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#FreeZamora: The Fight to Save Press Freedom in Guatemala
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#FreeZamora: The Fight to Save Press Freedom in Guatemala

Journalism

#FreeZamora: The Fight to Save Press Freedom in Guatemala

By Caroline Val José Rubén Zamora is a Guatemalan journalist, publisher, and founder of three newspapers who has exposed political corruption in his country for two decades. A University of Miami panel discussed his case, and the state of press freedom in Guatemala and Latin America. For more than two decades, José Rubén Zamora has fearlessly pursued investigative reporting in his homeland of Guatemala, shining a light on corruption and injustices within the Central American country’s government. Now, the 67-year-old journalist finds himself ensnared in a web of alleged fabricated [...]

Karina Valdes2024-02-22T12:24:00-05:00February 22, 2024|Journalism|

Journalism as Activism
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Journalism as Activism

Journalism as Activism

Join trans reporter Lewis Raven Wallace on the myth of "objectivity." His research includes stories of journalists who have fearlessly described power and oppression in spite of being pushed to the margins. As a transgender activist and racial justice advocate, they share a vision for justice-driven journalism in the 21st century, journalism that is capable of standing up to authoritarian tendencies, and defending free speech and liberation for all.

Karina Valdes2023-08-30T16:46:39-04:00August 30, 2023|All UM Faculty, All UM Staff, All UM Students, Alumni|

Researcher Uses Communication Strategies to Prevent HIV in Guatemala
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Researcher Uses Communication Strategies to Prevent HIV in Guatemala

Communication Studies

Researcher Uses Communication Strategies to Prevent HIV in Guatemala

By Victoria Leal Victoria Orrego Dunleavy, an associate professor in the School of Communication, believes that “using communications in public health can [create] a greater impact.” Her recent research strives to educate residents and prevent HIV in rural Guatemala. Victoria Orrego Dunleavy’s latest research is focused on developing an HIV prevention intervention in rural Guatemala, utilizing a culture-centered approach. The associate professor of communication studies at the University of Miami School of Communication has been sharing her research from her more than 30 projects, focusing on organ donation, HIV prevention, [...]

Karina Valdes2023-08-16T14:55:45-04:00August 16, 2023|Communication Studies|

New Team-Taught Class Exposes Students to Miami’s Communities
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New Team-Taught Class Exposes Students to Miami’s Communities

Journalism, School of Communication

New Team-Taught Class Exposes Students to Miami’s Communities

By Barbara Gutierrez The School of Communication course “Covering Global Issues in Miami” includes a cohort of students from the Universidad de Navarra in Spain and a group of lecturers that exposes these students to the intricacies of covering worldwide concerns in a sensitive way. At the Black Archives in Overtown, a group of students gazed at the remnants of a scorched cross that was planted at a Miami Shores church by the Ku Klux Klan. In Little Havana, they stood solemnly in front of the monument and a flame [...]

Karina Valdes2023-06-01T11:58:53-04:00June 1, 2023|Journalism, School of Communication|

Ph.D. Student Earns Grant to Research Disinformation Campaigns
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Ph.D. Student Earns Grant to Research Disinformation Campaigns

Doctoral

Ph.D. Student Earns Grant to Research Disinformation Campaigns

By Karina Valdes As the incidences of “fake news” in the U.S. continue to grow, media outlets across the country are reporting that misinformation is also targeting immigrant and diasporic communities. Hannah Artman, a third-year Ph.D. student at the School of Communication, was recently awarded a 2023 Tinker Field Research Grant by the University of Miami Institute for Advanced Study of the Americas to investigate the connection between disinformation campaigns, culture, and language across the Western Hemisphere. “Lately, a lot of my research has been heading in the direction of [...]

Karina Valdes2023-04-17T10:09:25-04:00April 13, 2023|Doctoral|

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