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CCI Students Take on Community-Focused Reporting Through New Knox News Partnership
Professor of Practice Melanie Faizer, far right, is leading a cohort of three student journalists who will work with the Knoxville News Sentinel to do accountability reporting. The students are, from front left clockwise: Kayleigh Smith, Lauren Holladay, and Olivia Lee. This article was written by Drue Hamlet Beginning this semester, College of Communication and…
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Tombras School Student Lands Spot in Tree Hut’s Inaugural Super Bowl Commercial
If you watched the Big Game on Peacock, or in select states, you may have seen a familiar face from the Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations. Junior public relations major Lanie Draughon, also known as Lanie Kristin on social media, appeared in body care brand Tree Hut’s first-ever Super Bowl commercial. Draughon’s passion…
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SIS Makes Its Debut on a Longstanding CCI Networking Trip
For more than 30 years, students across the College of Communication and Information (CCI) have traveled to New York City to meet industry professionals, visit major organizations, and explore career paths beyond the classroom. This year marked a milestone for the School of Information Sciences (SIS), as its students participated in the college-wide networking trip…
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For Second Time, UT Journalism and Media Students to Cover Paralympic Games for USA TODAY Network
For a second time, students from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s College of Communication and Information (CCI) will have the opportunity to cover the Winter Paralympic Games, reporting from Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, in March 2026. Building on the success of their reporting experience at the 2024 Summer Paralympic Games in Paris, students will…
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A Hidden Passion Unlocked: Cade Beasley Finds His ‘Voice’ as Co-Host of BBC’s Introducing in America Show on WUTK “The Rock”
When Cade Beasley started his major at the School of Journalism and Media at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, the idea of becoming a radio host never crossed his mind. That changed last summer when he began his practicum at 90.3 WUTK FM, UT’s student-run radio station. What started as a hands-on learning experience quickly…
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CCI Master’s Program Helps Alumnus Achieve Dream of Making UT Marching Band Documentary
College of Communication and Information (CCI) alumnus Seth Reynolds (‘23, ‘25) is a fan of the HBO Original documentary series Hard Knocks. The show typically takes viewers behind the scenes of different NFL teams’ training camps to learn more about their preparations for an upcoming season. As a freshman baritone player in The Pride of the Southland Band, Reynolds thought this approach would work well for a documentary about the prestigious University of Tennessee, Knoxville, marching band. While he would…
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Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist Chris Mooney Named Julia G. and Alfred G. Hill Chair of Excellence
Photo courtesy of the University of Virginia The University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s College of Communication and Information is proud to announce Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, author, and educator Chris Mooney as the School of Journalism and Media’s next Julia G. and Alfred G. Hill Chair of Excellence in Science, Technology, and Medical Writing. Mooney will assume…
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CCI Faculty, Graduate Students Shine at Annual NCA Convention
While exploring booths at the 2025 National Communication Association (NCA) Convention last month, College of Communication and Information (CCI) master’s student Md Ibnun Sarwar Rafi made an interesting discovery. His first published article, “Barriers to discussing comprehensive sexuality education: a qualitative study of home tutor-student interpersonal communication in Bangladesh,” which investigated barriers home tutors faced when discussing comprehensive sexuality education with their students,…
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From Classroom Curiosity to Published Research: SIS Faculty and Alumni Explore How Museums Manage Their Collections in the Age of AI
From left to right: Sidney Gavel, Professor Wade Bishop, and Emily Chapin When Professor Wade Bishop from the School of Information Sciences began studying how museums organize and digitize their physical collections, he did not anticipate that a class assignment would evolve into a multi-year research project. This unexpected journey would involve three SIS master’s…
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Honoring Excellence: CCI Remembers John Noble Wilford, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist and First Hill Chair of Excellence
This article was written by Noreen Premji. The School of Journalism and Media at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, mourns the passing of John Noble Wilford, one of UT’s most distinguished alumni and one of the world’s most celebrated science journalists. Wilford died December 8 at age 92, at his home in Charlottesville, Virginia. Wilford…