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UM Student Shoots Film in Minus 43 F

On Nov. 11, 2015, the Chinese “Double 11” shopping day (like “Cyber Monday” in the U.S.), when Chinese girls were busy spending on clothes, Mingtian was desperate for money to complete her thesis film in the University of Miami School of Communication’s Master of Fine Arts program. Faced with a $15,000 shortage, the 24-year-old from Beijing decided to do crowdfunding on WeChat, the Chinese version of Instagram. “I thought that, besides buying merchandise, people may also want to spend money to help memorialize a special culture,” says Mingtian. Mingtian’s film, [...]

April 21, 2016|Motion Pictures, Public Relations|
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UMTV Wins 8 Journalism, Programming Awards

UMTV received three first place awards from the National Broadcasting Society’s honor society Alpha Epsilon Rho, three first place Region 3 Mark of Excellence awards from the Society of Professional Journalists, and two second place awards from the Florida Associated Press Broadcasters. The Mark of Excellence Awards from the Society of Professional Journalists honor the best in collegiate journalism reporting. SPJ’s Region 3 is comprised of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina. The winners from University of Miami School of Communication are Oliver Redsten for Grove Wall in the Television [...]

2019-12-17T19:27:53-05:00April 20, 2016|Broadcast Journalism, Electronic Media, Journalism, Media Management|
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UM Debate Wins Coastal Division Championship, Runner up in ACC Tournament

From April 15-17, the UM Debate Team of Renee Reneau and Michael Fuentes competed in the Atlantic Coast Conference Debate Championship tournament, hosted by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and supported by the ACC Academic Consortium under the direction of David G. Brown.  "The ACC Debate Championship is a first class event that bridges the success of our outstanding athletic conference with the academic excellence of our member schools," says David Steinberg, director of debate.   The teams competed on both sides of the topic, Resolved: That [...]

2019-12-17T19:34:25-05:00April 18, 2016|Communication Studies|
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Creative Activity and Research Grants Winners Announced

The School of Communication has announced the winners of the 2015-2016 Creative Activity and Research Grants. This year, both recipients hail from the Department of Cinema and Interactive Media. Dr. Christina Lane and Professor Dia Kontaxis have been selected by an interdisciplinary committee of peers from the school to receive direct cost funding to support their projects. The goal of this funding mechanism is to support work that results in clear and prominent scholarly and/or creative accomplishments that support the enhanced reputation of the School of Communication. Dr. Lane’s proposed [...]

2019-12-17T19:34:38-05:00April 11, 2016|Motion Pictures|
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Luck of the Irish Prevails in Public Debate  

The University of Miami Debate Team hosted a three-person team of debaters from Ireland on Monday, April 4, at the Shalala Student Activity Center. The public debate focused on the motion that this house believes the political success of Donald J. Trump in the Republican primaries is a reflection of the demise of American democracy. The two teams competed in a hybrid debate combining elements of British parliamentary debate and town hall debate. During British parliamentary debate, each speaker is given seven minutes to state their argument for or against [...]

April 11, 2016|Communication Studies|
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UM Welcomes CIC Media’s Fourth Innovation for Media Content Creation Seminar

What would be the next big thing in this multiplatform entertainment landscape? How will it be created? These are part of the key questions to be discussed during the fourth annual Innovation for Media Content Creation seminar (InnovationMCC) held in partnership with University of Miami School of Communication on April 19.  The Innovation for Media Content Creation seminar is an educational initiative from the Center for Innovation and Creativity in Media (CIC Media), an organization led by global executive and international Emmy-award nominee, Marlon Quintero. The event is an exclusive opportunity for students and creative professionals to learn [...]

April 7, 2016|Advertising, Broadcast Journalism, Communication Studies, Electronic Media, Interactive Media, Journalism, Media Management, Motion Pictures, Public Relations|
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‘Cane Talks on Unlocking Information: The Power of Data Visualization for Journalists, Scientists and the Rest of Us

Never before has so much data been available to the public. From crime statistics to public school test scores, citizens have the ability to access mountains of data on issues that impact their lives locally and globally. But having information isn’t the same as being informed. How can citizens use data to identify trends or pinpoint new solutions? In the past two decades, visualization—the graphical display of information— has become a skill as important as literacy or numeracy, as it is arguably the most powerful tool to help us derive meaning from [...]

April 6, 2016|Journalism|
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MMA Meeting: The Importance of Innovation and Creativity in the Media Industry

On March 29, 2016, Marlon Quintero, founder and managing director of the Miami-based media production firm Center for Innovation and Creativity in Media (CIC Media), spoke to the members of the Media Management Association about the creative and innovative process in the media industry. Quintero discussed three pillars that contribute to creative success: strategy, creativity, and innovation. He argued that creative individuals should define their objectives, execute goals effectively, and find a balance between their intuition and analytical facts. With this skill set, Quintero claimed, one can establish a clear creative [...]

April 6, 2016|Media Management|
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International Data Visualization Expert to Speak to at eMerge Americas

Alberto Cairo, professor at University of Miami School of Communication and Knight Chair in Visual Journalism, will speak at eMerge Americas, a two-day technology conference taking place in Miami.  Cairo’s talk, Unlocking Information: The Power of Data Visualization for Journalists, Scientists and the Rest of Us, will delve into how technology has made data visualization accessible to everyone. “This talk will demonstrate how an average person who has never thought about doing journalism, or doing business analytics, or doing statistics, can still learn elementary principles of visualization and then learn [...]

April 5, 2016|Journalism|
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Brigadier General Guest Lecturing and Recruiting

Brigadier General C. David Turner from the Army Corps of Engineers will be on campus on April 5 for two speaking engagements at the School of Communication and to discuss employment opportunities at the College of Engineering.  Ninety-five percent of the jobs available at the Army Corps of Engineers are for civilians and the corps is actively seeking individuals with communication skills. The two speaking engagements take place at 12:30 and 3:30 p.m. in WCB 2046 at the School of Communication. The recruitment event takes place at 5 p.m. in [...]

April 4, 2016|Journalism, Public Relations|
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