{"633092":{"#nid":"633092","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Global Media \u0026 Cultures Hosts \u201cThe Future of Media: Careers in Atlanta\u0027s Changing Media Landscape\u201d","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOn Tuesday, February 25\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E, the M.S. program in \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/grad.modlangs.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGlobal Media \u0026amp; Cultures\u003C\/a\u003E hosted a career panel on \u0026ldquo;the future of media in Atlanta\u0026rsquo;s changing media landscape.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe panel featured a number of leading local media thought leaders, including Rose Scott, host of NPR\u0026#39;s \u0026quot;A Closer Look,\u0026quot; Saeed Ahmed of CNN\u0026#39;s Culture, Trends, and Enterprises, and Gracie Bonds Staples of the Atlanta Journal Constitution.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBringing together the city\u0026rsquo;s leading journalists, the panel discussed Atlanta\u0026rsquo;s changing media landscape, the importance of media literacy today, the value of and power great storytelling, and how these are becoming important in the workplace.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECNN\u0026rsquo;s Saeed Ahmed advised students about what to expect for their future careers. \u0026ldquo;Look for a career in media literacy, because that is going to be extremely big in the next 5-6 years. We will need people who can help us understand and sift through information,\u0026rdquo; said Ahmed.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech is more than just a STEM school. We are at the cutting edge of today\u0026rsquo;s media landscape. In our 1-year master\u0026rsquo;s program in Global Media \u0026amp; Cultures (MS-GMC), we prepare students for careers that require advanced training in communication and expertise in a particular region of the world.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe MS-GMC curriculum provides a professional foundation in media and cultural studies, along with advanced training in a critical global language. Students build a portfolio of hands-on experiences through study abroad, internships, and creative projects. This summer, MS-GMC students will be completing internships in Colombia, Senegal, and Georgia, as well as locally in Atlanta.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor more information on our graduate programs, please \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/grad.modlangs.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Evisit our website\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"M.S. program in Global Media \u0026 Cultures hosted a career panel on \u201cthe future of media in Atlanta\u2019s changing media landscape.\u201d"}],"uid":"34815","created_gmt":"2020-02-27 21:13:38","changed_gmt":"2020-02-27 21:13:38","author":"esnelling3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2020-02-27T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2020-02-27T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"633091":{"id":"633091","type":"image","title":"Global Media and Cultures event","body":null,"created":"1582837518","gmt_created":"2020-02-27 21:05:18","changed":"1582837518","gmt_changed":"2020-02-27 21:05:18","alt":"Global Media and Cultures event","file":{"fid":"240899","name":"Media event2).png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Media%20event2%29.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Media%20event2%29.png","mime":"image\/png","size":391383,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Media%20event2%29.png?itok=bFHs68GJ"}}},"media_ids":["633091"],"groups":[{"id":"612000","name":"Atlanta Global Studies Center (AGSC)"},{"id":"611608","name":"Global Media and Cultures (GMC)"},{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1284","name":"School of Modern Languages"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EEmily Snelling\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:esnelling3@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eesnelling3@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJenny Strakovsky\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:yevgenya.strakovsky@modlangs.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eyevgenya.strakovsky@modlangs.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["esnelling3@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}