Adams signs CCI agreement with Thai university

Dr. Jonathan Adams, associate professor at the School of Communication, travelled to the Mukdahan Thailand, to visit the campus of Ubon Ratichani University in May and secure a signed cooperative agreement between the College of Communication & Information (CCI) and Ubon’s Department of International Affairs. A signing ceremony took place on May 20. The agreement is a …

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Raney to deliver senior-scholar lecture at BEA symposium

Dr. Arthur A. Raney, associate professor and director of doctoral studies in the School of Communication, has been invited to deliver a senior-scholar lecture at the Broadcast Education Association’s featured research symposium April 10 in Las Vegas. BEA is one of the largest gatherings of broadcasting and cable educators in the world, and this year’s …

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Documentary on teen's boot-camp death to premiere Saturday

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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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 …

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Dr. 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 …

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Proffitt 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 …

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Korzenny 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…

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