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Tombras School Students Get the Chance to Learn from Industry Professionals at PRSA Southeast District Conference
The Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations was proud to be an Education Sponsor for the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Southeast District Conference along with Western Carolina University. The three-day conference was held at the UT Conference Center in downtown Knoxville. PRSA Volunteer Chapter along with the Public Relations Student Society of…
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Students Get Hands-on Experience Covering Adaptive Sports at the 2024 Paralympics
School of Journalism and Media student Griffin Hadley interviewing athletes at the 2024 Paralympic Games for USA TODAY Senior Griffin Hadley was first exposed to the sport of goalball while visiting the Philippines with the VOLeaders Academy at University of Tennessee, Knoxville. A year later, the School of Journalism and Media major and Tennessee Vol…
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CCI PhD Candidate Uses Platform To Introduce Students To Adaptive Sports
When College of Communication and Information doctoral student Aman Misra invited Indian para-badminton star Manasi Joshi to his class, he could not have predicted the response they got. Off the badminton court, Joshi is an activist and spends her time introducing and expanding disability awareness around the world. Misra had the students research Joshi and…
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Renovated TV Studio Enhances Students’ Experiential Learning Experiences at CCI
Students producing Rocky Top Rundown as part of Professor Guy Harrison’s course in the newly renovated TV studio. While interning with WVLT-News over the summer, School of Journalism and Media senior Ella Grey Macnicoll had the opportunity to produce news packages and work on the production side of the newsroom. As part of her experience,…
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CCI Professor Awarded Office Of Naval Research Grants To Study Russian Disinformation Campaigns
The Department of Defense Office of Naval Research has awarded nearly $1.7 million across two grants to School of Journalism and Media Professor and Director of the Information Integrity Institute Catherine Luther to research Russian disinformation campaigns and their influence on Russian diasporas. Luther is the principal investigator for both grants with several College of…
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CCI Launches The Media Center to Boost Real-World Experience for Students
School of Journalism and Media student Eliza Noell shooting at Macmillan Publishers office in New York City for Land Grant Films’ Shooting for an A: Video Games and Education documentary. The College of Communication and Information officially launched The Media Center this summer as an initiative to provide more high-quality, real-world experiences for students. “Working…
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Empowering Students with Cutting-Edge Technology to Shape Tomorrow’s Leaders
Using strategic initiative funds from the College of Communication and Information, the School of Information Sciences (SIS) created a new facility and introduced new technology to the college in its iLab in 2024. The iLab is equipped with high-performance workstations, robots, digitization equipment, and virtual reality headsets, making it a space where teams of students,…
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CCI UX Lab Research Improved Usability for Nonprofit’s App for Seniors
Before Bruce Tonn worked with the User eXperience Lab (UX Lab) at the College of Communication and Information, he had little to no familiarity with how pivotal UX research and testing can be for a digital project. But after the UX Lab worked with his team at nonprofit Three3 to develop software to help seniors…
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‘Once-In-A-Lifetime’: Students Report On The 2024 Paralympic Games For USA TODAY
The School of Journalism and Media partnered with the USA TODAY Network to cover the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris, France this summer. School of Journalism and Media junior and sports writer Gabriel Jackson was sitting in the press box at the Place de la Concorde reporting on the 2024 Paralympic Games opening ceremonies in…
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Coffey Honored With 2024 AEJMC Robert Picard Book And Monographs Award For Media Analytics Book
Pictured is School of Journalism and Media Director Amy Jo Coffey (left) accepting the 2024 Robert Picard Book and Monographs Award on behalf of both authors, as Ann Hollifield was not present at the annual AEJMC conference. Holding Hollifield’s copy of the award above is Media Management, Economics, and Entrepreneurship division vice chair Dr. Min…