National First Gen Day Features SCJ Alumni and Actress Arlene Tur

National First Gen Day Features SCJ Alumni and Actress Arlene Tur

November 15, 2018/By Sarah Hernandez

Nearly 50% of the FIU student population are first-generation college students. As the first in their families to attend a university, these students face an exclusive set of challenges...

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Journalism Day 2018 Yields Nearly 600 Student Participants

Journalism + Media

November 13, 2018/By Sarah Hernandez

Nearly 600 middle and high school students attended the 46th annual South Florida Journalism Day, co-sponsored by the Florida Scholastic Press Association (FSPA), the Lillian Lodge Kopenhaver Center for...

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Citizen Scientists measure urban flooding during 2018 Sea Level Solutions Day

Communication, Journalism + Media

November 1, 2018/By Sarah Hernandez

More than 100 FIU students and faculty, government officials and concerned citizens gathered on October 27 for FIU’s 3rd annual Sea Level Solutions Day to document climate change impacts...

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CARTA in DC Communication Interns Tour the Capitol as Guests of Congressman Curbelo

Communication, Journalism + Media

October 25, 2018/By Sarah Hernandez

Fall Semester’s CARTA in Washington, D.C., Communication Interns were guests of Congressman Carlos Curbelo’s office for an informative chat with Press Assistant Mason Di Palma, who outlined the challenges...

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Communication Study Abroad Students Help Save Refugee Lives in Collaboration with PROEM-AID

Communication, Journalism + Media

October 18, 2018/By Sarah Hernandez

This past summer, students with FIU’s Communication and Media Study Abroad Program worked with a Spanish based non-profit organization called Professional Emergency Aid, or PROEM-AID, to help save...

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CARTA and SCJ Host Media Hub Ribbon Cutting Ceremony and Reception

Communication, Journalism + Media

October 5, 2018/By Sarah Hernandez

The College of Communication Architecture + The Arts’s School of Communication + Journalism (SCJ) celebrated the official opening of the SCJ Media Hub at the FIU Biscayne Bay Campus...

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CARTA in DC Interns Tour Nation’s Capital

Communication, Journalism + Media

September 27, 2018/By Sarah Hernandez

Those of us of a certain age remember a Schoolhouse Rock favorite that featured a forlorn Congressional bill sitting on the steps of the Washington, D.C. Capitol, trying to...

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FIU’s Journalism + Media Inaugurates News Bureaus in DC and NYC

Journalism + Media

September 14, 2018/By Sarah Hernandez

The School of Communication + Journalism’s South Florida Media Network (SFMN) launched its new student-run, faculty-led news bureau program through the inauguration of the SFMN| Bureaus program spaces in...

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Exceptional Alumni: Senior Publicist at BBC Studios

Communication, Journalism + Media

September 7, 2018/By Sarah Hernandez

FIU alum Laura Paez has always loved communications and marketing, but she never thought she’d work in the entertainment world. Even before graduating in 2011 with a Bachelor’s in...

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Journalism Alum Reports 1,700-mi. Journey Along the Border

Journalism + Media

August 30, 2018/By Sarah Hernandez

Travelling 1,700 miles from the Rio Grande Valley to San Diego, FIU alumus Tiffany Huertas spent seven days highlighting immigration and the Mexican border crisis in a project called...

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My First Job with NBCUniversal Hispanic Group

Journalism + Media

August 16, 2018/By Sarah Hernandez

Name: Andrea Sanmiguel Hometown: Miami, Florida Degree/major: Mass Communications in Journalism with a minor in psychology and a certificate in European and Latin American studies Where are you working?...

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Exceptional Alumni: Univision Atlanta Executive Producer/News Anchor Takes Home 8 Emmys

Journalism + Media

July 26, 2018/By Sarah Hernandez

FIU Journalism Alumni, Amanda Ramirez, WUVG 34 Univision Atlanta Executive Producer/News Anchor, recently took home 8 Emmys® in several categories, including General Assignment Report – No Time Limit;Weather – Feature, Segment,...

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My Internship with the Library of Congress

Journalism + Media

July 19, 2018/By Sarah Hernandez

With a passion for political journalism and the democratic process, broadcast media major, Leo Cosio, landed a communications internship at the Library of Congress via FIU in DC. Spending...

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My First Job with Nickelodeon

Communication, Journalism + Media

July 12, 2018/By Sarah Hernandez

After a Spring internship with Nickelodeon, FIU grad William Neal landed a production position at the company. During his time, he’s learned to match the fast pace of the...

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My First Job as a Meteorologist in Colorado

Journalism + Media

June 29, 2018/By Sarah Hernandez

Name: Nicolette Sheaks Hometown: Miami Lakes Degree/major: Atmospheric Science & Broadcast Journalism Where are you working? Title? KKCO/KJCT Grand Junction, Co Weekend Meteorologist/MMJ How did you get your job? A...

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Our Internships with Telemundo

Communication, Journalism + Media

June 12, 2018/By Sarah Hernandez

This Spring semester, Telemundo welcomed three driven FIU students – Melissa Burgess, Claudia Penas and Isabella Guzman – to its studios as interns. Melissa and Claudia are Broadcast Journalism...

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My First Job with NBCUniversal

Communication, Journalism + Media

May 30, 2018/By Sarah Hernandez

Soon after graduating with a bachelor’s in broadcast media from FIU, Linda Flores earned the title of NBCUniversal Page – one of the most recognizable positions across the company....

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My First Job as a Sports Editor in Kansas

Journalism + Media

May 23, 2018/By Sarah Hernandez

Name: Peter Holland Jr Hometown: Hollywood, FL Degree/major: Communications, Digital Media Studies Where are you working? Title? I am the sports editor for the McPherson Sentinel in McPherson, Kansas. How did you...

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Broadcast Alumnus Leads in Chicago Local Media

Journalism + Media

May 17, 2018/By Sarah Hernandez

Teri Arvesu, who graduated from FIU in 1999 with a Bachelor’s in Broadcast Journalism, is now the Vice President of Content at Univision Chicago Local Media. Her affinity for...

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CARTA Supports Hackathons on Open Data and Augmented Reality

Journalism + Media

May 14, 2018/By Sarah Hernandez

Hackathons are a great way to bring together artists, concerned citizens, students and Miami’s burgeoning tech community to creatively brainstorm some of our area’s most pressing challenges. This Spring,...

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