UA Journalism & Creative Media

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!

12/10/2022

We are happy to wrap up finals week with a happy holiday wish from the JCM faculty to you all. May your winter break be restful and meaningful.

11/14/2022

We have amazing faculty here Congratulations to Dr. Andy Billings on receiving the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport (NASSS) Research Fellow Award this weekend. This competitive award is given to scholars with continuous and high quality scholarship. Dr. Billings’ is the Executive Director of the Alabama Program in Sports Communication and Ronald Reagan Chair of Broadcasting in the Department of Journalism and Creative Media. His research interests lie in the intersection of sport, mass media, consumption habits, and identity-laden content.

11/11/2022

What a great week. alumnus Josh Spurlin worked with eight News/Sports Media and Creative Media classes to bring his expertise and rich experience into the classroom. Spurlin is the Senior Content Editor for the PGA Tour. Each fall, Spurlin shares his extensive creative and management experience with our students to help set them up for success in the industry. Thank you !

10/10/2022

The next Alabama Program in Sports Communication event will be this Thursday, October 13 at 3:30 in Autherine Lucy Hall 118! They will be offering a panel on “Covering Concussion Risk in Sports Media.” This will be followed by media training on the issue at 4:45 (same room) with Brandon Boyd of the Concussion Legacy Foundation.

Both are free and open to the public.

09/22/2022

Want to go to Spain and learn how to tell stories through an international lens? Stop by the information meeting on Oct 16th at 6pm in RP 466 to learn more about this International Storytelling class in Spain!

09/20/2022

Fall means our creative media students are getting busy with their short films! These are only a sample of the outstanding projects being done by this semester’s directing students. If you’re interested in working on any of these sets, please contact Professor Champion.

09/19/2022

Bryant Denny stadium and the Walk of Champions are right in our backyard at Reese Phifer hall. They make a great place for Community Journalism Masters students and News Media majors to practice filming b-roll. The people who walk by make for a great backdrop for stories you would actually see on the news about attendance and preparations for the home games.

09/18/2022

After a short hiatus, the Capstone Association of Black Journalists is back and they have a great guest speaker this Monday, September 19th. is one of the many great student group we have! Consider joining and meeting this great speaker.

09/15/2022

Please help us extend a warm welcome to new JCM faculty member, Professor John Haley! John Haley is a documentary filmmaker whose stories center on the intersection of personal identity or particular places and broader societal structures. Thematically, John’s films grapple with contentious issues such as the death penalty and electoral politics through the lens of specific characters, locations, or events in order to produce nuanced depictions of reality. His films have screened at festivals such as Wisconsin Film Festival, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival, Tallgrass, Sidewalk, CUFF.Docs, Melbourne Documentary Film Festival, and EarthxFilm. John currently teaches Advanced Videography and Film & Media Theory.

09/14/2022

JCM Professor Dr. Jessica Maddox spoke to Vice about how the circumstances surrounding the upcoming film "Don't Worry Darling" created viral memes.

https://www.vice.com/en/article/jgpjvb/dont-worry-darling-memes

09/13/2022

If you are a news media or creative media student looking to get involved, there are so many opportunities. From the Black Warrior Film Festival, to the Capstone Association of Black Journalists, we have you covered. Want to learn more? Day 2 of CommUnity day is Wednesday, September 14 in the Reese Phifer Rotunda from 1-3. Stop by and say hello! We have so many clubs and organizations

09/13/2022

This past weekend, while the Alabama and Texas football teams competed with each other, the Alabama and Texas Sports Communication programs cooperated with each other. Helmed with four of the top sports media students in each program, the Alabama-Texas Media Mash-Up featured students traveling to Austin to work on multiple projects, ranging from an inside look at ESPN College GameDay to man-on-the street interviews with fans from both teams. Check out some of the work below from Skylar Lien (UA), Jessica Stephans (UA), and Jack Myer (UT).

09/12/2022

Don't miss CommUnity this week! Representatives from student organizations, campus partnerships, and C&IS resources will all be there and excited to showcase what they have to offer. More info: https://bit.ly/3d9i36C