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He spends much of his day on Facebook. Truly not a revelation, considering senior Bobby Hoppey is a college student, thus part of a demographic that lives on social media networks.

Janna Anderson, associate professor of communications, is featured in a new online podcast interview with Aaron Strout of Mzinga. Strout is the VP of New Media for Mzinga, a white-label social networks provider based in the Boston area who's known for his interviews with technology experts. The podcast is posted on his "We Are Smarter Than Me" Podcasts site.

Thirteen faculty members from ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s School of Communications participated in the 2008 national convention of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication at the Marriott Hotel on the Magnificent Mile in Chicago.

Assistant professor Peter Kiwitt was named the founding chair of the Entertainment Industry caucus for the University Film and Video Association (UFVA).

Two student-run television programs at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ – Phoenix14News and Win Stuff – won top awards this summer in both the Communicator and Telly Awards national competitions.

A survey conducted by ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ faculty and students at the United Nations-sponsored Internet Governance Forum in Brazil identifies top issues facing development of network communications around the world. The study was conducted by the Imagining the Internet Center in the School of Communications in partnership with the Pew Internet & American Life Project.

A good reporter knows that myopia too often breeds stale reporting. If you have too singular a focus because of your tight-fitting blinders, you might miss that kernel of information that could lead to a more fascinating story.

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ will launch its fifth graduate program beginning in summer 2009, offering a master of arts degree in interactive media through the School of Communications. The program will be the first of its kind in North Carolina, preparing students to become leading professionals in the rapidly evolving communications industry.

The Pendulum will be releasing its first-ever summer edition June 25.

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ students Katelyn Fischetti and Lars Bredahl, two of the initial 20 students in the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ in Los Angeles program, appeared on the July 31 broadcast of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and participated in a game that won everyone in the audience a free hot dog.