Media Management

Miami Conference to Explore Intersection of Data Journalism and Digital Humanities

In 2012 Dan Cohen, founding executive director of the Digital Public Library of America, wrote: “I’ve increasingly felt that digital journalism and digital humanities are kindred spirits.” Inspired by this, the University of Miami is launching the first Digital Humanities and Data Journalism (DH+DJ) Symposium. It will take place at the university’s Newman Alumni Center between Sept. 29 – Oct. 1 and is being sponsored by Knight Foundation, and the University of Miami’s School of Communication, Center for Computational Science, Richter Library and College of Arts and Sciences. The DH+DJ symposium will [...]

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|

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

MMA Meeting: The Importance of Innovation and Creativity in the Media Industry

On March 29, 2016, Marlon Quintero, founder and managing director of the Miami-based media production firm Center for Innovation and Creativity in Media (CIC Media), spoke to the members of the Media Management Association about the creative and innovative process in the media industry. Quintero discussed three pillars that contribute to creative success: strategy, creativity, and innovation. He argued that creative individuals should define their objectives, execute goals effectively, and find a balance between their intuition and analytical facts. With this skill set, Quintero claimed, one can establish a clear creative [...]

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 [...]

What Is the Future of Film and TV Consumption?

On February 29, 2016, media executive, attorney, lecturer, entrepreneur, and author, Jeff Ulin, shared his thoughts about the future of film and television consumption and the current trends influencing the media industry with the members of the Media Management Association.  Ulin has had more than 25 years of experience in the media business, including four years as senior vice president of business affairs and general counsel at Paramount and Universal Home Entertainment as well as 10 years as head of worldwide distribution at Lucasfilm. In addition, he has taught at [...]

Establishment of the Media Management Association Awards

Supported by the Department of Journalism and Media Management (JMM), the Media Management Association (MMA) will present its first awards ceremony recognizing outstanding undergraduate student works in the media management area at the Annual Student Media Awards on Tuesday, April 26. The submission deadline is Thursday, April 14, 5:00 p.m. Winners will be notified before the event. "I am thrilled that we now have a formal process to reward students interested in the media business for their research, analytical, and creative achievements," commented Professor Michel Dupagne, the MMA faculty adviser. [...]

2019-12-17T19:35:50-05:00March 4, 2016|Media Management|