Department of Journalism & Media Management

About

The Department of Journalism and Media Management at the University of Miami School of Communication includes majors in Journalism, Broadcast Journalism, Electronic Media, and Media Management.

Journalism and Media Management faculty teach students to gather content, analyze information, and use technology to tell meaningful stories to global audiences, as well as to understand those audiences and think critically about demographic and usage trends important to today’s media enterprises. Graduates of the department can be found working for news and information operations such as CBS, Fox News, E! Entertainment Television, ESPN, Telemundo, The Washington Post, and National Geographic.

Oct 16, 2018

Patrick Cunnane: From Sky Blue Waters to the West Wing

Journalism

Whether he’s working within the White House walls or crafting scripts for White House-inspired television, Patrick Cunnane is no stranger to politics. The Washington D.C.-bound ‘Cane graduated in 2010 with a B.S.C and no inc...

Sep 25, 2018

Cairo's Visual Trumpery Lecture Tour

Journalism

The very title of Knight Chair in Visual Journalism and Professor of Professional Practice Alberto Cairo’s lecture tour, Visual Trumpery, is an example of its content. It’s designed to provoke ideological defenses, but t...

Sep 6, 2018

Grace Returns as Knight Chair in Interactive Media

Interactive Media | Journalism

When students think of studying journalism, the furthest thing from their minds is creating video games. Lindsay D. Grace is changing that at the University of Miami School of Communication through his groundbreaking work on ...

Jul 16, 2018

The World Cup - Graphically Displayed

Interactive Media | Journalism

A School of Communication associate professor played an important hand—an artistic one!—in World Cup action, coordinating a team of designers to graphically tell the story of the world’s biggest fútbol tournament. Over the p...

Jul 12, 2018

UM Alumna Receives 2018 Florida Bar Judge of the Year Award

Broadcast Journalism

Palm Beach Circuit Judge Cymonie Rowe, B.S.C. ’94, was recognized with the “2018 Florida Bar Judge of the Year” award at the 2018 Florida Bar Annual Convention. The award was presented on June 14 during the Florida Bar Judici...

May 31, 2018

MMA Award Winners Announced

Media Management

An evaluation of the "cord-cutting" phenomenon, a viability study of virtual reality in sports and video entertainment, and an international analysis of over-the-top video services were the topics of the three winning entries...

May 29, 2018

SoC Mourns the Passing of Alumnus Mike McCormick

Broadcast Journalism

The University of Miami School of Communication is mourning the loss of its alumnus Mike McCormick, B.S.C. ’04, who passed away on Monday while covering extreme weather in North Carolina for WYFF News4. McCormick and photojou...

May 21, 2018

UM SoC Alumna Maribel Perez Wadsworth Named USA TODAY Publisher

Journalism

USA TODAY has named University of Miami School of Communication alumna Maribel Perez Wadsworth, B.S.C. '93, as its publisher. This makes Perez Wadsworth, a Cuban-American, the first person of color to serve as the publication...

May 10, 2018

Cross Country ’Cane

Media Management | Motion Pictures | Public Relations

California native Liat Cohen found her Miami experience to be collaborative and inspiring. A first-generation college student and the second daughter in a close-knit family, it was almost unthinkable for Liat Cohen to leave ...