COMM undergrad awarded by Florida Communication Association

Shauna Gillooly, a second-year sophomore at Florida State University, was given the Best Undergraduate Paper award at the 84th Annual Convention of the Florida Communication Association in Orlando on October 16-18. Shauna’s paper, ‘A Media Framing Analysis: The Coverage of Rape in Indian and Western News Sources’  examines the framing techniques news sources used in representing India’s “rape …

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Dr. Jullandhry visits Florida State University

The College of Communication and Information was glad to welcome Professor Shafiq Jullandhry to Florida State University for several talks in September 10-12, 2014. He spoke on speech rights and political institutions for a guest talk in Stephen McDowell’s media legalities class, and also on journalism and politics at a lunch meeting at the Center for …

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Visiting journalists talk stereotypes & media

The South Asian Media Studies group at Florida State University, led by Dr. Steve McDowell, hosted a luncheon on August 27th featuring two Pakistani journalists, Ali Hussain and Tariq Mureed, as our guests.  The lunch was attended by Florida State students, staff, and faculty, and members of the community interested in South Asia. The two journalists are …

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COMM doctoral candidate presents at Governor’s Hurricane Conference

In anticipation of hurricane season, the state of Florida hosted the annual Governor’s Hurricane Conference (GHC) on May 11-16 in Orlando and Florida State University School of Communication doctoral candidate Mariam Shaikh attended as a scholarship recipient, student volunteer and presenter. The annual hurricane season in the Atlantic begins June 1 and ends November 30.   …

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CCI students present at FSU Undergrad Research Symposium

Over a dozen students in the Florida State University College of Communication & Information (FSU CCI) presented their original research or creative works at the 14th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium.  It took place from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on April 1, 2014, at the Honors, Scholars and Fellows House. This event provided a unique opportunity for undergraduate student …

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Indian Communication scholar Dr. Biswajit Das to speak

Professor Biswajit Das, director of the Centre for Culture, Media & Governance at  Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India, will give two presentations at The Florida State University’s School of Communication on Tuesday, May 29. The first, “Mapping Media Education in India,” will be held from 9:15 to 11 a.m. in Room 2102 of University …

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