Media Management

“Unforgettable”… “Rewarding” …“An incredible experience” …“A dream come true”… That’s how some of the 15 students who interned in the Big Apple this summer described The NY Experience, the SOC summer intern program organized by Prof. Ellen Fleysher, the Frances L. Wolfson Chair in Communication Studies. Students worked in television news and entertainment, cable, radio, public relations, national magazines and music publishing. “Moving to a new city and working at an unfamiliar company was scary at first, but I am glad I took the risk,” said Morgan Stoner of St. [...]

Starting this fall, viewers throughout Coral Gables will see something very different when they tune in to the University of Miami School of Communication’s award-winning UMTV cable channel. With more than $1 million in new high-end cameras, equipment and software in its studios, the station will soon broadcast shows and newscasts in full 1080p high-definition. The picture on the screen will be better and brighter than ever, and so is the outlook for School of Communication students, who have already begun using the new tools. UMTV Station Manager and broadcast [...]

University of Miami School of Communication students and faculty connected with a global community of women journalists and learned important digital storytelling skills last week when the school hosted Chicas Poderosas Miami, the first event of its kind in the United States. Chicas Poderosas is a program founded by Mariana Santos, an International Center for Journalists fellow, with a mission to empower Latin American women journalists with digital storytelling skills and professional networks they need to succeed.  Speakers at Chicas Poderosas Miami included many innovative digital journalists including Giannina Segnini, [...]