Three Florida State University (FSU) School of Communication students and one faculty member presented papers at the 84th Annual Convention of the Southern States Communication Association (SSCA), held April 3-6, 2014, in New Orleans. Dr. Sandra Halvorson, a Communication faculty member at FSU’s Panama City campus, presented “Who Would Have Thought that People Want to …
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COMM scholars present research at the Southern States Communication Association Annual Convention
Dr. Jeanette Castillo presents "Comedy, Democracy and Social Media: Live-Tweeting the Presidential Debates," Wednesday, Feb. 27
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CONTINUE READINGAP story quoting CCI’s Jeanette Castillo on social media’s role in Trayvon Martin case published around the globe
Dr. Jeanette Castillo, an assistant professor of digital media in the School of Communication, was quoted in an Associated Press story about social media’s role in publicizing the Trayvon Martin shooting. The AP story has been picked up worldwide. A Google search of “Trayvon Martin” and “Jeanette Castillo” yields 25 pages of results, almost all …
CONTINUE READINGFSUComm earns creative and scholarly honors at BEA
The Florida State University’s School of Communication will be honored for both creative and scholarly endeavors at the Broadcast Education Association’s annual conference and festival in April, with the Media Production program winning one faculty and five student awards and a Mass Communication doctoral student winning one top-paper award and sharing another top-paper honor with …
CONTINUE READINGCastillo interviewed on students, social media & election
Dr. Jeanette Castillo, an assistant professor of digital media in the School of Communication, was interviewed for a story on students using social media to stay informed in this year’s election, as well as to voice their opinions on the issues and the candidates. Listen to the story on FSU Headline News.
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 …
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