COMM alumna pens memoir of Camelot Era

Florida State University School of Communication alumna Layte Bowden recently published a revealing memoir, “Under the Radar during Camelot: My Front Row Seat to History,” in which she shares recollections of her life as a young woman working behind the scenes on Capitol Hill during the tumultuous 1960s. Bowden, who was voted FSU Homecoming Queen …

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Center for Hispanic Marketing Communication International Spanish-language film festival's entries due by Dec. 13

The Center for Hispanic Marketing Communication at Florida State University (FSU)’s School of Communication is hosting “Puntos de Vista,” or “Points of View”, an international Spanish-language documentary festival.  Communication, media production and film-making undergraduate students/faculty in colleges and universities across the U.S., Latin America, the Caribbean and the Iberian Peninsula are invited to participate.  Submitted video entries are …

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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 alumnus launches social change radio show in Tanzania

Florida State University School of Communication alumnus Charles Fleeman recently joined a team of wildlife conservationists and dignitaries to launch the radio drama “Temboni” at a grand event on the campus of the College of African Wildlife Management in Mweka, Tanzania. Fleeman, who received a Master’s degree in Integrated Marketing Communication in 2007 at Florida …

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COMM media production recent grads win 2013 Florida AP Broadcaster Awards

Recent Florida State University School of Communication media production graduates, Taylor Tannebaum and Ricardo Maldonado, won first place in the Sports category of the 2013 Florida Associated Press Broadcaster (FAPB) Awards.  These annual awards recognize outstanding radio and television contributions from college and professional stations across the state. Tannenbaum and Maldonado were given the award …

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COMM graduate students serve as conference paper reviewers for National Communication Association convention

Several Florida State University School of Communication graduate students served as conference paper reviewers for the Human Communication and Technology Division (HCTD), a part of the National Communication Association (NCA), in helping the organization evaluate submissions to be presented at the annual convention on Nov. 21-24 in Washington, D.C. Nine graduate students from the School …

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