The Cox Center might not be the
most well known department at the University of Georgia, but abroad, it is the
face of the prestigious Grady School of Journalism.
This is due to work by faculty
like senior research scientist Tudor Vlad, an associate director at the James
M. Cox Jr. Center, who was interviewed Monday by a UGA journalism class about
his work with the center, including his recent trip to Maldova where he
conducted workshops to teach the role of journalism.
The Romanian professor believes
the overall goal of the center through such workshops is to “address the needs
of journalist in emerging democracies” without trying “to tell them what their
needs are.”
Vlad explained to the class that
the Cox Center is able to fund such workshops through Department of State
funding, private funding like foundations, or even local funding.
As for what future trips are in
store for the research scientist, “We know for sure we will do a workshop in
Romania on media coverage in elections” as well as later workshops to Leon,
France, and Bucharest, Romania.
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