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UM Debate Team Rankings for Fall 2014

The Cross Examination Debate Association (CEDA) and the National Debate Tournament (NDT) have posted their first rankings of the year. The University of Miami Debate Team is currently #19 on the CEDA list and #17 on the NDT list. These lists reflect overall squad performance. The American Debate Association (ADA), in which UM finished 6th in 2013-14, will post their ranks at the end of the debate year in March. The ADA established the Front Royal Award (named after the location where the ADA was founded) for the top 2-person [...]

December 4, 2014|Communication Studies|
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Professor Alberto Cairo Named Next Knight Chair in Visual Journalism

The Center for Communication, Culture and Change is excited to announce that Alberto Cairo will be named the next Knight Chair in Visual Journalism at the School of Communication!Cairo will bring his internationally-recognized expertise in multimedia data visualization to Center-related projects including interdisciplinary cancer communication initiatives. A potential project on the horizon for the new Knight Chair includes working on a website that would provide cancer patients with the information that they need about clinical trial participation and whether or not it is useful. This site would use infographics and [...]

December 1, 2014|Journalism|
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Liv Ullmann Visits Cosford Cinema for Special Screening of Autumn Sonata

Internationally renowned actress-writer-director Liv Ullmann discussed her life and career on November 23, in conjunction with a screening of the film AUTUMN SONATA. The Norwegian-born star, who has appeared in over fifty films and helmed five features, offered insight into her decades-long collaboration with the Swedish auteur Ingmar Bergman as well as her experiences working with co-star Ingrid Bergman in the 1978 mother-daughter drama. She also contemplated her latest directorial venture, MISS JULIE, starring Jessica Chastain, Colin Farrell, and Samantha Morton, which opens in theaters December 5. The AUTUMN SONATA [...]

November 26, 2014|Motion Pictures|
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Reach Me Director and Actor Reach Out to Film and Theatre Students

On campus for the premiere of their newest movie, director John Herzfeld, a UM alumnus, and veteran actor Danny Aiello treated about 50 film and theatre students to a candid master class in the School of Communication’s Studio A, where they shared tricks of their trade and juicy stories on their film careers. “My advice to first time directors is, ‘If you don’t know something, fake it,”’ Herzfeld told students Thursday afternoon, hours before Reach Me, which stars Aiello, Sylvester Stallone, and a host of other stars, premiered at the [...]

November 24, 2014|Motion Pictures|
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Alumnus’ Gift to Launch Speaker Series on the First Amendment

James Hoffman, A.B. ’80, has made a $50,000 pledge that will create the James Hoffman Family Endowed Speaker Series in the School of Communication at the University of Miami. The gift will be used to fund an annual lecture on the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. “Our founders knew how tyranny operated, and this knowledge offered them the insight to craft the First Amendment to the Constitution,” said Hoffman, a businessman in the Denver area. “This led to a set of rights that became the fabric of the new [...]

2023-10-26T13:32:31-04:00November 17, 2014|Broadcast Journalism, Electronic Media, Journalism, Media Management|
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UM Graduate and LiveNation Booking Manager Talks to MMA

On November 10, the Media Management Association welcomed UM graduate Kris Martin to talk about his experience at UM and how he has dived head first into the overwhelming world of media business. Martin graduated in 2012 majoring in Finance and minoring in Music Business.  At the University of Miami, he worked with Hurricane Productions, booking such homecoming concerts as Whiz Khalifa and Diplo. Martin chronicled his experience with various internships through college.  He offered MMA members advice on how to apply, follow up, and eventually secure a position.  “Network through [...]

November 12, 2014|Media Management|
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SoC and Univisión Partner to Create Student-managed Infographics Unit

By Robert Tassy III and Luís Melgar - A group of undergraduate and graduate students from the School of Communication spent election night at Univisión, the Spanish language broadcast TV network. They designed information graphics for the company’s special mid-term election blog, POL16. From candidate elections to state amendments and initiatives, students under the guidance of professor Alberto Cairo played the role of a data and infographics team, translating and delivering election results that trickled in throughout the evening into concise, simple infographics. Univisión has collected most of the graphics [...]

November 10, 2014|Journalism|
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Emmy-winning Filmmaker Promotes Female Empowerment with Documentary

By Stephanie Freire - Sarah Moshman, an alumna of the University of Miami, is an Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker on a mission to spread the word about female empowerment. Her most recent film, “The Empowerment Project,” features the stories of 17 career women who not only have made it to the top in their industry but are also inspiring role models. For the documentary, Moshman and her all-women crew traveled across the country, from Los Angeles to New York, on a budget of $28,590 raised through Kickstarter.com. The team is [...]

November 10, 2014|Motion Pictures|
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UM PRSSA to Host ‘Pitch Perfect’

Want to get your story ideas picked up by the media?Come to “Pitch Perfect: The Do’s and Don’ts of Pitching to the Media” at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11, in CIB 2055. You will hear from a panel of seasoned PR professionals and journalists who will share case studies and tips on how to target and reach the media to ensure you get the coverage you want.Afterward, there will be a networking mixer and reception to meet the panelists and connect with other PR professionals attending.The panelists include:- Howard Cohen, reporter [...]

November 7, 2014|Public Relations|
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PR Students Prepare for Ford Championship Weekend

By Kristen Sabina - In just one week, Homestead Miami Speedway is going to be in full gear for the Ford Championship Weekend. Over 50,000 fans flock every year to fill the stands and enjoy the exhilarating, ear popping, heart-pumping event. On Oct. 31, UM PREP students received VIP access to the Speedway and got a tour of the entire facility in preparation for next week’s event. Leading the tour was Kelly, a former PREP student, now Media Relations Manager for Homestead Miami Speedway. This training day consisted of a [...]

November 6, 2014|Public Relations|
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