Media Analytics

In conjunction with the Student Professional Development Center, the School of Communications hosted the Communications and Sport Management Meet and Greet on March 28, attracting more than 200 students and 20 employers representing a variety of communications-related industries.

The School of Communications hosted its first-ever trivia contest for members of the Communications Fellows program, testing the students’ knowledge of the Tar Heel state, pop culture and other fun facts.

Ashleigh Afromsky ’22 joined Assistant Professor Jenny Jiang and Professor Qian Xu to examine the job descriptions of nearly 35,000 positions related to media analytics following the COVID-19 pandemic. Their findings were recently published in the March edition of Journalism & Mass Communication Educator.

The Winter Term course exposed the Fellows to different communications industries and promoted bonding among the first-year cohort.

The student-run strategic communications agency captured one silver and four bronze accolades at the AAF Triangle’s 2023 American Advertising Awards gala.

The assistant professor of communication design explored why individuals use automated features like autocorrect on iPhone, Smart Reply on Gmail, and autoplay on YouTube.

The annual conference held during Sunshine Week will feature a keynote presentation by Meredith Clark and Tracie Powell on the challenges and opportunities facing BIPOC-led news organizations. Registration is now open.

The initiative, made possible by a generous grant from the Scripps Howard Fund, will offer four virtual workshops and an on-campus summer experience.

In the most recent edition of the Elon Journal, seven student researchers conducted an expansive look into a variety of media-related topics, including geopolitics and gender.

Elon is one of 50 universities included in the 2023 PRNEWS Education A-List, highlighting the top U.S. institutions for career advancement in public relations and marketing communications.