COMM Professor Raney interviewed by various media outlets about Winston allegations

Dr. Arthur A. Raney, James E. Kirk Professor of Communication and Director of Doctoral Studies in the Florida State University (FSU) School of Communication, was interviewed in November 2013 by Yahoo! Sports, the Orlando Sentinel, and WFSU’s Capital Report.  He shared his expertise about the media coverage of the sexual-assault allegations against Jameis Winston, the 2013 …

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Merle shares perspectives with Drake University students

Dr. Patrick Merle, an assistant professor at Florida State University’s School of Communication, kicked off the Drake University Public Relations Distinguished Lecture Series on Nov. 19 with his talk, “Notes from the Field: The Secret Life of a Passport,” in Des Moines, Iowa. Merle’s lecture also marked the beginning of the Central Iowa PRSA Institute, …

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COMM students to present work at Union for Democratic Communications conference

Several Florida State University School of Communication students and faculty members will be presenting their work at the Union for Democratic Communications conference on Nov. 1-3 in San Francisco. The theme of this year’s annual conference is “The Point is to Change It: Media Democracy and Democratic Media in Action.”  The conference, which will be held jointly …

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Comm. Professors to speak Oct. 23 at Global Peace-Building Series Panel about “The Nexus of Conflict & Journalism: Critical Perspectives from Europe & South Asia”

The “Nexus of Conflict and Journalism: Critical Perspectives from Europe and South Asia” panel will take place on Wednesday, October 23, from 5:30-7 p.m. at the FSU Center for Global Engagement (CGE) Globe Auditorium. During the past decade, several ongoing and emerging international conflicts have surfaced.  In the last few years, non-conventional forces and governments …

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COMM Professor Raney quoted in Orlando Sentinel article about Jameis Winston

Dr. Arthur Raney, James E. Kirk Professor of Communication and Director of Doctoral Studies in the FSU School of Communication, was quoted in an Orlando Sentinel article about FSU’s very own star baseball and football quarterback athlete, Jameis Winston. Raney commented on Winston’s increasing popularity status after the freshman quarterback was recorded launching a football over …

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COMM Interim Director Sypher and doctoral student Clark interviewed about social media regarding student incident

Florida State University (FSU) student, Amanda Thurston, has been accused of posting racial slurs on the social media site, Vine, on Wednesday Sept. 4.  The Vine showed a clip of black students performing in the middle of FSU Oglesby Union during the weekly Market Wednesday.  The caption for the Vine read, “Welcome to FAMU…I mean …

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Korzenny quoted in Marketplace Business about how companies are profiting from the U.S. Hispanic market

Dr. Felipe Korzenny, professor in the Florida State University (FSU) School of Communication and director of the FSU Center for Hispanic Marketing Communication, was interviewed and quoted in an article by Marketplace Business about critical adjustments retailers and businesses are making in their advertisements to appeal more to U.S. Hispanic audiences. Korzenny, along with other Hispanic marketing …

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