Professors and graduate students in CCI’s School of Communication recently published a paper researching the positive effects of Facebook. The paper, titled Self-transcendent emotions and social media: Exploring the content and consumers of inspirational Facebook posts, consisted of two different studies. “Results from the quantitative content analysis in Study 1 show that inspirational Facebook posts …
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From On-Air to Online: Digital Producer Krista Witiak Introduces New Wave of News Media
“No one really knows where local news is going to be in 5-10 years,” says Krista Witiak, a recent graduate of the School of Communication. She currently works as a digital reporter and producer for FOX21 in Colorado Springs. Her day-to-day job includes finding stories to report, setting up interviews, filming b-roll, editing film packages, …
CONTINUE READINGMeet Comm Alumna Celia Mott
“I’ve discovered that when your job is your passion, there’s no turn off button. You will continue to push yourself and explore new opportunities, even in your free time,” says Comm School alumna Celia Mott (’14 Media Communication Studies). While at FSU, Mott discovered her passion for communication and marketing. “I always knew I wanted …
CONTINUE READINGFSU Professor Collaborates on New Online Resource Detailing the Heroic Activism of Fannie Lou Hamer
For the past 10 years, Professor Davis W. Houck from CCI’s School of Communication has worked with Maegan Parker Brooks, an assistant professor at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon to create the “Find Your Voice” collective. “We’re finally at the launch of the Fannie Lou Hamer project, and we couldn’t be happier,” says Houck. “Find …
CONTINUE READINGNew Publication Sheds Light on the Functionality and Value of A.A.
Tracy Ippolito, a graduate student in the School of Communication’s Media Communication Studies program, was recently published in Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly. Her paper is titled Safe in the Rooms of A.A.: How Anonymity Helps Reduce the Stigma of Help-seeking and Reinforces Solidarity and Group Cohesiveness. This study is part of a larger project Ippolito is …
CONTINUE READINGCCI Grad Student Committed to Creating a Sustainable Campus
Recently, CCI got the chance to talk with Michelle Presley, an English Literature alumna currently pursuing a master’s in Public Interest Media and Communication at FSU. She serves as the Communications Coordinator for FSU Sustainable Campus and is a Trip Leader for FSU’s Outdoor Pursuits. Read more about how her passion for sustainability drives her …
CONTINUE READINGCCI Professors Receive Fulbright Awards
Two professors in the College of Communication and Information received awards from the U.S. Fulbright Scholar Program. The program began in 1946 when President Harry Truman signed into legislation the Fulbright Program, named after Senator J. William Fulbright of Arkansas. The goal of the program is to “increase mutual understanding and support friendly and peaceful …
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