School of Communications

Elon students wrapping up their summer studies in California enjoyed advice from 11 alumni working in the entertainment industry.

elondocs students Amy Reitnouer, Conor Britain and Erin Barnett recently attended the 14th annual Cucalorus Film Festival in Wilmington, N.C., Nov. 12 with adviser and instructor in the School of Communications Nicole Triche.

The summer program in Los Angeles concludes with reports on entertainment industry internships.

Associate Professor Michelle Ferrier of the School of Communications contributed to the recent Federal Communications Commission inquiry into the media needs of the American public communities through a report and literature review to inform new policy development.

The program was held at the Nieman Journalism Lab at Harvard University from July 20-22, 2012.

One of the teams will have its film screened at the national program festival, Filmapalooza, in March 2013 in Los Angeles.

Elon's Imagining the Internet Center has organized a student-alumni team to cover the US policy meeting of the Internet Governance Forum.

David Copeland, A.J. Fletcher Professor in the School of Communications, has published The News Media.