FIU partners with NBCUniversal to provide innovative training, workforce experience and mentorship to journalism students

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FIU has been selected by NBCUniversal News Group to participate in NBCU Academy, a newly launched, innovative, multiplatform journalism training and development program for four-year university and community college students through education, on-campus training and online programming. FIU is among 17 academic partners nationwide to be selected for NBCU Academy. “As our world becomes increasingly […]

Students push storytelling boundaries using virtual reality

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SCJ student Nomi Hernandez-Leiva
As news media becomes increasingly digital-first and technology continues to evolve, journalists continue to look for new and engaging ways to push the boundaries of storytelling. Among the latest emerging trends: Placing users directly into the story using virtual reality. Investment in augmented reality and virtual reality (VR) reached $1.1 billion in 2016, according to […]

Students create communication plans for NASA technologies

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FIU students visit Kennedy Space Center
Whether it’s the tires on our cars and trucks, the fancy cordless vacuum cleaners in our homes, or the cameras on our smartphones, technology developed by NASA is part of our everyday lives. Taking the technologies created by the agency from their mission environments down to Earth is a complex endeavor. Thanks to one FIU professor and […]