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UGA Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication @ugagrady.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

For 24 Grady College students, Summer 2026 meant traveling across North America using skills they learned in the classroom to report on the world’s largest sporting event, the FIFA World Cup, as credentialed journalists for USA Today and the AP. Read more: grady.uga.edu/news/grady-c...

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UGA Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication @ugagrady.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

We are proud to have several faculty and graduate students presenting research, serving as panelists and networking with other educators at the @aejmc.bsky.social conference in New Orleans. #aejmc26 See the Grady College highlights here: grady.uga.edu/news/grady-c...

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Grady College faculty and graduate students prepare for 2026 AEJMC Conference - Grady

Faculty and graduate students from Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication will attend the AEJMC 2026 conference.

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UGA Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication @ugagrady.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Congratulations to these faculty members who have earned academic promotions for the new school year.

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Headshots of two faculty members with a headline that reads 2026 Faculty Promotions: AdPR

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Headshots of nine faculty members with a headline that reads 2026 Faculty Promotions: Journalism

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UGA Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication @ugagrady.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Congratulations to Bartosz Wojdynski, Director of the Digital Media Attention and Cognition (DMAC) Lab, for being interviewed by Time about keeping digital notes. The article explains the reasons people may choose to use the notes app. time.com/article/2026...

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UGA Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication @ugagrady.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Grady faculty is looking forward to the annual Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) conference in a few weeks.

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UGA Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication @ugagrady.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

New research by Michael Cacciatore, co-director of our Center for Health & Risk Communication, shows that using humor on social media can increase interest in science videos.

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UGA Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication @ugagrady.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Proud to be educating Democracy's Next Generation. 🇺🇸

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University of Georgia @universityofga.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Meet Troy Aubrey! After graduating from @ugagrady.bsky.social, Troy stepped away from performing to help other musicians find the limelight. Over the next 20 years, he touched every part of the music business managing and booking bands as a free agent. Learn more: t.uga.edu/4vBQvK2

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UGA Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication @ugagrady.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Our summer InternView series starts today with a look at the Day in the Life of Emma Gleason, a brand strategist intern at @ogilvy.com. She also serves as an International Radio & Television Society (IRTS) Foundation Fellow and a social media intern for the Grady AdPR.

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UGA Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication @ugagrady.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Congratulations to Gabriella Etienne (AB '26) and Welch Suggs, associate professor of journalism, on being quoted in a new UGA Today article by Kylie Earnhardt (AB ‘26) regarding their published research on trends in pay-to-play American youth sports systems.

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University of Georgia @universityofga.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

New research from @ugagrady.bsky.social presented evidence that the commodified “pay-to-play” structure prevents many talented players from low-income families from accessing training & resources they need to advance as players. Read more: t.uga.edu/4x52cKj

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UGA Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication @ugagrady.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Jennifer Duck, a clinical associate professor of journalism at Grady College, was honored with her third Emmy Award win for producing Jeffery Ames’ “Requiem for Colour” for PBS earlier this year. Read more here: grady.uga.edu/news/jennife...

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Jennifer Duck wins third Emmy for 'Requiem for Colour' - Grady

The first time Jennifer Duck saw Jeffery Ames’s passion project “Requiem for Colour;” it was essentially a home-video recording.

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UGA Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication @ugagrady.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Shad McMillan, Makenna Reavis and Maura Potvin in the Griffiths Innovators led by Amanda Bright program received third place nationwide and earned the fan favorite award at a national competition through the Reynolds Journalism Institute on April 30, 2026. grady.uga.edu/news/griffit...

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Griffiths Innovators receive third place, fan favorite in competition - Grady

Three journalism students in the Griffiths Innovators program received third place and earned a fan favorite award at a national competition.

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UGA Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication @ugagrady.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Last week, Grady College celebrated its Spring Convocation on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, and a graduation celebration for graduates and their families before UGA Commencement on Friday, May 8, 2026. Congratulations to the Class of 2026! 🎓 #GradyCollege #uga

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A large, diverse group of graduates and family members posing outside on a lawn. Several people have their firsts raised in the air in a celebratory "Go Dawgs" gesture. In the background is Grady College.

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UGA Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication @ugagrady.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Caroline Newbern will be the senior speaker at the Grady College Convocation on May 6 and Blake Witmer will serve as the student speaker at UGA Commencement ceremonies on May 8. Read more 👉 grady.uga.edu/news/carolin...

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Caroline Newbern, Blake Witmer to deliver graduation remarks - Grady

Caroline Newbern was named senior speaker for the 2026 Grady College Convocation. The ceremony will be held at the Athens Classic Center.

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UGA Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication @ugagrady.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Since 1940 when the @peabodyawards.bsky.social were founded at Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, we have been the proud home of Stories that Matter. Today, the 34 winners of the 86th annual awards were announced. See the full list of honorees here: grady.uga.edu/news/86th-an...

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86TH ANNUAL PEABODY AWARD-WINNERS ANNOUNCED - Grady

The Peabody Awards’ Board of Jurors today announced winners representing the most captivating and inspiring stories released in broadcasting and streaming media in the last year. From compassionate c...

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UGA Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication @ugagrady.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Congratulations to The Oglethorpe Echo students and Amanda Bright on being named a finalist for the Institute for Nonprofit News INNovator Award for their work on an AI tool that The Echo helped develop. The winner will be announced June 16.

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UGA Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication @ugagrady.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Brittany Shivers (MA ’23) is a third-year Ph.D. candidate whose research examines the psychological processing of disinformation and conspiracy theories and the ways social media exacerbates information disorder. Read More: grady.uga.edu/news/ph-d-pr...

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Ph.D. Profile — Brittany Shivers - Grady

Brittany Shivers’ (MA ’23) research focuses on the processing of disinformation and conspiracy theories exacerbated by social media.

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UGA Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication @ugagrady.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Congratulations to Dr. Kadri, who has a courtest appointment at Grady College, too.

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UGA Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication @ugagrady.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

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...

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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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UGA Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication @ugagrady.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Congratulations to our graduates! View a recap and links to photos and video: grady.uga.edu/news/spring-...

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Students cross the convocation stage and shake hands with faculty.

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UGA Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication @ugagrady.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

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...

April Alonso of the Cicero Independiente holds the McCommons Award as Pete McCommons and Jon Peters look on.

Eric Baker holds up his Fellowship medal as someone takes a picture.

Heidi Hennink-Kaminski holds the Distinguished Scholar Award as other Grady faculty pose with her.

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UGA Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication @ugagrady.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

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...

Awkward photo with Ambassadors #CallingAllDawgs

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UGA Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication @ugagrady.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

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...

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UGA Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication @ugagrady.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

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. thereportedessay.substack.com/p/studying-n...

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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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UGA Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication @ugagrady.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

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

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UGA Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication @ugagrady.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

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...

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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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Dean Rusk International Law Center @deanruskintlaw.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

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. (1/2)

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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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UGA Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication @ugagrady.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

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-...

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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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UGA Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication @ugagrady.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

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...

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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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UGA Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication @ugagrady.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

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...

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Two students pose for a picture after Convocation among leaves.

The Grady College Convocation stage with students walking across.

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UGA Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication @ugagrady.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

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...

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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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