UA Journalism & Creative Media

UA Journalism & Creative Media The University of Alabama's department of journalism and creative media

Interested in working in TV news. Come meet professional from Hearst!
10/29/2025

Interested in working in TV news. Come meet professional from Hearst!

C&IS PhD student and JCM graduate assistant, Lilian Onianwa, received the Top Research-In-Progress Paper award for her w...
10/28/2025

C&IS PhD student and JCM graduate assistant, Lilian Onianwa, received the Top Research-In-Progress Paper award for her work titled: Temporal Dissociation and Digital Flow: A Multivariate Model of Cognitive and Affective Predictors of User Engagement Intensity on TikTok. This was part of the BEA On-Location conference in Denver.

Students had a great time touring  ! Thanks for inviting students to get a close up look at storytelling that matters.
10/22/2025

Students had a great time touring ! Thanks for inviting students to get a close up look at storytelling that matters.

Do you even concert bro? Yeah we do! But here in JCM, we get ready for the  concrete by learning the new cameras we will...
10/14/2025

Do you even concert bro? Yeah we do! But here in JCM, we get ready for the concrete by learning the new cameras we will use while we record the show live in venue at the Mercedes Benz Amphitheater. Oh yeah, and we will get college credit while we do it.

Did you know JCM students and JCM professor  Teresa Gawrych direct and operate cameras at the Mercedes-Benz Amphitheater...
09/26/2025

Did you know JCM students and JCM professor Teresa Gawrych direct and operate cameras at the Mercedes-Benz Amphitheater in Tuscaloosa? It’s part of JCM 381, which means you could get credit! This picture was from the concert. But this show won’t be the last!

Nestled among Nick Saban and Bear Bryant on the walk of champions is former coach Gene Stallings, whose love of football...
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

With football comes traffic, and with traffic comes JCM students reporting stories on game day parking! Sound boring? No...
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

Here at UA, our faculty don’t just teach, we also CREATE! Over the weekend JCM Professor  shot a documentary on the 50th...
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?

Today we held a meeting for all News Media majors about tips and opportunities for your time here at Alabama. From key c...
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.

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