Dr. Arthur Raney, James E. Kirk Professor of Communication in the School of Communication, was recently interviewed by and quoted in The Guardian, one of the leading daily newspapers in Great Britain. Raney, lead editor of The Handbook of Sports and Media, shared his perspective on how media coverage has made the NFL draft “the biggest non-sporting …
CONTINUE READINGCategory: CCI in the News
Mainstream media stories about CCI faculty, staff, students and programs, usually published as a result of a CCI press release.
COMM Professor Raney quoted in article about the NFL Draft's media coverage
COMM Professor Rodin selected for 2013 College Sports Summit Pioneer Award by Sports Video Group
Sports Video Group (SVG) selects Mark Rodin, executive director of Seminole Productions and professor at the Florida State University (FSU) School of Communication, for the 2013 SVG College Sports Summit Pioneer Award. Since SVG started offering this prestigious acknowledgment in 2012, Rodin is only the second recipient chosen for his significant industry and academic media production …
CONTINUE READINGFSU-SLIS student chapter recognized for second year by ALA
The Florida State University student chapter of the American Library Association (ALA) has won the 2012-2013 Runner-Up for the ALA Student Chapter of the Year Award. The news comes after receiving top honors last year as the ALA’s 2011-2012 Student Chapter of the Year. “Despite it being a largely virtual group, our chapter has once …
CONTINUE READINGCOMM alumnus Ian Malone publishes science fiction novel
FSU Communication alumnus, Ian Malone (B.A., ‘99), published his first novel, Mako. It is one of three titles planned for a science fiction trilogy. The story is about a history professor and his group of college friends from FSU who reconnect by playing an online game by the name of MAKO. Malone’s novel was released …
CONTINUE READINGSLIS Professor Everhart quoted in article on technology in K-12 education
Dr. Nancy Everhart, associate professor in the School of Library and Information Studies and director of the PALM Center (Partnerships Advancing Library Media), was quoted in a Tampa Bay Times article. She discusses some reasons advising against the removal of media specialists from primary education in Pasco County, FL. Everhart, who has expertise in media and digital curriculum, brought up that trying to …
CONTINUE READINGCOMM student working with Prof. Houck discovers old newspapers with insights on Emmett Till murder case
FSU undergraduate student, Jessica Primiani, has discovered documents from an African-American newspaper (the St. Louis Argus) which were long missing and shed new insights about the Emmett Till murder case. In 1955, Till, a 14-year-old black boy, was brutally killed after allegedly flirting with a white woman in Money, Mississippi. This incident and his trial …
CONTINUE READINGU.S. News & World Report ranks SLIS grad programs among best in the nation
U.S. News & World Report’s 2014 edition of “Best Graduate Schools” was released on Mar. 12. FSU’s School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS) placed 13th in the nation! Its school library media program ranked No. 1 in the nation; its services for children and youth ranked 5th; and its digital librarianship ranked 11th. Read …
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