JEM Students Place Second at SEJC Competition
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: senior Gabriela Szymanowska in news and feature photography and senior Will Backus in sports writing.
Senior Kenneth Richmond took second in sports photography, and sophomore Allie Justis placed third in copyediting. Additional Tennessee representatives in the onsite competition included: Ainsley Kelso in arts and culture … Read more “JEM Students Place Second at SEJC Competition”
2020 Social Media Week: Q&A with Sookie Park (AD ’13)
The 2020 UT Social Media Week will be held Feb. 18-20 and features social media and news professionals from near and far, including three CCI graduates. Admission is free for all six sessions, which will take place in the Communications Building.
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. She will speak on “esports and Marketing to the New Generation” on Thursday from 11:10 a.m.-12:25 p.m. in the Scripps Lab Theater.
A native of Daegu, South Korea, Park entered the traditional sports and esports … Read more “2020 Social Media Week: Q&A with Sookie Park (AD ’13)”
Inside CCI: February 14, 2020
UT Social Media Week
The ninth annual UT Social Media Week will be held February 18-20 in the Communications Building. All sessions are free and open to the public.
Full speaker details are available on the UT Social Media Week website, and each session will be streamed to the CCI YouTube channel.
DAY 1 – Tuesday, February 18
Session 1: “But I Saw It on Facebook!”: Social Media as Channels of Misinformation and Disinformation
- Time: 9:40-10:55 a.m.
- Location: Com 321 (Patrick Auditorium)
- Speakers: Jessica Maddox (Assistant Professor, University of Alabama); Mark Harmon (Professor, University of Tennessee); Damian Ruck
2020 Social Media Week: Q&A with Andy Bowers (CS ’17)
The 2020 UT Social Media Week will be held Feb. 18-20 and features social media and news professionals from near and far, including three CCI graduates. Admission is free for all six sessions, which will take place in the Communications Building.
Andy Bowers (CS ’17) is the social media manager for the Philadelphia 76ers and will present on his team’s approach to branding and content and appealing to a mass audience. His session “#OnBrand” will be Wednesday from 3:35-4:30 p.m. in Scripps Theater (COM 402).
Bowers, a native of Elizabethton, Tennessee, interned with Tennessee Athletic Communications as a senior. He … Read more “2020 Social Media Week: Q&A with Andy Bowers (CS ’17)”
2020 UT Social Media Week
The College of Communication and Information will host the ninth annual UT Social Media Week February 18-20 in the Communications Building. All sessions are free and open to the public.
Sessions range 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.
Three CCI alumni are among this year’s guest speakers and panelists: WBIR digital director Tonja Burk (JEM ’96), Philadelphia 76ers social media manager Andy Bowers (CS ’17), and Complexity Gaming director of partnership activation Sookie Park (AD … Read more “2020 UT Social Media Week”
Inside CCI: February 7, 2020
Advertising & Public Relations
Doctoral Student Alex Carter was featured in the Compass article, “Touchdowns and Fumbles,” about social media reactions to Super Bowl advertisements, which Carter tracked in real time at the Adam Brown Social Media Command Center.
Associate Professor Michael Palenchar had two papers accepted for presentation at the International Public Relations Research Conference in Orlando, Florida, March 5-7:
- “Anecdotes Over Evidence, Ostracize over Community: A Narrative Analysis of the Anti-Vaccination Movement” with doctoral student Anna Kochingina.
- “Believe in Something – Even If It Means Sacrificing Everything: The Challenges and Opportunities of Competing on Social Purposes” with
January 2020
CCI Student, Alumnus Inspires Organ Donation Policy
UT employees Frankie McGinnis (MSIS Student) and Tom Satkowiak (PR ’02) advocated for an employee policy on organ donation after their respective experiences as a donor and recipient. The University’s new Laura McGinnis Policy on Organ Donation, named for Frankie’s daughter, goes into effect March 1. Read More
Booker Named CCI Diversity Award Winner
The College of Communication and Information will present civil rights activist, author, and historian Robert Booker with the 2020 CCI Diversity Award at the 12th annual CCI Experience Diversity Banquet, February 21 at 7 p.m. at Bearden Banquet Hall. … Read more “January 2020”
Alumnus Ehrlich Receives AAF Memphis Silver Medal Award
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 The Brand Squad, an award-winning, full-service agency with a flexible, virtual workforce, which he founded in 2008. Previously, he served as CEO and partner in two other Memphis agencies. A graduate of Christian Brothers High School (CBHS) and UT Knoxville, his first job after college … Read more “Alumnus Ehrlich Receives AAF Memphis Silver Medal Award”
Robert Booker Named 2020 CCI Diversity Award Winner
The University of Tennessee College of Communication and Information will present civil rights activist, author, and historian Robert Booker with the 2020 CCI Diversity Award at the 12th annual CCI Experience Diversity Banquet, Feb. 21 at 7 p.m. at Bearden Banquet Hall. Booker will also serve as the keynote speaker for the banquet.
Booker, a native of Knoxville, graduated from Austin High School in 1953 and served in the U.S. Army in France and England as an Information Education Specialist.
He graduated from Knoxville College in 1962 with a B.S. in Education, majoring in English and French. While at … Read more “Robert Booker Named 2020 CCI Diversity Award Winner”
Alumnus Larry Patrick Named Giant of Broadcasting
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 recognized at an awards ceremony in New York City on November 14, 2019.
Patrick is founder and managing partner of media brokerage Patrick Communications and radio group Legends Communications. He earned his master’s degree in communications from CCI in 1973 and has been a strong … Read more “Alumnus Larry Patrick Named Giant of Broadcasting”