Journalism

On Cities is an effort created at the Center for Communication, Culture and Change and hosted through Lecturer Sanjeev Chatterjee's organization, Media for Change, to use media for engaging individuals and institutions around the world in better understanding urban challenges and sharing inspiring stories of urban innovation across borders. The second meeting of On Cities focused on how technology changes cities. On Cities II was hosted live from UM and included panelists from Miami, São Paulo, Mexico City and New Delhi and was moderated by Dan Grech, a Miami-based strategic communications specialist. Attendees around the [...]

Mayor Phillip K. Stoddard and Commissioner Valerie Newman of the City of South Miami gave press conferences at the School of Communication to student journalists in Professor Joseph B. Treaster’s public affairs reporting class. The students are reporting and writing articles on the municipal election in South Miami on Feb. 11. Stoddard, a biology professor at Florida International University, is running for re-election to a third two-year term. Newman, a corporate accounts manager at Relax the Back, Back Pain Relief and Comfort, has served as a South Miami city commissioner [...]

By Emily R. Mirengoff, M.A. Communication Studies Student For Dr. Jyotika Ramaprasad, the Vice Dean for Graduate Studies and Research and the Interim Director of the Center for Communication, Culture and Change, education is not about memorizing lines out of a textbook or simply accumulating degrees for a resume. It is about broadening students’ horizons, including their worldviews—helping them to learn about countries and cultures that are different from their own, and using that knowledge, as responsible citizens of the world, to give back to society. Dr. Ramaprasad learned these lessons [...]