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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COMM undergrad awarded by Florida Communication Association
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 …
CONTINUE READINGVisiting 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 …
CONTINUE READINGCOMM 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. …
CONTINUE READINGCCI 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 …
CONTINUE READINGCOMM undergraduate student speaks on social entrepreneurship panel
College of Communication & Information undergraduate student Omar Ismail was a featured speaker in the panel discussion “Social Entrepreneurship: Investing in Your Ideas for Global Change” organized by Florida State University’s Center for Global Engagement on Feb. 19. It was a part of the “Engage Your World: Intercultural Dialogue Series.” Ismail’s interest in social entrepreneurship …
CONTINUE READINGIndian 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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