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Students Learn to Fight Misinformation in Real Time at Hackathon, Featuring Adam Levin and Seana Davis

More than 50 University of Georgia students learned firsthand how to fight misinformation at the Cox Institute’s What the Hackathon on Nov. 10.
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Cox-SABEW Fellows Attend Skills Workshop at Wall Street Journal

Three University of Georgia journalism students attended this year’s SkillUp workshop at the Wall Street Journal offices sponsored by the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing (SABEW).
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Covering Poverty Writers Collaborate With Students in India for Inaugural Journalism Partnership at UGA

Six students in the Cox Institute’s Journalism Writing Lab will leave the program with international clips and a broadened global perspective.
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The Lead Podcast Publishes 100th Episode

The show, which is about how to get ahead in the news industry from the people who did, is hosted by Grady students and sponsored by the Cox Institute.
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Herndon Named to UGA’s Inaugural Fellows for Transformative Teaching Program

Keith Herndon, the executive director of the Cox Institute, will engage in conversations about advanced teaching practices.
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Inaugural Cox Institute Showcase Celebrates Student Work

Students in the Journalism Innovation and Writing Labs were recognized for their work during the 2022–23 school year.
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Students Combat Disinformation in Cox Institute’s First What the Hackathon

What the Hackathon challenged students to identify disinformation and respond to it in real time.
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Kentucky Kernel wins Betty Gage Holland Award for 2022

The 2022 Betty Gage Holland Award winner investigated a particularly challenging issue — the death of a freshman due to alcohol toxicity at a fraternity — and produced a multifaceted and compelling package which offered the audience insight into the reporting process.
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The 2023 Levin Leaders Recognized at Cox Institute Spring Leadership Dinner

The Cox Institute for Journalism Innovation, Management and Leadership recognized its 2023 class of Levin Leaders by presenting the students with the Institute’s Leadership Medal.
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Kamille Whittaker named 2023 Industry Fellow

Kamille Whittaker, the managing editor of Atlanta Magazine and co-founder of  Canopy Atlanta, is the Cox Institute’s 2023 Industry Fellow.
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Cox-SABEW Fellows Attend NYC Workshop

For the first time since 2019, the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing (SABEW) met in person this year, but with a new twist.
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The Lead Podcast Launches 13th Season

The Lead podcast has returned for its 13th season led by new student host Jacqueline GaNun.
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Work by Cox Institute Graduate Assistants Presented at Leadership Conference

Work by two graduate assistants of the James M. Cox Jr. Institute for Journalism Innovation, Management and Leadership was presented at a June national leadership conference.
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Herndon Serves as Judge in the 2022 James Beard Awards

Keith Herndon, a professor of practice in journalism at the University of Georgia, served as a judge in the 2022 James Beard Awards, a program recognizing exceptional talent and achievement in the culinary arts, hospitality, media and broader food systems.
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Teams and Fellow innovate with news organizations in spring 2022

Listening to audiences, engaging younger users, and creating brand cohesion — these were goals UGA journalism majors accomplished during the launch of our innovation teams and fellowship programs.
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The Lead Podcast Names its New Host for Fall 2022

The Cox Institute named Jacqueline GaNun, a rising fourth-year journalism major, as the host of The Lead podcast for the 2022-2023 academic year.
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Journalism Innovation Lab Team finishes in top six in nationwide competition

The first-ever Journalism Innovation Lab Team from the Cox Institute of Innovation, Management and Leadership finished in the top six teams in the nation, out of more than 50, in the 2022 Reynolds Journalism Institution Student Innovation Competition.
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The 2022 Levin Leaders Receive their Cox Institute Leadership Medals

The Cox Institute for Journalism Innovation, Management and Leadership recognized its 2022 class of Levin Leaders by presenting the students with the Institute’s Leadership Medal.
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Indiana Daily Student Wins Betty Gage Holland Award

The Indiana Daily Student’s October 2021 story “In the dark: Transparency rule fails to shed light on costs for IU Health Bloomington patients” by Kaitlyn Radde and Carson TerBush was this year’s winner.
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Ken Foskett Named Cox Institute’s Industry Fellow for 2022

Ken Foskett, an award-winning investigative journalist and acclaimed author, is the 2022 Industry Fellow with the James M. Cox Jr. Institute for Journalism Innovation, Management and Leadership at the University of Georgia.
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Kyra Posey Wins Award from Georgia Association of Broadcasters

Kyra Posey, a graduate assistant with the Cox Institute, received the Innovator Award presented by the Georgia Association of Broadcasters at the DiGamma Kappa 2022 Winter Banquet.
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Cox Institute Announces New University Certificate in News Literacy Starting Fall 2022

The Cox Institute for Journalism Innovation, Management and Leadership at the University of Georgia will launch a new academic Certificate in News Literacy during the Fall 2022 semester.
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Cox Institute Launches 2nd Year of Digital Natives Program

The Digital Natives program is launching its second year of bringing UGA journalism students with digital news expertise into Georgia newsrooms for one week to help local journalists accomplish specific digital goals.
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