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Documentary Nominated in Several Categories at International Film Festival

The 2018 London International Filmmakers Festival recognized a feature documentary co-produced and edited by Konstantia Kontaxis, associate professor for the Department of Cinema and Interactive Media, with nominations in several categories. Last Song to Xenitia is nominated for Best Film, Best Editing of a Feature Documentary, and Best Cinematography in a Feature Documentary. “We made this film thinking that it would appeal primarily to Greek or Greek-American audiences. It is wonderful to see that it resonates with an international audience,” said Kontaxis. The documentary centers around Vasiliki, a centenarian poet [...]

2019-12-17T19:24:15-05:00January 12, 2018|Motion Pictures|
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MMA Meeting: Digital Sales Are More Than Just TV Sales

Although he may be better known as the voice of the The Band of the Hour, University of Miami School of Communication alumnus Jason Mizrachi stopped by the campus in early December to discuss digital TV sales and dispense valuable career advice to members of the Media Management Association. Mizrachi has done it all, working in sales and marketing for over 22 years. He sold yellow pages, operated his own business, and eventually ended up in his current job as digital sales manager for CBS-owned WFOR and WBFS. Mizrachi mentioned [...]

December 13, 2017|Journalism, Media Management|
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Graduating with Comedic Timing

Running into S. Molly Dominick is guaranteed to leave you with a laugh, or at the very least a smile. The Illinois native’s decision to study at the University of Miami was reinforced by the School of Communication’s stellar studios and highly-ranked programs, which solidified her decision to pursue a career in comedy. Dominick will be graduating with a major in broadcast journalism and minor in interactive media. From an early age, Dominick found herself injecting humor into her work. “In high school, I was in radio-speaking competitions and I’d [...]

December 7, 2017|Broadcast Journalism, Interactive Media|
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Flaming Classics Wins Knight Arts Challenge

Flaming Classics, a “curated film series that pairs classic films from the queer canon” and local drag artist performances, was announced as a winner of the Knight Arts Challenge on Dec. 4.  The Knight Arts Challenge gives funds to the best ideas for engaging and enriching communities through the arts. This year, the Knight Foundation offered the competition to four cities: Akron, Ohio; Miami; Detroit, and St. Paul, Minn. The Knight Foundation gave away a total of $7.8 million across the four cities. To qualify for the funds, the idea [...]

December 6, 2017|Motion Pictures|
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Visiting Knight Chair for Spring 2018 to Teach Course on Collaborative Documentary: Environment

Communication plays a significant role in the framing of environmental problems as well as in the articulation of solutions. What kinds of strategies and platforms are artists and documentary makers using to communicate thorny environmental concerns that are often out of sight and out of mind? What kinds of stories, visualizations and outreach initiatives encourage viewers to get involved? Spring 2018 Visiting Knight Chair, Elizabeth "Liz" Miller, will offer a unique course this spring that will give students the opportunity to answer these questions by exploring a range of short, [...]

2019-12-16T18:34:42-05:00December 6, 2017|Broadcast Journalism, Communication Studies, Electronic Media, Interactive Media, Journalism, Media Management, Motion Pictures|
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Broadcast Journalism Students Receive Sotloff Scholarship

The Steven Joel Sotloff Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund is awarded annually to a student pursuing journalism who demonstrates both academic success and financial need, and who is also a Florida resident. The scholarship is provided by 2Lives: Steven Joel Sotloff Memorial Foundation. Sotloff was a journalist who wrote for several publications including Time Magazine, The Christian Science Monitor, The Washington Post, and The L.A. Times. In August 2013, Sotloff was kidnapped by ISIS after crossing the border into Syria from Turkey. Over a year later, in September 2014, he was [...]

December 5, 2017|Broadcast Journalism|
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Mary Cosford Honors Late Son with Bequest to Benefit UM Students

By Karina Valdes Bill Cosford was just a few credits away from earning his bachelor’s degree from the University of Miami when he accepted a job at The Miami Herald in 1973. Having started as a copy editor, Bill grew to become a respected film critic for the newspaper, as well as a motion pictures professor at UM. At the age of 47, he passed away. Mary Cosford, Bill’s mother, sought a way for her son’s legacy to continue. She made a gift in memory of her late son to [...]

2023-10-26T13:30:16-04:00November 21, 2017|Motion Pictures|
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Media Management Alumna Speaks on her Career at Nielsen

"[Job Seeking] is so much about the connections you make." This quote was the most important piece of advice guest speaker and University of Miami School of Communication alumna Kate Barnett shared with the members of the Media Management Association at the last meeting. During her talk, she retraced her nine-year journey from student to the professional world. Barnett graduated in December 2008 from UM and moved up the ranks of audience measurement giant Nielsen to become its vice president for digital client solutions. From a young age, Barnett developed [...]

November 14, 2017|Media Management|
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UM Policy Debate Makes a Strong Start at Mary Washington

On Oct. 13-15 University of Miami policy debaters took a stand on healthcare at Mary Washington University outside D.C. This event was the first junior varsity tournament for the squad, after having to miss an event at Georgia State University because of Hurricane Irma. Julia Lynch and Jiaying Li won three and lost three debates, nearly breaking into semifinals. Rene Betancourt and Daniel Gallego finished 2-4. The debate motion for the tournament, which will be debated all year, is The United States Federal Government should establish national health insurance in [...]

November 14, 2017|Communication Studies|
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MMA Meeting: News As a Business

On October 18, the Media Management Association invited Ed McCullough to share his experience being involved in both the editorial and commercial sides of the news industry. McCullough spent more than 30 years working for the Associated Press (AP) in various functions, including news editor in South America and the Caribbean, bureau chief in Europe, and regional director for Latin America. More recently, he was AP's director for the Spanish media markets for eight years, until he became a media consultant in 2017. The AP is a well known news [...]

November 6, 2017|Media Management|
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