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images made by Hayden Blakeney during Fall 2019. SC.edu Study Colleges and Schools College of Information and Communications College of Information and Communications About the College Academic Programs Initiatives School of Journalism and Mass Communications School of Library and Information Science Our Faculty and Staff Research Media and Musings Alumni Society Support the College Calendar My CIC We prepare you for careers in the use of information for all audiences and across all media and formats. At undergraduate and graduate degree levels, we are all about information collection, dissemination and preservation in the 21st century digital world. News Picture perfect: Kelly Davis and her PR family The relationships that Kelly Davis built through the Public Relations Society of America inspired her to become the faculty advisor for the university’s student branch of the organization. Today, she works one-on-one with students to shape them into communications professionals. Insights Index: Can buzz be bought? Where Bloomberg, Steyer and the other candidates stand in South Carolina Michael Bloomberg and Tom Steyer are spending a lot of money ahead of the Feb. 29 primary, but a new analysis by the Social Media Insights Lab shows that neither of them are being discussed very often on social media in the Palmetto State. Launching a legacy: Checking in with new Augusta Baker Chair Nicole Cooke Last fall, SLIS welcomed Nicole Cooke as its new Augusta Baker Chair in Childhood Literacy to advance the school’s literacy efforts. Here are some highlights of what Cooke has accomplished so far and a glimpse into her next steps. UofSC Insights Index: Buttigieg inching closer to Biden Mayor Pete Buttigieg has emerged in South Carolina social media conversations as the most significant threat to Democratic frontrunner Joe Biden, according to a new analysis by the University of South Carolina Social Media Insights Lab. Journalist Manie Robinson joins UofSC as sports media instructor In 14 years as a journalist, Manie Robinson has racked up more than a dozen SCPA awards and was even named National Sports Media Association’s 2018 South Carolina Sportswriter of the Year. Now, he’s taking his talents to the classroom as the J-school’s first-ever sports media instructor. Cultivating legal minds Eric Robinson isn’t just a lawyer. He’s also been a client, worked at a newspaper and reported for a magazine. And now he’s passing his knowledge on to students so they can keep themselves and the companies they work for out of trouble. Capturing the ‘weight of the profession’ It sometimes can be difficult to explain the exhilarating, frustrating, exhausting experience of Senior Semester. Instructor Carolyn Click reflects on this storied program through black-and-white images made by Hayden Blakeney during the fall semester. Social media lab taps into national conversations The College of Information and Communications' Social Media Insights Lab is able to analyz...