Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication
Type | Public |
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Established | 1915 |
Parent institution | University of Georgia |
Dean | Charles N. Davis[1] |
Academic staff | 78 |
Students | 1,697 (2017)[2] |
Undergraduates | 1,493 (2017)[2] |
Postgraduates | 204 (2017)[2] |
Location | , U.S. |
Website | www |
The Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication is a constituent college of the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia, United States. Established in 1915, Grady College offers undergraduate degrees in journalism, advertising, public relations, and entertainment and media studies, and master's and doctoral programs of study. Grady has consistently been ranked among the top schools of journalism education and research in the U.S.[3][4][5]
The college is home to several prominent centers, awards, and institutes, including the
History
In 1915, Grady was founded as a
Grady's first graduate, in 1921,
In 1961,
Academics
Grady comprises three academic departments: journalism, advertising and public relations, and entertainment and media studies. Admission to the undergraduate program is selective and open to students who have completed their sophomore year. The college provides instruction at the undergraduate and graduate levels in a range of subject areas including public relations, advertising, broadcast and multimedia journalism, photojournalism, new media, communication, publication management, media innovation and entrepreneurship, and screenwriting.[11]
Experiential learning through capstone courses like Grady Newsource; study-abroad experiences like Cannes-Lions and Choose China; and involvement with clubs like Talking Dog and PRSSA, provide experiences beyond the classroom. Many students work on the award-winning, independent student newspaper,
Degrees offered by the college
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Certificates offered by the college
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Research programs
Grady houses the following centers, institutes and affiliates for research and education:
- George Foster Peabody Awards
- Peabody Media Center
- James M. Cox Jr. Center for International Mass Communication Training and Research
- James M. Cox Jr. Institute for Journalism Innovation, Management and Leadership
- New Media Institute
- Center for Health and Risk Communication
- National Press Photographers Association
- Georgia Scholastic Press Association
Peabody Awards
In 1938, leaders of the
More than a thousand submissions are judged annually by the Peabody Board of Jurors, made up of respected media professionals, media scholars, critics and journalists. The board meets at least three times, with the final viewing and discussion session held at the university. To win a Peabody in one of about 30 categories, ranging from news, entertainment and public service to documentary, children's and web/interactive programming, a program must receive the unanimous approval of all board members. Past Peabody winners include Edward R. Murrow, Walter Cronkite, Barbara Walters, BBC, 60 Minutes and Al Jazeera.[12]
Accreditation
Grady is accredited by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications.[13]
Notable alumni
This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (July 2021) |
The following is a list of some notable alumni in the fields of journalism, media and communication:[14]
- Academy Award-winning motion picture producer
- Ernest Camp Jr. (1926) – founder of the Society of Professional Journalists
- Washington Post
- Edwin Pope (1948) – Miami Herald sports columnist
- Jack Avrett (1950) – founder of Avrett Free Ginsberg advertising agency; American Advertising Federation chairman
- Gene Methvin (1955) – Reader's Digest senior editor
- New York Times best-selling author; UPIcorrespondent
- Emmy Award-winning reporter
- White House Fellow
- Harry Chapman (1967) – longtime WTVF news anchor in Nashville, Tennessee
- Cecile Bledsoe (1968) – member of the Arkansas State Senate
- John Holliman (1970) – CNN war correspondent
- John Huey (1970) – Time Inc. editor-in-chief, columnist
- Maxine Clark (1971) — founder of Build-A-Bear
- Brenda Hampton (1972) – creator and executive producer, 7th Heaven and The Secret Life of the American Teenager
- Randall Savage (1972) – Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist
- New York Timesbest-selling author
- Bonnie Arnold (1977) – film producer, Walt Disney Feature Animation, Pixar and DreamWorks Animation
- Deborah Blum (1977) – Pulitzer Prize-winning science writer
- Randy Jones (1977) – founder of Worth magazine; CEO of Capital Publishing Inc.
- The Telegraph columnist; Will Rogers Humanitarian Awardrecipient
- Turner Sports and CBS Sports
- Doreen Gentzler (1979) – longtime WRC-TV news anchor in Washington, D.C.
- Todayco-host
- Steve Oney (1979) – author, former magazine staff writer, and Nieman Fellow at Harvard University
- Martha Zoller (1979) – syndicated radio host, television personality and writer
- Deborah Roberts (1982) – ABC News television journalist
- Jackie Crosby (1983) – Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution columnist; Chicago Sun-Timeseditor
- ABC's Wide World of Sports; former Entertainment Tonighthost
- Chip Caray (1987) – sports broadcaster
- Primetime Emmy Award-winning television producer and writer
- Brent Poer (1990) – president & chief marketing officer of Zenith USA, Moxie & MRY
- Lisa (Ryan) Howard— (1992) – senior vice president and general manager at The New York Times
- Josh Jackson (1994) – co-founder of Paste magazine
- Amy Robach (1995) – television journalist for ABC News, Good Morning America
- Live with Kelly and Ryan
- Mark Schlabach (1997) – ESPN sportswriter
- Meredith Seacrest (1999) — executive director and COO of Ryan Seacrest Foundation
- Brooke Anderson (2000) – CNN anchor and producer; Entertainment Tonight correspondent
- Fox News Channelcontributor
- Nancy Mace (2004) – U.S. Congresswoman representing South Carolina's 1st Congressional District
- Maria Taylor (2009) – sports journalist, ESPN and SEC Network
- Atlanta, Georgia
References
- ^ "Faculty Directory". www.grady.uga.edu. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Facts and Figures". Grady College. 2018. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
- ^ "The Best Journalism Schools In The Country". HuffPost. December 22, 2013. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
- ISSN 2151-1764.
- ^ "Grady College ranked in top five of national Communication Ph.D. Programs by PhDs.org". March 24, 2017. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
- ^ Library, C. N. N. (July 13, 2013). "Peabody Awards Fast Facts". CNN. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
- ^ "McGill Program for Journalistic Courage".
- ^ "About". July 14, 2016.
- ^ "About Grady". Retrieved April 24, 2019.
- Online Athens. Athens Banner-Herald. April 11, 2015. Archived from the originalon July 29, 2017.
- ^ "Degree Archive". Retrieved April 24, 2019.
- ^ "The Peabody Awards". www.peabodyawards.com. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
- ^ "Accredited/Reaccredited – ACEJMC". Retrieved April 24, 2019.
- ^ "Notable Alumni". Retrieved April 24, 2019.
Literature
- Clark, E. Culpepper. 2015. Centennial: A History of Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communications at the University of Georgia. Mercer University Press.