How do you go from anthropology major to building an agency's voice marketing department? Just ask Ja'Qor "Jay" Goodwin, strategist and voice team lead for Nebo in Atlanta. The 2018 MMC alumnus shares how he got where he is today and offers advice for students hoping to do the same.
Sonic the Hedgehog animator Tyson Hesse will speak at the first installment of the University of South Carolina’s Studio South Speaker Series on Feb. 20.
Were you nuts for Planters’ Super Bowl commercial? Students at the University of South Carolina were. They voted the ‘Baby Nut’ commercial the winner of Cocky’s Super Ad Poll.
Advertising senior Divneet Lamba isn’t afraid of a challenge. That mindset is one of the reasons she’s been named one of the American Advertising Federation’s 50 Most Promising Multicultural Students.
South Carolina softball will provide student-run broadcasts for up to 27 home games this season. With help from Director of Content Brad Muller, juniors Trey Martin, Zach McKinstry and Dillon Clark will team up to bring the audio broadcasts for Gamecock fans throughout the 2020 home schedule.
The relationships that Kelly Davis built through the Public Relations Society of America inspired her to become the faculty advisor for the university’s student branch of the organization. Today, she works one-on-one with students to shape them into communications professionals.
In 14 years as a journalist, Manie Robinson has racked up more than a dozen SCPA awards and was even named National Sports Media Association’s 2018 South Carolina Sportswriter of the Year. Now, he’s taking his talents to the classroom as the J-school’s first-ever sports media instructor.
Eric Robinson isn’t just a lawyer. He’s also been a client, worked at a newspaper and reported for a magazine. And now he’s passing his knowledge on to students so they can keep themselves and the companies they work for out of trouble.
It sometimes can be difficult to explain the exhilarating, frustrating, exhausting experience of Senior Semester. Instructor Carolyn Click reflects on this storied program through black-and-white images made by Hayden Blakeney during the fall semester.
Dara Khaalid earned her degree from the University of South Carolina this month, ready to pursue a career in broadcast journalism. It’s a path she started on years earlier — when she was a fifth-grader.
Students who successfully complete Laura Smith’s “Power Producing” course often find themselves in high demand when they’re ready to graduate. That’s because, under Smith’s tutelage, they’ve learned the fundamental skills of TV news producing and hone them further in their final capstone semester.
Have you ever wanted to learn from some of the brightest stars in the media industry? In October, two CIC students had the opportunity to do just that at Publicis Media’s Multicultural Talent Pipeline in Atlanta.
UofSC students racked up more wins than any other school in the television category of the Radio Television Digital News Association of the Carolinas annual competition.
The School of Journalism and Mass Communications presented awards to six recipients at the annual Alumni Awards on Friday, Oct. 18, 2019. The awards recognize exceptional graduates whose careers represent significant professional achievement.
Thirty-three journalists from 14 states got a crash course on covering courts at the university's annual Media Law School. Faculty, judges, lawyers and investigators discussed topics such as court procedures and police use of force.
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.
Danielle Williams says her responsibilities as video production coordinator in Temple University's athletics department can change from day to day, but the variety of her job is what she loves best.
Kent Babb has dreamed of a career in sports writing since junior high. Now, he's living that dream as a sports feature writer for The Washington Post.
Claudia Chakamian moved nearly 20 hours from Columbia to work as a sports reporter for KQDS FOX 21 in Duluth, Minnesota. The 2018 broadcast journalism alumna is a weekend sports anchor and weekday sports reporter for the Fox affiliate.
Just two years after graduating from J-school, Brett Williams has already landed the job of his dreams. He's the radio play-by-play voice of Western Kentucky University women's basketball for Learfield IMG College Communications in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
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.