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SoC Student and Faculty Member Take Part in the Ninth Salzburg Academy on Media and Global Change

Seventy-six students from 20 countries on five continents came together with three major global partners in Salzburg, Austria this month with one shared goal: to discover how digital media can tackle issues of both local and global concern.  The international cohort of the Salzburg Academy on Media and Global Change, together with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre and Global Voices, and led by academic, development and media experts, sought to develop innovative media tools to better understand media literacy and address challenges [...]

August 22, 2015|Broadcast Journalism, Doctoral, Electronic Media, Interactive Media, Journalism, Media Management|
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The Miami Hurricane Takes First Place at the Sunshine State Awards

The Miami Hurricane, UM’s student-run newspaper, won first place in two categories at the 21st annual Sunshine State Awards held on Saturday, August 15. Winning the top award for Best Student Publication (High Frequency) and Best Website (High Frequency), The Miami Hurricane staff’s hard work was recognized during the statewide contest sponsored by the Society of Professional Journalists Florida Pro Chapter. Faculty adviser to The Miami Hurricane Ileana Oroza began working with the staff in 2014. “It's very nice to have SPJ reward the hard work of our student journalists. [...]

2019-12-17T19:37:12-05:00August 22, 2015|Broadcast Journalism, Electronic Media, Journalism, Media Management|
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Media Management Expert Feels the Thrill of Changing Times, and Helping Others

Professor Michel Dupagne, Ph.D., recognizes the importance of scholarships in helping talented students in the School of Communication achieve their dreams. In 2005, he and his brother Alain established the Lucy Chatelain Endowed Communication Scholarship in memory of their mother. “I believe that providing scholarships to those in financial need is critical to the long-term success of the University of Miami,” he says. “I have been privileged to serve on the faculty for more than two decades, and it is a pleasure to support our future scholars.” Dupagne is a [...]

2023-10-26T13:27:16-04:00April 6, 2015|Media Management|
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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 [...]

March 20, 2015|Media Management|
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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 [...]

2019-12-16T18:50:26-05:00February 4, 2015|Broadcast Journalism, Communication Studies, Electronic Media, Interactive Media, Journalism, Media Management, Motion Pictures|
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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 [...]

February 2, 2015|Media Management|
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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 [...]

January 30, 2015|Broadcast Journalism, Journalism, Media Management|
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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 [...]

January 21, 2015|Communication Studies, Electronic Media, Interactive Media, Journalism, Media Management, Motion Pictures|
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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 [...]

2023-10-26T13:32:31-04:00November 17, 2014|Broadcast Journalism, Electronic Media, Journalism, Media Management|
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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 [...]

November 12, 2014|Media Management|
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