Sept. 1, 2007 to Present
(Academic Year 2007-2008)
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Center Activities Sept. 1, 2007 to Present (Academic Year 2007-2008) |
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| Despite the expectation on the part of the media trainers and academics, the empirical evidence that media provide the information societies need to become democratic has not yet been assembled, the Cox Center Director at the University of Georgia said in a presentation before the BBC World Service Trust in April. | |
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Visitors from Singapore Polytechnic Discuss Collaboration with Grady |
| The director of the School of Business and Accountancy at the Ngee Ann Polytechnic in Singapore and two of his colleagues spent a day in the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia in April to discuss opportunities for collaboration in the area of advertising and public relations. | |
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German Vice President Explores Exchanges During Two-Day Visit to Grady College |
| The Vice President for International Relations of Zeppelin University, Germany, spent two days at the University of Georgia in February discussing student and faculty exchanges involving the two universities. | |
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Belarusian Journalist Seizes Chance To Explain European Radio for Belarus |
| The manager of European Radio for Belarus was quick to seize the opportunity to explain the operation of her station during a brief visit to the University of Georgia in December. Clearly she had practiced the description during her three-week visit to the United States. | |
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Three Professors from King Saud University |
| Three faculty members from the Department of Mass Communication at Saudi Arabia’s King Saud University spent two days at the University of Georgia in February discussing curricular reform in mass communication education and the operation of specialized units that foster research and provide outreach to the media communities. |
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Cox Center Launches Two Projects Funded by Hewlett Foundation |
| The James M. Cox Jr. Center for International Mass Communication Training and Research at the University of Georgia has launched two new projects focused on the training of journalists for coverage of global issues with $232,000 in support from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. |
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Becker Appointed to Advisory Board |
Dr. Lee B. Becker, director of the James M. Cox Jr. Center for International Mass Communication Training and Research, has been named to the Advisory Board of the McCormick Tribune New Media Women Entrepreneurs Initiative. The Board held its first meeting in January. |
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Chinese Associate Dean Discusses Collaboration During Visit to Cox Center and Grady College |
| The associate dean of the College of Humanities at the Capital University of Economics and Business in Beijng, spent two days in January at the University of Georgia identifying opportunities for a collaboration between the mass communication programs of the two universities. |
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Vlad Named Associate Director, Assumes Expanded Responsibilities |
| Dr. Tudor Vlad , who joined the James M. Cox Jr. Center for International Mass Communication Training and Research at the University of Georgia in 1999, became associate director of the Center on January 1, 2008. |
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Cox Center Director Becker Receives Outstanding Alumni Award |
| Dr. Lee B. Becker, director of the James J. Cox Jr. Center for International Mass Communication Training and Research at the University of Georgia, received the Outstanding Alumni Award from the College of Communications and Information Studies at the University of Kentucky at an awards and recognition dinner on November 30. | |
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Assistant Director Speaks in Azerbaijan, Meets with Students at University in Turkey |
| The assistant director of the James M. Cox Jr. Center for International Mass Communication Training and Research called for more coordination of journalism assistance projects and for increased knowledge of the local culture on the part of those delivering journalism training at a conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, in November. | |
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Thirteen South Korean Journalists Visit Two Newspapers in Athens |
Thirteen South Korean journalists came to Athens in November to learn about the University of Georgia student newspaper, the local daily commercial newspaper, and the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia. |
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Research Team Believes Media Coverage Helps Shape U.S. Images of Arab Countries |
The U.S. public evaluates individual Arab countries differently, and some of the differences in evaluation may reflect differences in the ways the U.S. media report on these countries, a research team reported at a conference in Chicago in November. |
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Cox Center Researchers Discuss Press Freedom Measures at Workshop |
| University of Georgia researchers said at a workshop in November that progress in measuring press freedom and related concepts has not been matched by progress in understanding the relationship of press freedom to the broader process of democratization. | |
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Serbian Graduate Student Spends Month Learn about Journalism Teaching in U.S. |
| A Serbian graduate student spent a month at the University of Georgia learning how the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication teaches students about visual communication, new media and other related areas. | |
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Three German Broadcast Fellows Sample Academic and Professional Life |
| Three German broadcast journalists spent a week in Georgia attending classes at the University of Georgia, touring media and cultural sites in Atlanta and relaxing in a long weekend on the coast. | |
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New Staff Member Joins Cox Center |
| A public relations specialist with managerial experience in retail has joined the James M. Cox Jr. Center for International Mass Communication Training and Research at the University of Georgia as an Administrative Specialist. | |
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Journalists Meet in Saipan, Create Media Association |
| Journalists meeting in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in late September formed an association to promote professional development, facilitate the exchange of regional news and provide support to members. Training was a top goal of the journalists. | |
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Korean Journalist Joins Cox Center To Study Rise of New Media |
| A senior writer at The Hankook Ilbo (The Korean Times) joined the James M. Cox Jr. Center for International Mass Communication Training and Research at the University of Georgia in mid August, where he will spend a year as a visiting scholar. |