What prompts people to share their opinions about vaccines on social media, and what can be done to counter the spread of misinformation? Health communications experts Brooke and Robert McKeever share their research in this article for The Conversation.
Cam Byrd is proof that a degree from the College of Information and Communications can take you just about anywhere. That’s because the 2009 public relations alumnus is a senior flight service manager for American Airlines.
With hurricane season in full swing, how are public information officers using social media to save lives? What challenges will they face? Our own Dr. Shannon Bowen shares her research on disaster response communications for The Conversation US.
Nine nonprofits will receive pro bono marketing services through CreateAthon@UofSC, a massive 24-hour talent blitz where over 100 Gamecocks will donate their time and talent to help these deserving organizations.
In part two of her PR Week column, Dr. Shannon Bowen continues a discussion of ethics in careers: how it challenges complacency, is a natural disruptor, and how it can expand career options.
In her latest column for PR Week, Dr. Shannon Bowen discusses strategies — with a heavy focus on ethics — that can help get you out of a career rut.
As Charleston's first poet laureate, Marcus Amaker, a 1999 alumnus of the School of Journalism and Mass Communications, writes poems for and about the city and works in schools to encourage students' interest in writing.
Dr. Andrea Hickerson is bringing her innovative leadership style to the University of South Carolina as the newly named director of the School of Journalism and Mass Communications.
Advertising majors Noah McGill and Suzanne Green won first place in the Washington Media Scholars Media Plan Case Competition, earning a combined $10,000 in scholarship funds.
Associate professor Ernest L. Wiggins writes about the impact a book of photography had on his childhood and on the way he incorporates it in his classes.
What does the spread of authoritarianism mean for journalists across the globe? Randy Covington, CIC director of special projects, weighs in on press freedom for The Conversation.
Working journalists are invited to apply for fellowships to attend Media Law School 2019, an intensive seminar that teaches journalists about criminal and civil law and procedure with a focus on how to more effectively cover trials and the judicial process.
Shortly after graduating, 2015 broadcast journalism alumna Caroline Cann landed the sort of job most seasoned professionals can only dream of: media personality and content producer for the Indianapolis Colts.
A team of students from the School of Journalism and Mass Communications beat out nearly 70 other groups to take home second place in the national Bateman Case Study Competition.
When public relations major Sarah Massengale isn’t singing opera or writing articles about performances statewide, she’s busy pursuing her second college degree. She sees her new career path not as an abandonment of music, but as a complementary option.
Baseball writer Bill Madden has enjoyed a remarkable, 50-year career as a reporter, columnist and sports biographer. This spring, he finally finished his degree in journalism.
As the news illustrates almost every day, the world has become more contentious and divided than in recent memory. As public relations pros we can help people converse, unite, understand, and listen - or we can help them divide.
As the newly named president of Cookerly Public Relations in Atlanta, alumnus Stephen Brown will continue to use his professional success to support USC, particularly students looking to follow in his footsteps.
Students from all majors and degree programs were recognized for outstanding performance in the classroom and in outside endeavors by the faculty and staff of the School of Journalism and Mass Communications.
The School of Journalism and Mass Communications was well-represented among the winners of two April awards ceremonies — the South Carolina Public Relations Society of America and South Carolina Press Association.
SJMC alumnus Jimmy DeButts, an editor and columnist at The Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Maryland, returned to campus this month to talk to students about the importance of local news — and about his five colleagues who were killed when a gunman stormed his newsroom.
Karen Toulon will speak at the annual Baldwin Business and Financial Journalism Lecture at 7 p.m. on April 17. Read more about her career and her thoughts on the future of business.
Discovery is central to who Ernie Wiggins is — reflected both in his hobbies and interactions with his students in the School of Journalism and Mass Communications — and is something he has valued in every stage of his professional life.
Lisa Sisk, senior instructor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communications, is charting a new course for teaching after being diagnosed with a degenerative neurological disorder that affects communication.
Two major conferences drew academic researchers from a variety of disciplines to the SJMC on March 7 and 8. The Media & Civil Rights History Symposium and the AEJMC Southeast Colloquium sparked dialogue about the importance of journalism and the evolving landscape of the industry.