Pierpont Communications - one of the top communications and PR firms in the country, with offices in Houston, Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, Denver and Phoenix - offers internship opportunities to current college students and recent college graduates. The deadline for applications for Fall 2026 internships is July 15, 2026.
Since 2022, the Broadcast Education Association (BEA) has ranked schools based on their performance in the BEA Festival of Media Arts, a premier competition recognizing outstanding student and faculty creative work. The festival celebrates excellence across seven categories: audio, documentary, film & video, interactive multimedia & emerging technologies, news, scriptwriting and sports, while also awarding overall rankings to participating schools. Students within the Department of Journalism and Creative…
Honors Day is a cornerstone of the spring semester for the College of Communication and Information Sciences (C&IS). As the academic year draws to a close, the event allows the College to pause its frantic pace and come together to celebrate the hard work and accomplishments within C&IS. It serves as the official stage for recognizing the…
On a Friday evening in late March, a room full of curious minds gathered to hear C&IS assistant professor Dr. A.J. Bauer talk about his latest book, Making the Liberal Media: How Conservatives Built a Movement Against the Press. The conversation that unfolded was as timely as it was historically rich. As a historian, ethnographer and former journalist, Bauer brought a unique perspective to the discussion, tracing how…
The College of Communication and Information Sciences’ (C&IS) Andrew Billings, Ph.D., was named one of the 2026 Southeastern Conference Faculty Achievement Award recipients. Selected by the SEC Provosts, recipients of this award are elite professionals who expand the boundaries of research, enhance their university’s reputation and embody stellar performance. Since 2012, the SEC Faculty Achievement Awards have honored one faculty…
Knight Eady, a full-service event, strategy and creative agency based in Birmingham, Alabama that works with top sports clients nationwide, is seeking events, creative, and sales interns for Summer & Fall 2026.
Senior News Media major Cooper Townsend is gaining recognition for his work in audio journalism through Alabama Public Radio (APR). Townsend, who currently serves as an intern with the station, recently placed in the national Hearst Audio Awards for his reporting. He tied for 20th out of the record 78 entries entered in the competition. His audio piece focused on a fundraiser in Huntsville, Alabama, where…
Make-A-Wish® Georgia has several internships that offer on-the-job training as well as a chance to impact the lives of children with critical illnesses. Internship are unpaid and for credit only.
The College of Communication & Information Sciences (C&IS) at The University of Alabama announces that Chandra Clark, Ph.D., associate professor of journalism and creative media, has been selected as one of 150 journalism leaders for the Center for Community News (CCN) at the University of Vermont’s 2026 class of Faculty Champions. The designation recognizes leadership…
The University of Alabama’s College of Communication and Information Sciences (C&IS) continues to excel on the national stage, with two student projects named among the top 20 winners in the Hearst Multimedia Visual/Narrative Storytelling Competition. The recognition came from a competitive field of 97 entries representing 57 schools. In addition to the individual honors, UA ranked eighth out of 10 institutions for the highest…
