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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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WVUM Sports and The Rathskeller Partner for ‘CaneTalk Live At the Rat’

University of Miami President Donna E. Shalala and Blake James, director of athletics, highlight the guests for the debut show of CaneTalk Live at the Rat, to take place on Thursday, November 6 from 1 to 2 p.m. “We are thrilled about the potential for this newshow,” said AJ Ricketts,UM senior and sports director of WVUM 90.5 FM. “This is a terrific opportunity for the station and its staff to grow, while featuring numerous athletes and coaches from Hurricane Athletics. We are excited to work with the Rat and athletics [...]

November 4, 2014|Broadcast Journalism, Electronic Media, Journalism|
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Journalist Ilene Prusher to Speak at the University of Miami

Noted international journalist and editor Ilene Prusher spent nearly two decades covering wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and the Arab-Israeli conflicts, worked with Steven Sotloff and crossed paths with Daniel Pearl in Afghanistan. "Journalists have stopped being collateral damage in conflicts, and now have targets painted on their backs,” Prusher said. What makes journalists targets for violent groups and terrorists? Why have journalists become part of the story instead of just reporting on it? Prusher will describe her experiences and discuss these questions with University of Miami professors on November [...]

November 3, 2014|Broadcast Journalism, Electronic Media, Journalism, Media Management|
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SoC Alumna Natalie Edgar Releases ‘Right to Wynwood’

Right to Wynwood explores the causes and effects of gentrification, documenting how a Puerto Rican neighborhood became purposely unaffordable for its low-income residents and morphed into profitable opportunities of redevelopment for the money hungry.After a series of interviews with developers, gallerists, artists, Puerto Rican residents and community leaders, producer Camila Álvarez and photographer Natalie Edgar carefully observed and documented the rapidly changing patterns of the community in Wynwood and saw the need to tell the story behind the so-called new Arts District in Miami, FL. Although both Álvarez and Edgar [...]

October 31, 2014|Motion Pictures|
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PR Students Experience Miami Children’s Hope Diamond Ball

By Brenda Hernandez - As the sun set in Downtown Miami on Oct. 25, the JW Marriott Marquis lit up with the arrival of local public figures, Miami Children’s Health Foundation Board of Directors, and the children of the foundation for the annual Miami Children’s Health Foundation Hope Diamond Ball Affair.The event set to raise thousands by the end of the night and as the numbers tallied up, PREP students worked diligently with event managers and staff to make sure every moment was captured; making the event an unforgettable night [...]

October 30, 2014|Public Relations|
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School of Law and Cosford Cinema Present Free Advanced Screening of The Life and Mind of Mark DeFriest w/ Director Q&A

Be one of the first to see Gabriel London’s innovative documentary and festival favorite The Life and Mind of Mark Defriest. Gabriel London will be at the Cosford Cinema for a Q+A following the film. The University of Miami School of Law and Bill Cosford Cinema presents a special event, The Life and Mind of Mark Defriest, featuring a Q+A with director Gabriel London by Saturday, November 8 at 7p.m.  This special event celebrates the Cosford Cinema’s projection upgrade to a brand new 4K 3D digital projector.  Tickets are a [...]

October 27, 2014|Motion Pictures|
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Invoking the Pause: Creating Games for the Caribbean Climate

Professor Lien Tran represented UM and the School of Communication in Barbados to organize a workshop exploring communication of climate risk using game systems. Thanks to funding from Invoking the Pause, the University of Miami’s School of Communication (UM), the IFRC Red Cross Caribbean Disaster Risk Management Reference Center (CADRIM), and the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre (RCCC), were able to partner together for the first time and to introduce an innovative approach to reaching climate risk stakeholders in the Caribbean in June. Professor Tran specializes in games designed [...]

2019-12-16T18:50:59-05:00October 23, 2014|Interactive Media|
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We Networked, We Greeted, We Tweeted

By Alicia Charmaine - I’ve got to tweet this! Seated to my left was the Executive Vice President of Media Strategies at Edelman, to my right was the Manager of Strategic Communications at the British Embassy and directly in front of me was Amy Robach, news anchor of Good Morning America and observer of happy tears as a result of having just delivered quite the evocative speech. I had doubts aplenty at the prospect of attending the 2014 PRSSA national conference. What will I get out of it? Is it [...]

October 21, 2014|Public Relations|
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NBCUniversal Vice Chairman Ron Meyer Visits School of Communication

By Patricia Amaral - Vice Chairman of NBCUniversal Ron Meyer shared his journey to becoming the longest-serving chief of a major motion picture company in Hollywood history with students Monday morning at the School of Communication. Meyer gave professional advice on presentations, business fundamentals and writing, in addition to sharing his personal experiences working his way to the top. When Meyer was 15, he dropped out of school. At 17, he joined the United States Marine Corps.  Meyer then worked at the William Morris Agency and then founded a talent [...]

October 16, 2014|Broadcast Journalism, Electronic Media, Journalism, Media Management, Motion Pictures|
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