On Jan. 5, 2006, 14-year-old Martin Lee Anderson entered the Bay County Sheriff’s Office Boot Camp in Panama City, Fla. Eighteen hours later, he was pronounced dead. Through unflinching interviews and five years of documented protests, legal battles and media attention, Beating Justice examines the intersection of race, class, the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice and the …
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News about the faculty at the CCI School of Communication
Documentary on teen's boot-camp death to premiere Saturday
FSU’s Raney delivers prestigious Pockrass Lecture at Penn State
Dr. Arthur A. Raney, an associate professor and director of doctoral studies in FSU’s School of Communication, was invited to give the prestigious Robert M. Pockrass Memorial Lecture this week at The Pennsylvania State University. Raney, a leading media effects scholar, spoke about “The Ongoing Morality Play: Media Entertainment and Our Sense of Right and …
CONTINUE READINGDr. Barry Sapolsky dies after long battle with leukemia
Dr. Barry S. Sapolsky, 61, James E. Kirk Professor of Communication at The Florida State University, passed away on Nov. 28, 2010, after a long and hard fought battle with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. A memorial service was held at Temple Israel on Mahan Drive on Sunday, Dec. 5, at 1:30 p.m. Dr. Sapolsky began his career at Florida …
CONTINUE READINGProffitt and Cox: First at AEJMC
by Bob Branciforte Assistant professor Jennifer M. Proffitt and doctoral student Nicole Cox of the School of Communication won first place in the Cultural and Critical Studies Division poster competition during the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication’s (AEJMC) 94th annual conference, August 4–7, Denver. Their research, “Mimicking Bollywood in Slumdog Millionaire: A …
CONTINUE READINGKorzenny addresses Hispanic/Latino Entrepreneur Summit
Dr. Felipe Korzenny, professor of Communication and director of the Center for Hispanic Marketing Communication at The Florida State University, was one of the speakers at the 2010 Tallahassee Hispanic/Latino Proefessionals and Entrepreneurs Summit. Read more…
CONTINUE READINGRaney keynotes international conference
Dr. Arthur A. Raney, associate professor of communication, was invited to be one of five keynote speakers at an international conference on entertainment theory and effects in Benasque, Spain, Nov. 15-21. It was the first in a series of communication congresses being organized under the auspices of the Centro de Ciencias de Benasque Pedro Pascual, …
CONTINUE READINGFocus on Research 2009: October 26-30
Join members of our three schools in celebrating the first research week of the newly-merged College of Communication & Information, highlighted by faculty and doctoral research presentations and culminating in a celebratory reception. Wednesday through Friday events will be Webcast; find a link to the Webcasts at the College Web site (http://cci.fsu.edu). Monday – Faculty …
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