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PRSSA Hosts Pitching Panel

The University of Miami Public Relations Student Society of America chapter (PRSSA) hosted a panel of local media leaders for the Pitch Perfect II event on Wednesday, Oct. 14, at the School of Communication.  The journalists shared their advice to a full audience of students and professional PR practitioners on how to build relations and credibility, as well as told a few horror stories of things gone wrong. “When does a public relations practitioner become credible in your eyes?” event moderator Jorge Martinez, vice president of The Conroy Martinez Group [...]

October 16, 2015|Public Relations|
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Workshop with Acclaimed Video Game Creator

Navid Khonsari, known for his work at Rockstar Games on the Grand Theft Auto and Max Payne series, will present his latest independent game 1979 Revolution, a documentary cinematic game about the revolution in Iran. The workshop will include a presentation showing the game from conception to its current form, as well as the process of crafting a narrative cinematic experience through an interactive medium. The workshop will take place at University of Miami School of Communication on Oct. 22, at 12:30 p.m. in Wolfson 3032. Navid will also introduce [...]

October 16, 2015|Interactive Media|
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Dave Aizer ‘Go Out and Do It’

University of Miami School of Communication alumnus Dave Aizer spoke with students on Oct. 14 about his experience in the media industry. He has worked at Nickelodeon, American Idol, WE, The Onion News Network, Spike TV, TruTv and is now at The CW.  Aizer got his start in the industry right after graduation as a host for Disney’s ESPN Club. He said that while he was there, he heard about an audition that Nickelodeon was having at Universal Studios. However, his agent did not believe in him and did not [...]

October 14, 2015|Broadcast Journalism, Electronic Media, Journalism, Media Management|
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Distraction Wins Crown Finalist

Distraction Magazine has won a Crown Award from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association at Columbia University. The Crown Awards honor top student publications, which are judged on their design, photography, concept, coverage, and writing.  All of the publications are acknowledged as Silver Crowns, except for a select few which will be announced as Gold Crowns at the ceremony in New York City in March of 2016. Only 12 college printed magazines have been recognized as a Crown Finalist this year.  This is the second time that Distraction’s printed edition has [...]

2019-12-17T19:36:17-05:00October 12, 2015|Journalism|
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PREP Students Assist Major Media at MCHF Diamond Ball

Saturday evening, Oct. 10, was the annual fundraising gala for Miami Children’s Health Foundation (MCHF) created to celebrate children, otherwise known as “diamonds.” Many people attended the ball to demonstrate their support of MCHF’s efforts, including celebrities like Armando Christian Pérez, the rapper known as Pitbull, and Cynthia Olavarria, at the JW Marriott Marquis in Downtown Miami for the 2015 MCHF Diamond Ball. The University of Miami’s School of Communication Public Relations Experience Program (PREP) worked the event giving communication students the opportunity to put their learning into action during [...]

October 12, 2015|Advertising, Public Relations|
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“Boniato” Wins Best Short Film at DIFF

Diabolique International Film Festival (DIFF) has honored “Boniato,” directed by The Meza Brothers, Diego Meza-Valdes and Andres Meza-Valdes, as Best Short Film. Diego Meza-Valdes, B.S.C. ’09, graduated with a double major in motion pictures and studio art. Andres Meza-Valdes, B.S.C. ’09, graduated with a double major in motion pictures and theater arts. The film travels next week to the Toronto After Dark Film Festival, known as one of the best horror film festivals in the world, where it will be one of nine international films shown.

October 7, 2015|Motion Pictures|
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PREP Students Learn PR for a Better Cause

Up early on Saturday, Sept. 26, PREP students assisted St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Walk/Run to End Childhood Cancer. Senior Director-Field Manager Wanda Brill said if it wasn’t for organizations like PREP they wouldn’t be able to help those in need. At St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (in Memphis), families never pay for their children to receive treatment. Brill says the success of these events and the revenue it brings is ultimately what helps to save lives. “We always tell them (the family members at the hospital) all they have [...]

September 29, 2015|Public Relations|
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UM Debate Wins First Tournament Championship of 2015… In Spanish!

The University of Miami Debate Team earned top honors at the University of North Georgia debate invitational over the weekend of Sept. 25-27.  Eight students represented The U in Parliamentary Debate competition in English and in Spanish at the event in Gainesville, Georgia. Two of the four teams advancing to the final round of Spanish language debate were UM teams. The UM team of Juliana Carvajal (junior, political science) and Victoria Ormaechea (sophomore, media management) won first place honors and Natacha Larnaud (junior, journalism) and Maria Victoria van Eerdewijk (junior, [...]

September 29, 2015|Communication Studies|
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Gift Honors Steven Sotloff’s Legacy

Steven Joel Sotloff was a devoted journalist, whose passion for his craft took him to faraway places to cover important stories and dangerous conflicts. In September of 2014, he lost his life at the hands of ISIS militants after being kidnapped. “He took it as his responsibility to bring these stories to life,” said his father Arthur Sotloff. “He went to the Middle East and saw all of the injustices that affected the people, and his writing was all about the people and the human factor. He gave his life [...]

2023-10-26T13:28:40-04:00September 28, 2015|Broadcast Journalism, Electronic Media, Journalism, Media Management|
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Game of Thrones Director, David Nutter, Wins an Emmy

Former University of Miami student David Nutter won an Emmy on Sunday for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series. Nutter won the award for directing “Mother’s Mercy,” the final episode of the fifth season of Game of Thrones. His win contributed to the series’ record-breaking night.  “Mother’s Mercy” is the Game of Thrones episode that lit up the Internet with fans of the show disputing the fate of beloved character, Jon Snow. Nutter was a Motion Pictures student at UM and is most known for directing pilot episodes, which is [...]

September 22, 2015|Motion Pictures|
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