Month August 2026


AARP: Digital Engagement Intern

The AARP Alabama team seeks a Digital Engagement Intern to join our energetic team and assist with social media, content creation, and graphic design focused on key issues such as caregiving, financial security, and more. This is a paid internship with an anticipated start date in Fall 2026, and it will last through the end of the year, with the…


C&IS Faculty Recognized at AEJMC Annual Conference 

Each year, scholars, educators and media professionals gather for the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Annual Conference, one of the field’s leading forums for research, education and professional exchange. The organization brings together those working across journalism and mass communication to advance scholarship, strengthen teaching and support an informed public.  Under the theme “Jazz & Jambalaya:…


C&IS Associate Professor Discusses Alabama’s Settlement with Meta

Attorney General Steve Marshall announced that the state of Alabama reached a settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. over allegations involving the safety of children on social media platforms. A total of $17 billion will be distributed nationwide, with $117 million going to Alabama. The settlement requires Meta to implement several changes to how children use…


Expanding Excellence: C&IS Welcomes New Faculty Members 

As a new academic year begins, The University of Alabama’s College of Communication & Information Sciences is welcoming its largest group of new faculty in recent years. Fourteen educators, researchers and industry professionals are joining the college this fall, bringing expertise that spans journalism, advertising and public relations, communication studies and library and information studies. Together, they represent an investment in…


NABJ + Wall Street Journal Internship – Summer 2027

The 2027 NABJ + Wall Street Journal Internship is a paid, 10-week, in-person summer program offering college students and eligible graduate students real-world newsroom experience, mentorship, training, and opportunities to pitch and produce stories at WSJ locations across the U.S. Applicants must be NABJ student members, enrolled at an accredited U.S. college or university, have…