Coral Gables, FL (Nov. 11, 2009) - The University of Miami School of Communication, joined by The Online News Association (ONA), will host the school’s annual Beyond Bootcamp Multimedia Workshops, Jan. 9-16, 2010, on campus.

MIAMI, FL (Nov. 9, 2009) - The University of Miami Knight Center for International Media and The Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) successfully held the inaugural session of “OUR GLOBAL CHALLENGES: A Series of Dialogues on the Most Pressing Global Issues of Our Time,” on Nov. 2 at the K Street headquarters of CSIS.

Coral Gables, FL (Oct. 19, 2009) - Gables Home Page (http://www.GablesHomePage.com), a non-profit online news and information exchange for the Coral Gables community, officially launched on Oct. 23, 2009. The hyper-local community website is funded by the Coral Gables Community Foundation with support from a John S. and James L. Knight Foundation’s Knight Community Information Challenge grant. Content is written and compiled by Gables Home Page staff and the University of Miami School of Communication in a unique collaboration involving students and faculty. 

Coral Gables, FL (Oct . 22, 2009) - UMTV’s NewsVision has been nominated for a 2009 Suncoast Regional Emmy Award. The nominated newscast aired on April 16, 2009 and was produced by Seniors Chris Nielsen and Rory Lincoln, and anchored by Ryan Hughes, B.S.C. ‘09, and Senior Jenna King.  The show led with a story on University of Miami students who were being evicted from their rental units due to foreclosure. Winners will be announced at the Emmy dinner on Dec. 5 in Orlando. 

Coral Gables, FL (Oct . 21, 2009) - The University of Miami School of Communication’s Visual Journalism Program hosted a conversation with award-winning photojournalists on Tuesday, Oct. 20. Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist and SoC Alumnus Patrick Farrell and internationally-recognized photographer Maggie Steber discussed experiences covering events in Haiti, and presented images from their work in the developing country.

CORAL GABLES, FL (Oct. 7, 2009) - A new multimedia partnership between the School of Communication, the Frost School of Music and UMTV brings a fresh look at the talent at the University of Miami. The prestigious schools have formed a new alliance around UMTV’s musical talent TV show “U-Tunes.”

Under the direction of the Knight Chair in Visual Journalism, University of Miami School of Communication professor Rich Beckman, 18 journalists and journalism educators from across Africa converged on Rhodes University in Grahamstown, South Africa, in September to learn cutting edge multimedia journalism skills and strategies during a five-day workshop.

Coral Gables, FL (Aug. 26, 2009) - School of Communication Dean Sam L Grogg and the rest of the School’s faculty and staff welcomed over 400 new students for the 2009-2010 academic year. Classes began Aug. 26. Among the new additions are 77 graduate students, 230 undergraduate students and 111 transfers. New students had the opportunity to meet faculty and staff at the numerous orientation activities that began taking place a week before classes commenced.