UA Journalism & Creative Media

09/08/2025

Nestled among Nick Saban and Bear Bryant on the walk of champions is former coach Gene Stallings, whose love of football 🏈 is rivaled by his love for his family and those with special needs ❤️.

Want to know more about is philosophy of understanding and empathy and his legacy of football? Check out the award winning documentary Do Right: The Stallings Sandard, by JCM professors Drs. Chandra Clark and Michael Bruce. Dorightstallings.com

Oh yeah, it has also won 3️⃣ awards since April! 🏆
 
Silver Telly Awards, 3 awards for:
-Long Form Documentary
-Under $100,000 Budget
-Social Impact
 
BEA Festival of Media Arts Awards:
-Best of Festival
-Chairman’s Choice
 
Religion Faith International Film Festival
-Exceptional Merit: Viewer Impact
-Inspirational Excellence

09/03/2025

With football comes traffic, and with traffic comes JCM students reporting stories on game day parking! Sound boring? Not when this is the view!

And not only do we have current students, but also alums reporting for local news and working for UA! When you live the the hands on learning and doing never stops. You can see their stories on

08/28/2025

Here at UA, our faculty don’t just teach, we also CREATE! Over the weekend JCM Professor shot a documentary on the 50th Annual Black Belt Folk Roots Festival! And she was not alone. WVUA student interns (our commercial TV station on campus) produced news segments as well with Professor !

Whether creative media or news media, you belong here. What story will you tell next?

08/22/2025

Today we held a meeting for all News Media majors about tips and opportunities for your time here at Alabama. From key courses to internship opportunities, we covered a lot. Missed it? No problem. Keep an eye on your inbox for the slideshow from the event, with contact information and details of the various opportunities.

08/19/2025

Please attend a Majors Meeting on Thursday, Aug. 21, at 6 p.m. in Reese Phifer Room 216. Campus media leaders and faculty will be there to inform you of focused opportunities and strategies to be successful in your major. They’ll help you connect, engage, and take advantage of internships, programs, media clubs, projects, networking, and other ways you can get involved outside of the classroom. Our goal is to help you get plugged in to your major as soon as possible so you can be successful down the road.

07/20/2025

That’s a wrap on JCM in LA! Thanks to all our alumni, speakers and hosts who helped make it happen! And a very special thanks to We ♥️ LA! 🐘🐘🎬🎬🎥🎥

07/17/2025

JCM in LA officially rolling in the City of Angels!!!!🐘🐘🐘🐘🎬🎬🎬🎬

02/24/2023

Are you interested in gaining some professional filmmaking experience while at UA? The BEA Student Media Club will be a hub for student media production—hosting filmmaking competitions, facilitation connections among students, and offering guidance for internships and industry connections. Come to a meeting to hear more about the club and getting involved (including possible leadership positions)!

01/27/2023

The second season of the "White Lies" podcast is out now! This Pulitzer-nominated podcast is done by none other than JCM faculty members Chip Brantley and Andrew Beck Grace. The second season, "White Lies: Man on the Roof" chronicles an Alabama Prison Riot of 1991, in which 120 Cuban detainees took over a prison in Talladega. The issues explored in this season echo current headlines and provide historical context to the ongoing immigration crisis. Listen below:

On the morning of August 21, 1991, a group of Cuban detainees took over a federal prison in Talladega, Alabama, and demanded their freedom. But how did they get here? And what became of them after? In season two of NPR's Pulitzer-finalist show, we unspool a decades-long story about immigration, inde...

01/24/2023

Congratulations to JCM faculty members Dr. Andy Billings and Dr. Scott Parrott, whose new book "Head Game: Mental Health in Sports Media" has been released. "Head Game" highlights the crucial importance of such disclosures in challenging the context of professional sport where athletes are trained to be "tough" from a young age and any mental illness could translate into reduced playing time and even harassment.

01/20/2023

**ATTENTION** is looking for students to share their voice. Our program is being reviewed for accreditation and we are looking to hear from students! Please stop by one of these sessions, because your voices matter.

12/13/2022

Want to study abroad in May? How does Spain sound? Applications are open to join Dr. Bissell on this learning experience! Link in bio!