Ten years ago, Professor Joseph B. Treaster led The New York Times’ coverage of Hurricane Katrina, one of the worst disasters in American history. Professor Treaster, who had been covering hurricanes for years, was one of the few reporters from a major news organization in New Orleans when the storm hit in late August, 2005 and he stayed with the story for days, working nearly around the clock, scavenging food and water, catching naps on a cot in the emergency operations center at City Hall.  As Professor Treaster tried to [...]

August 27, 2015|Journalism|
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UM Publications Win Mark of Excellence Awards

The Mark of Excellence awards honor the best journalism students. Awarded by the Society of Professional Journalists, students in print, radio, television and online collegiate journalism are recognized. To be eligible for this award, students cannot have had full-time or professional journalism experience except for internships. The contest is open to all college students studying journalism either in the U.S. or internationally. Entries are judged on accuracy and completeness, originality and creativity, adherence to high journalistic standards, significance and effectiveness, clarity, insight and respect for the audience, creative use of [...]

2019-12-17T19:39:31-05:00August 22, 2015|Broadcast Journalism, Journalism|
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Beloved Journalism Professor Alan Prince Passes Away

For more than two decades, Alan Prince drilled School of Communication students at the University of Miami in journalistic writing, editing and history. To each class, say students, faculty and administrators, he brought a keen sense of integrity, knowledge and professional know-how. Prince, who retired from the university in 2000, suffered a fall in March after which he contracted the flu and pneumonia.  In and out of the hospital and rehabilitation centers for the past three months, Prince died under the care of a family friend on June 17. “I [...]

August 22, 2015|Journalism|
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