UGA Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication
@ugagrady.bsky.social
University of Georgia's Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication is one of the top programs in the country, educating students in advertising, entertainment and media studies (film), journalism and public relations.
Congratulations to Dr. Kadri, who has a courtest appointment at Grady College, too.
Congrats to #UGALaw professor Thomas Kadri for receiving the Haub Law Emerging Scholar Award! He was honored for his forthcoming co-authored article “Safe Sex in the Age of Big Tech Feminism.” www.law.uga.edu/news/79583
August 26, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Kadri, who has a courtest appointment at Grady College, too.
As we celebrate #UVSafetyMonth in July, we reflect on this research by Nate Evans and Michael Cacciatore finding that influencers are effective in delivering sunscreen messaging aimed at Black audiences.
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Read more: grady.uga.edu/news/researc...
Research finds influencers effective in delivering sunscreen messaging - Grady
Nate Evans and Michael Caccaitore studied messaging aimed at Black audiences that stress the importance of using sunscreen.
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July 9, 2025 at 12:34 PM
As we celebrate #UVSafetyMonth in July, we reflect on this research by Nate Evans and Michael Cacciatore finding that influencers are effective in delivering sunscreen messaging aimed at Black audiences.
Read more: grady.uga.edu/news/researc...
Read more: grady.uga.edu/news/researc...
Congratulations to our graduates! View a recap and links to photos and video:
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May 12, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Congratulations to our graduates! View a recap and links to photos and video:
grady.uga.edu/news/spring-...
grady.uga.edu/news/spring-...
We had a wonderful Grady Salutes celebration as we recognized alumni awards recipients and Fellowship inductees.
We also awarded the McCommons Award for Distinguished Community Journalism to the Cicero Independiente.
Read our recap for links to pictures and video: grady.uga.edu/news/grady-s...
We also awarded the McCommons Award for Distinguished Community Journalism to the Cicero Independiente.
Read our recap for links to pictures and video: grady.uga.edu/news/grady-s...
April 29, 2025 at 12:54 PM
We had a wonderful Grady Salutes celebration as we recognized alumni awards recipients and Fellowship inductees.
We also awarded the McCommons Award for Distinguished Community Journalism to the Cicero Independiente.
Read our recap for links to pictures and video: grady.uga.edu/news/grady-s...
We also awarded the McCommons Award for Distinguished Community Journalism to the Cicero Independiente.
Read our recap for links to pictures and video: grady.uga.edu/news/grady-s...
March 26, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Thursday is #DawgDayofGiving day and we are celebrating all week. We know fundraising can be a little awkward...kind of like these photos. But it can also be fun...kind of like these photos.
Consider supporting Grady College this week: gail.uga.edu/givingday?de...
Consider supporting Grady College this week: gail.uga.edu/givingday?de...
March 25, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Thursday is #DawgDayofGiving day and we are celebrating all week. We know fundraising can be a little awkward...kind of like these photos. But it can also be fun...kind of like these photos.
Consider supporting Grady College this week: gail.uga.edu/givingday?de...
Consider supporting Grady College this week: gail.uga.edu/givingday?de...
Congratulations to @lexielittle.bsky.social, one of our Ph.D. students!
New publication alert! Excited about this study exploring Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer publicity, newspaper coverage, and tie-in ads for the Gone with the Wind premiere in Atlanta (1939) to argue for a new way of conceptualizing media events. www.tandfonline.com/eprint/WP2JC...
The Reality of a Pseudo-Event? Gone with the Wind Premiere, 1939
Answering a call for historical research inclusive of perspectives beyond journalism alone, this study explores press coverage and film studio public relations of the 1939 Gone with the Wind premie...
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March 25, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Congratulations to @lexielittle.bsky.social, one of our Ph.D. students!
Congratulations to the 20 students who received an Emmy in the Longform Nonfiction category of the Student Production Awards last weekend for their documentary, "We Will Rise: The Story of the Apalachee High School Shooting."
The doc can be viewed here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6EC...
The doc can be viewed here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6EC...
March 25, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Congratulations to the 20 students who received an Emmy in the Longform Nonfiction category of the Student Production Awards last weekend for their documentary, "We Will Rise: The Story of the Apalachee High School Shooting."
The doc can be viewed here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6EC...
The doc can be viewed here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6EC...
Interested in learning about what's involved with studying in a low-residency MFA Narrative Nonfiction program? Read this Q&A with Moni Basu ( @evilreporterchick.bsky.social ), about our MFA program at UGA. It was written by Erika Hayasaki.
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Studying Narrative Nonfiction
A conversation with journalist Moni Basu, director of the University of Georgia’s low-residency program in narrative nonfiction
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March 25, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Interested in learning about what's involved with studying in a low-residency MFA Narrative Nonfiction program? Read this Q&A with Moni Basu ( @evilreporterchick.bsky.social ), about our MFA program at UGA. It was written by Erika Hayasaki.
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Congratulations to Margot Murphy, a PR major, on her recognition as the Outstanding Student in the country by @prweekus.bsky.social. Our PR department was also named a Top Five Education Program in the country.
Photo #1 by Erica Berger
Photo #1 by Erica Berger
March 17, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Congratulations to Margot Murphy, a PR major, on her recognition as the Outstanding Student in the country by @prweekus.bsky.social. Our PR department was also named a Top Five Education Program in the country.
Photo #1 by Erica Berger
Photo #1 by Erica Berger
It takes a village to judge the @nppa.bsky.social Best of #Photojournalism competition-24 final round judges, 14 @ugagrady.bsky.social student volunteers and 6 moderators. This is the seventh year the @universityofga.bsky.social has hosted, results soon on bop.nppa.org.
March 3, 2025 at 9:34 PM
We are close to our goal of 83 gifts to our Giving Voice to the Voiceless fund in celebration of Charlayne Hunter-Gault's birthday. The fund enables UGA students to tell incredible stories of freedom, justice and equality. Please help us reach our goal.
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Giving Voice to the Voiceless!
This February, we’re honoring Charlayne Hunter-Gault (ABJ ’63), a trailblazing journalist, author, and UGA legend.
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February 25, 2025 at 7:20 PM
We are close to our goal of 83 gifts to our Giving Voice to the Voiceless fund in celebration of Charlayne Hunter-Gault's birthday. The fund enables UGA students to tell incredible stories of freedom, justice and equality. Please help us reach our goal.
give.uga.edu/funders/givi...
give.uga.edu/funders/givi...
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The @universityofga.bsky.social School of Law hosted its third annual International Law Hackathon, led by Jonathan Peters, a media law scholar and the head of UGA’s Department of Journalism in the @ugagrady.bsky.social. Peters also holds a courtesy faculty appointment in the law school.
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Georgia Law hosts third annual International Law Hackathon, led by Professor Jonathan Peters
The University of Georgia School of Law hosted its third annual International Law Hackathon, led by Jonathan Peters, a media law scholar and the head of UGA’s Department of Journalism. Peters also …
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February 25, 2025 at 12:54 PM
The @universityofga.bsky.social School of Law hosted its third annual International Law Hackathon, led by Jonathan Peters, a media law scholar and the head of UGA’s Department of Journalism in the @ugagrady.bsky.social. Peters also holds a courtesy faculty appointment in the law school.
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Happy Valentine's Day!
We love stories of Bulldog sweethearts, like Tyler and Peyton Head, both 2019 journalism graduates, who met at a GAB Radio Talent Institute program at Grady College in 2018.
Read their story here: grady.uga.edu/news/peyton-...
We love stories of Bulldog sweethearts, like Tyler and Peyton Head, both 2019 journalism graduates, who met at a GAB Radio Talent Institute program at Grady College in 2018.
Read their story here: grady.uga.edu/news/peyton-...
Peyton and Tyler Head: Bulldog sweethearts - Grady
Tyler and Peyton Head met at the Radio Talent Institute at Grady College in the summer of 2018 and got married in 2023.
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February 14, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Happy Valentine's Day!
We love stories of Bulldog sweethearts, like Tyler and Peyton Head, both 2019 journalism graduates, who met at a GAB Radio Talent Institute program at Grady College in 2018.
Read their story here: grady.uga.edu/news/peyton-...
We love stories of Bulldog sweethearts, like Tyler and Peyton Head, both 2019 journalism graduates, who met at a GAB Radio Talent Institute program at Grady College in 2018.
Read their story here: grady.uga.edu/news/peyton-...
🎬 Bill Lawrence, producer of #Shrinking & #TedLasso, shares his storytelling insights and emotional depth in our latest episode of #WeDisruptThisBroadcast. Join the convo w/your comments & our polls on #spotifypodcasts.
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#peabodyawards #masculinity #podcastsky
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#peabodyawards #masculinity #podcastsky
February 14, 2025 at 5:38 PM
📣 Buckle up for Season 2 of We Disrupt This Broadcast, launching February 6! 🎙️ Check out this trailer for Season 1 highlights AND hear what big names are lined up for Season 2. 🔥
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#PeabodyAwards #NewPodcast #PodcastSky #TVSky #StoriesThatMatter
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#PeabodyAwards #NewPodcast #PodcastSky #TVSky #StoriesThatMatter
We Disrupt This Broadcast – Season 2 Podcast Trailer
YouTube video by Peabody Awards
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February 3, 2025 at 2:16 PM
January 22, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Exciting news from Peabody today! #HomeofPeabody
📢 We're pleased to announce that the #PeabodyAwards will return to LA on June 1st & we're rolling out the red carpet to commemorate 85 yrs of storytelling excellence. ✨
For more details, please see our press release: peabodyawards.com/stories/85th...
#storiesthatmatter
For more details, please see our press release: peabodyawards.com/stories/85th...
#storiesthatmatter
January 22, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Exciting news from Peabody today! #HomeofPeabody
Congratulations to EMST major Amanda Whylie, one of three UGA students honored as a Schwarzman Scholar.
The prestigious award will allow them to pursue a one-year master’s degree in global affairs at Tsinghua University in China, starting this August.
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UGA sets record with three Schwarzman Scholars
These three students bring UGA’s total number of Schwarzman Scholars to 11.
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January 15, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Congratulations to EMST major Amanda Whylie, one of three UGA students honored as a Schwarzman Scholar.
The prestigious award will allow them to pursue a one-year master’s degree in global affairs at Tsinghua University in China, starting this August.
Read more:
news.uga.edu/uga-sets-rec...
#ProudHomeofNPPA and BOP competition.
January 2, 2025 at 3:59 PM
#ProudHomeofNPPA and BOP competition.
The wait is over, NPPA's 2025 Best of Photojournalism competition is officially OPEN! Submit your best work for a chance at global recognition and inclusion in the 2025 BOP book. Join a 75-years+ legacy of celebrating visual storytelling. Entry deadline is January 19: bop.nppa.org/2025/
December 17, 2024 at 2:31 PM
Submit your entry now for the @nppa.bsky.social Best of Photojournalism competition. #ProudHomeofNPPA
December 17, 2024 at 2:30 PM
Submit your entry now for the @nppa.bsky.social Best of Photojournalism competition. #ProudHomeofNPPA
We are proud of the nearly 150 students who graduated from Grady College this week. We look forward to following your future successes!
Links to our Convocation and Graduation Celebration pictures can be found here: grady.uga.edu/news/fall-20...
Links to our Convocation and Graduation Celebration pictures can be found here: grady.uga.edu/news/fall-20...
December 13, 2024 at 6:50 PM
We are proud of the nearly 150 students who graduated from Grady College this week. We look forward to following your future successes!
Links to our Convocation and Graduation Celebration pictures can be found here: grady.uga.edu/news/fall-20...
Links to our Convocation and Graduation Celebration pictures can be found here: grady.uga.edu/news/fall-20...
Did you know that UGA one of higher ed's most fully-developed programs in crisis communications?
Grady College, together with Terry's Risk Management and Insurance program and Public Health's Institute of Disaster Management, is leading the way in preparing students.
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Grady College, together with Terry's Risk Management and Insurance program and Public Health's Institute of Disaster Management, is leading the way in preparing students.
news.uga.edu/combating-cr...
Combating Crises - Georgia Magazine
Crisis, Risk and Disaster Communication studies are growing at UGA, gathering both alumni and faculty to aid the new programs.
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December 3, 2024 at 2:06 PM
Did you know that UGA one of higher ed's most fully-developed programs in crisis communications?
Grady College, together with Terry's Risk Management and Insurance program and Public Health's Institute of Disaster Management, is leading the way in preparing students.
news.uga.edu/combating-cr...
Grady College, together with Terry's Risk Management and Insurance program and Public Health's Institute of Disaster Management, is leading the way in preparing students.
news.uga.edu/combating-cr...
Thanks to the AJC for featuring "Virtual Fitness Buddy," an interactive video game incentivizing kids to exercise, created by @sunjooahn.bsky.social, director of the Center for Advanced Computer-Human Ecosystems.
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www.ajc.com/news/health-...
The key to getting kids to spend less time on video games? Parents showing the way
Getting sedentary kids to stop playing video games and get more exercise can be a constant challenge for parents. But University of Georgia researchers found an innovative way of using an online game ...
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November 25, 2024 at 1:26 PM
Thanks to the AJC for featuring "Virtual Fitness Buddy," an interactive video game incentivizing kids to exercise, created by @sunjooahn.bsky.social, director of the Center for Advanced Computer-Human Ecosystems.
www.ajc.com/news/health-...
www.ajc.com/news/health-...