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Courageous journalists: URI’s Taricani Lecture Series honors late journalist with discussion on First Amendment

The University of Rhode Island’s Harrington School of Communication and Media honors a courageous journalist with this summer’s Taricani Lecture Series on First Amendment Rights. The series, which will be streamed live, opens Tuesday, June 16, with award-winning journalists and authors Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn.

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The Play-by-Play: Joe DeLeone ‘20 on His Start in Sports Broadcast Journalism

Joe DeLeone ‘20 currently has three podcasts that cover different components of sports broadcasting. He credits both the “technical” and “storytelling” skills he’s learned in the Harrington School of Communication and Media with helping his success.

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Dr. Matt Hodler Joins Our New Sports Media and Communication Program

This fall, Assistant Professor Matt Hodler joined our Harrington School of Communication and Media’s new Sports Media and Communication program. His research explores “how meanings of gender, race, nation, dis/ability, and social class are performed, (re)produced, and remembered through sport and physical activity.”

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Alix Bryant ‘18 on Embracing “Different Realms of Thinking”

“URI definitely gave me the skills I need due to the flexibility of the curriculum and the ability to take all different classes,” says Alix Bryant ’18. “Taking courses in the Harrington School [of Communication and Media] helps advance you as a communicator, and it trains you to really think critically.

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Dr. Emily Diamond Joins the Departments of Communication Studies and Marine Affairs

The College of Arts and Sciences is pleased to welcome several new Professors on the tenure-track beginning in the fall 2019 semester. Assistant Professor Emily Diamond, Ph.D., joins the University with a joint appointment in the Department of Marine Affairs and the Harrington School of Communication and Media’s Public Relations Program.

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URI alumna Nikki Noya to compete for crown of Mrs. America in August

Nikki Noya ’00, an executive producer and co-host of the cable television travel show “The Jet Set,” was crowned Mrs. DC America 2019 in April and will compete in the Mrs. America pageant in Las Vegas in August.

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URI alumni design backpacks by veterans, for veterans

“Since we started the company in 2014, we have established a well rounded network of veterans service organizations to help them feel human following their transition back to civilian life,” said Alexa Modero, ’14, a native of Randolph, New Jersey.

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Harrington Mentoring Program Prepares Students for Professional World

An internship and other forms of experiential learning can provide an invaluable complement to the classic liberal arts education. In the Harrington School of Communication and Media at the University of Rhode Island, students are strongly encouraged to do at least one internship or to engage in hands-on experiential learning opportunities, from partnering with a […]

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A guide to working dogs at URI

During fall 2017, Aria Mia Loberti wrote an original piece of research on Guide Dog/Handler communication and perception and presented her work at the Western States Communication Association Conference in California in February of 2018.

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Christiane Amanpour’s new PBS show: A higher profile for URI grad (’83)

“I owe it all to Rhode Island,” Amanpour said in an interview on Monday, the launch day of her new show. “Without Rhode Island this would not be happening.”

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Professor releases new book on ‘Virgin Suicides’ film

Justin Wyatt, associate director of the Harrington School of Communication and Media and professor of Communication Studies and Film/Media, released a book about the 1999 film.

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URI professor’s critically acclaimed film released to international audiences

Professor Mary Healey Jamiel’s awarding-winning documentary film “Searchdog” has been released to an international audience on i-Tunes, Amazon, and Google Play.

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Editing ‘Black Panther’

Michael Shawver, ’07, co-edited “Black Panther,” the futuristic superhero flick that has surpassed “Titanic” in earnings, making it the third-highest-grossing film in North American history.

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Destination: Spain

When Fulbright Scholarship winner Jenna Ziegelmayer ’18 heard Spanish for the first time, it was as if a spell had been cast.

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The Consummate Storyteller: Jessica Pace ’18

This senior Journalism and Communication Studies dual major is the effervescent, focused, and driven Newscast Editor and Producer of URI’s 5-Cent Cigar Newscast, the only program on campus that produces video content for the University.

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