Media Management

Media Management Association Meeting: “How to Break into the Field?”

By Christina Gordon In February, the Media Management Association hosted a meet and greet with Megan DeMilia, a UM School of Communication media management graduate and account executive at WPLG Local 10. DeMilia sat down with communication students to share her unique journey from undergraduate student to full-time employee at a top TV station in Miami. DeMilia entered UM’s School of Communication when media management was a new major. Though her classes in her major focused on such topics as media programming and economics, none provided skills or information related [...]

Producer Stresses Media Experience

Flourish Klink is a writer, producer and self-proclaimed fangirl who is now working as a transmedia producer and writer for the Hulu original series “East Los High.” On Thursday, she spoke with students at the School of Communication about her work in the transmedia field, which she described as storytelling “across multiple delivery channels” where, ideally, “each medium makes its own unique contribution to the unfolding of the story.” “East Los High” was created with the motive of exploring the range of possible Latino characters stepping away from the traditional [...]

NATPE Conference Report: Experiencing the Programming Marketplace as an Intern

By Olivia Rosenberg, Media Management Senior “The experience is what you make it” is the only thing I was told prior to interning for the National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE) Market & Conference. Needless to say, I did not know what to expect when I was selected as an intern for the January 2015 NATPE event in Miami Beach. I knew that NATPE was an annual conference where American and international television program buyers and sellers got together for business transactions and to discuss current issues, but what [...]

UMTV’s Spring 2015 General Body Meeting Recap

By Kayla Haley A new crop of prospective UMTV members gathered in the Cosford Cinema for an inside look at the station, as well as the unveiling of the new website, on Jan. 21. Nick Swyter, station manager, hosted the event that introduced students to UMTV’s six shows and gave them the opportunity to get involved. Executive producers of each program extended a personal invitation to students to join their shows.The headline of the night was the unveiling of UMTV’s new logo and website. Attendees cheered as the new logo was [...]

Flourish Klink, Transmedia Writer and Producer, Speaking at the SoC

Come tomorrow from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. to CIB 4053 for a presentation by Flourish Klink, a transmedia writer and producer for "East Los High," a popular entertainment education program targeting young Latinos.Flourish has been working with an interesting and accomplished interdisciplinary team of writers, producers and social scientists to create a highly interactive program that goes beyond mainstream television programming to incorporate interactive online elements to improve health and create social change.You can read more about Flourish and her work at flourishklink.com. Learn more about East Los High, which is [...]

Alumnus’ Gift to Launch Speaker Series on the First Amendment

James Hoffman, A.B. ’80, has made a $50,000 pledge that will create the James Hoffman Family Endowed Speaker Series in the School of Communication at the University of Miami. The gift will be used to fund an annual lecture on the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. “Our founders knew how tyranny operated, and this knowledge offered them the insight to craft the First Amendment to the Constitution,” said Hoffman, a businessman in the Denver area. “This led to a set of rights that became the fabric of the new [...]

UM Graduate and LiveNation Booking Manager Talks to MMA

On November 10, the Media Management Association welcomed UM graduate Kris Martin to talk about his experience at UM and how he has dived head first into the overwhelming world of media business. Martin graduated in 2012 majoring in Finance and minoring in Music Business.  At the University of Miami, he worked with Hurricane Productions, booking such homecoming concerts as Whiz Khalifa and Diplo. Martin chronicled his experience with various internships through college.  He offered MMA members advice on how to apply, follow up, and eventually secure a position.  “Network through [...]

Journalist Ilene Prusher to Speak at the University of Miami

Noted international journalist and editor Ilene Prusher spent nearly two decades covering wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and the Arab-Israeli conflicts, worked with Steven Sotloff and crossed paths with Daniel Pearl in Afghanistan. "Journalists have stopped being collateral damage in conflicts, and now have targets painted on their backs,” Prusher said. What makes journalists targets for violent groups and terrorists? Why have journalists become part of the story instead of just reporting on it? Prusher will describe her experiences and discuss these questions with University of Miami professors on November [...]

NBCUniversal Vice Chairman Ron Meyer Visits School of Communication

By Patricia Amaral - Vice Chairman of NBCUniversal Ron Meyer shared his journey to becoming the longest-serving chief of a major motion picture company in Hollywood history with students Monday morning at the School of Communication. Meyer gave professional advice on presentations, business fundamentals and writing, in addition to sharing his personal experiences working his way to the top. When Meyer was 15, he dropped out of school. At 17, he joined the United States Marine Corps.  Meyer then worked at the William Morris Agency and then founded a talent [...]

A Conversation with Ron Meyer, Vice Chairman of NBCUniversal

Ron Meyer, one of the most influential executives in Hollywood, is coming to the School of Communication on Monday, October 13 at 10:00 AM (Shoma Hall - CIB 3053). Ron Meyer is Vice Chairman of NBCUniversal. He provides strategic guidance and counsel on all aspects of the company, including its valuable portfolio of film and television assets, as well as the global theme park businesses.He was promoted in September, 2013 after serving as President and Chief Operating Officer of Universal Studios since 1995.Prior to joining Universal Studios, Mr. Meyer was [...]