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    • Dolly Parton Film by Land Grant Films to Debut Nationally April 2

      Hillary Tune

      The Library That Dolly Built, a University of Tennessee, Knoxville, student-driven film and documentary about Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, will premiere April 2 in New York City and be screened in theaters across the nation. Associate Professor of Journalism and Electronic Media Nick Geidner is the director and producer of the film, which was crewed…

    • Student Blog: Networking Trips to New York City and Washington, D.C.

      Hillary Tune

      This January, students from the School of Advertising and Public Relations and School and Journalism and Electronic Media traveled to New York City to get an insider’s view of the industry. In February, the Communications Studies club ventured to D.C. to learn more about professional opportunities with a Communication Studies degree. They were hosted by…

    • Scientific American’s Robin Lloyd to Give 28th Annual Hill Lecture

      Hillary Tune

      [highlight color=”gray2″] Event Canceled Please note this event and all campus events are canceled March 16 to April 5. To find the most updated campus information, please see utk.edu/coronavirus. [/highlight] Robin Lloyd, a writer and editor for Scientific American and adjunct professor of science writing at New York University, will talk about “The End of…

    • JEM Students Place Second at SEJC Competition

      Hillary Tune

      A student team from the UT School of Journalism and Electronic Media placed second among 26 schools in the onsite, deadline-driven team competition at the Southeast Journalism Conference (SEJC), which was held Feb. 13-15 at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The Tennessee team earned two individual first-place finishes in the onsite competition:…

    • 2020 Social Media Week: Q&A with Sookie Park (AD ’13)

      Hillary Tune

      The 2020 UT Social Media Week was held Feb. 18-20 and featured social media and news professionals from near and far, including four CCI graduates. Sookie Park (AD ’13) is the Director of Partnership Activation at Complexity Gaming, one of America’s premier esports organizations now headquartered in Frisco, Texas. During UT Social Media Week, she…

    • 2020 Social Media Week: Q&A with Andy Bowers (CS ’17)

      Hillary Tune

      The 2020 UT Social Media Week was held Feb. 18-20 and featured social media and news professionals from near and far, including four CCI graduates. Andy Bowers (CS ’17) is the social media manager for the Philadelphia 76ers and shared his team’s approach to branding, content, and appealing to a mass audience in the  session…

    • 2020 UT Social Media Week

      Hillary Tune

      The College of Communication and Information hosted the ninth annual UT Social Media Week, February 18-20 in the Communications Building. Sessions ranged from disinformation and misinformation on social media – an important news topic leading up to the 2020 election – to social media marketing and branding for teams, companies, and community organizations. More than…

    • Alumnus Ehrlich Receives AAF Memphis Silver Medal Award

      Hillary Tune

      MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Acclaimed Memphis-area advertising agency executive and CCI Emeritus Board of Visitors member Jerry Ehrlich (AD ’73) received the 2020 Silver Medal Award, American Advertising Federation (AAF) Memphis announced. The Silver Medal honors his creative excellence, social responsibility and contributions to the industry and the community across a distinguished three-plus-decade career. Ehrlich leads…

    • Alumnus Larry Patrick Named Giant of Broadcasting

      Hillary Tune

      CCI alumnus and Honorary Board of Visitors member Larry Patrick was honored as one of the 2019 Giants of Broadcasting and Electronic Arts by the Library of American Broadcasting Foundation. Patrick and his fellow honorees, Connie Chung, Peter Dunn, Lester Holt, Paula Kerger, Alfred C. Liggins III, Mark Pedowitz, Mark Richer, and Julie Talbott, were…

    • On to the Next Assignment: Longtime Beacon Editor Graduates

      Hillary Tune

      Kylie Hubbard is ready for her next story. Hubbard concluded her third semester as editor-in-chief of UT’s independent student newspaper, the Daily Beacon. She graduated in December with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and electronic media. Though she’s all in now, Hubbard stumbled into journalism. From White House, Tennessee, she came to UT as a…