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His First Overseas Assignment? Cover the Pope

As a 24-year-old reporter, Bryan Llenas knows something about covering big news. He had already reported stories from across the country when, last February, Fox asked him to cover Pope Francis I’s election in Rome.Llenas career with Fox started in the summer of 2009 with an internship with Fox News Channel University in New York, his hometown.On his first day working in Studio B at the Fox Report with Shepard Smith, Michael Jackson died. Llenas ended up working an 18-hour-long shift – running scripts to Smith, cutting video, and doing [...]

June 9, 2014|Broadcast Journalism, Electronic Media, Journalism, Media Management|
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School of Communication Summer Internship Experiences

“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. [...]

June 9, 2014|Broadcast Journalism, Electronic Media, Journalism, Media Management|
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Alina Falcon to Visit the School of Communication

Alina Falcon, executive vice president for news and alternative programming at Telemundo Media, will be the year’s first speaker for the Media Management Association later this month.A 1983 graduate of the broadcasting program, Falcon has had a distinguished, 29-year career in Spanish-language broadcasting. Before moving to Telemundo, she served as president of the news division for Univision Communications, where she was responsible for news programming and production across all platforms, and as executive vice president and operating manager of the Univision Network. She also held top positions at the TeleFutura [...]

June 9, 2014|Media Management|
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Telemundo Executive Discusses TV Industry with Students

Alina Falcon, a 1983 graduate of the journalism program and now executive vice president for news and alternative programming at Telemundo Media, offered an overview of the state of the broadcast industry and the growth of social media during a visit to the School of Communication on Wednesday.Falcon cited a 2013 Pew research study that documented the decrease of television audiences and the rise in viewers who got their news from social media and other outlets. She bemoaned the industry’s increased focus on “softer” news, such as traffic and weather [...]

June 9, 2014|Media Management|
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President Donna Shalala Answers Student Media Questions About New Health Care Law

University of Miami President Donna Shalala held a press conference with student journalists earlier this week to talk about the opening of health insurance exchanges on Oct. 1. Representatives from The Miami Hurricane, UMTV, WVUM, Ibis Yearbook and Distraction Magazine had a half-hour with Shalala, the former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, to discuss the Affordable Care Act and how it will impact students. During the question-and-answer session, Shalala urged students to check whether they are eligible for affordable health care through the marketplace. The press conference, timed [...]

June 5, 2014|Advertising, Broadcast Journalism, Communication Studies, Doctoral, Electronic Media, Interactive Media, Journalism, Media Management, Motion Pictures, Public Relations|
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What’s New and What’s Next for the SoC

It was an exciting year in the School of Communication. A number of new initiatives began, student groups excelled in competition and the School continues to grow to be a leader in the field around the world. Check out the highlights in this year-end video!

June 2, 2014|Advertising, Broadcast Journalism, Communication Studies, Doctoral, Electronic Media, Interactive Media, Journalism, Media Management, Motion Pictures, Public Relations|
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Annual Awards Ceremony Honors Students, Alumnus, Faculty and Staff

The School of Communication honored its outstanding students, alumni, faculty and staff on May 9 at its Annual Awards Ceremony. Dean Gregory Shepherd presented the awards amid family, friends, faculty and staff at a reception at the Student Activities Center. Catie Staszak, who graduated in broadcast journalism and spoke at the School's commencement ceremony, received the School's Outstanding Senior Award. Italome Ohikhuare, an MFA in Motion Pictures whose thesis project, The Mermaid, is a film about schizophrenia, was honored as Outstanding MFA Student. Funing Tang, a doctoral student whose dissertation, Acting as Being: Ingrid [...]

2019-12-17T19:43:20-05:00June 2, 2014|Advertising, Broadcast Journalism, Communication Studies, Doctoral, Electronic Media, Interactive Media, Journalism, Media Management, Motion Pictures, Public Relations|
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School of Communication Television Studios Upgraded for HD

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 [...]

2023-10-26T13:35:02-04:00June 2, 2014|Broadcast Journalism, Electronic Media, Journalism, Media Management|
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Student Achievement Honored at Annual Student Showcase, PRADDYs

School of Communication students were awarded for their outstanding work this academic year on Monday night at the 65th Annual Student Showcase and the PRADDYs. The Showcase also honored alumna Lissette Gonzalez, meteorologist for WFOR, CBS4 in Miami, as the SoC Communicator of the Year. Gonzalez graduated UM with a double major in broadcast journalism and vocal performance. She went on to obtain an additional degree as a Certified Broadcast Meteorologist from Mississippi State University with honors. She also earned the National Weather Association (NWA) Television Weathercaster Seal of Approval [...]

2019-12-17T19:44:08-05:00June 2, 2014|Advertising, Broadcast Journalism, Electronic Media, Journalism, Media Management, Public Relations|
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Students, Latin American Journalists Connect, Create During Chicas Poderosas

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, [...]

June 2, 2014|Broadcast Journalism, Electronic Media, Journalism, Media Management|
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