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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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 READINGTwo Advertising students named to 'Most Promising' list
Two of School of Communication advertising students, Arielle Calderon and Maria Correa, were selected by the American Advertising Federation as members of AAF’s Most Promising Minority Students Class of 2011. They were among 50 seniors from various colleges and universities across the country chosen for the honor. To be selected, students must have stellar academic …
CONTINUE READING'Social Media and Public Protest' colloquium held
“Social Media and Public Protest,” the role of social media in the political revolutions in the Middle East, was the subject of a colloquium Feb. 22, 2011, in Florida State University’s School of Communication. A panel of Communication faculty and doctoral students with research experience in politics and/or social media discussed the implications of the …
CONTINUE READINGMedia Production students capture 4 awards at national festival
Students in the School of Communication’s Media Production program won four awards, including a Best of Festival, in the Broadcast Education Association’s 2011 Festival of Media Arts national competition. The awards will be presented in Las Vegas in April. More than 900 entries from 143 colleges and universities were submitted in the following competition categories: …
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 READINGManakin to present "Communication, Language(s) and Noosphere"
Dr. Vladimir Manakin, dean of the Journalism Department at Zaporozhzhye National University (ZNU) in Ukraine and a Visiting Research Fellow, will present “Communication, Language(s), and Noosphere” at 12:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 12, in Room 4400 of University Center Building C. Here is a brief summary of the presentation: Can we trust the idea of general …
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