the miami hurricane

Fascinated by journalism

By Barbara Gutierrez Whether it is reporting about the largest reggaeton festival in the United States, interviewing three survivors of the Hamas attack on Israel or delving into the lack of freedom of the press in Guatemala, Caroline Val is always ready for the task at hand. A natural storyteller with boundless energy and curiosity, Val has honed her skills with continuous hard work in her chosen field of journalism. Her love of journalism colors everything she does, from her work on The Miami Hurricane newspaper, her freelance work with [...]

2024-05-07T10:19:26-04:00May 7, 2024|Journalism|

Award-winning year for the School of Communication

By Barbara Gutierrez It has been a stellar year for the University of Miami student publications and media outlets of the School of Communication. Altogether the publications and student-led television shows have garnered an impressive number of awards. The Ibis yearbook received a Pacemaker award for 2023 by the Associated Collegiate Press (ACP) at the University of Minnesota at the ACP National Conference in La Jolla, California. The Ibis yearbook also received the Best of Show Yearbook at the conference. The Pacemaker is considered one of the most prestigious prizes in [...]

Student Media Reporters Steel Themselves for their Biggest Story Yet

By: Ashley A. Williams The reporting teams at The Miami Hurricane and UMTV seize the opportunity to tell their stories during a global pandemic. Unprecedented times call for unprecedented measures. People all over the world are quarantined in their homes, relying on journalists to bring them up-to-the-minute news about the novel coronavirus. Along with the rest of the media world, the University of Miami’s emerging journalists and reporters have adjusted to sheltering at home while simultaneously documenting the biggest story of their lives—the global COVID-19 pandemic. Students Rebecca Goddard, editor-in-chief [...]

2020-04-14T14:42:09-04:00April 14, 2020|School of Communication|