journalism

Communication week kicks off

By Emily Ferguson | gargoyle@flagler.edu College lectures provide students with fundamental education, but sometimes they still long for something not found in a classroom. What if there was a way to bring the real world right to campus? Flagler College aims to do just that…


OnCuba and the rise of independent journalism

By Katherine Hamilton | gargoyle@flagler.edu Ever since the reign of the communist regime in Cuba, media has been an entity under the government’s tight control. Recent developments in Cuba’s access to technology has brought along the rise of independent journalism, giving a fresh take to…


Flagler College’s 10th annual COM Week to kick off next week

By Megan Pariseau | gargoyle@flagler.edu Monday represents the beginning of Flagler College’s 10th Communication Week, presented by the Public Relations Society for Students in America. During this week, Flagler College will host numerous speakers who are professionals in various fields of communication. Lowell Bergman, a nationally…


Gargoyle, Flagler win 17 awards in Society of Professional Journalists regional competition

Flagler College Communication students won 17 awards, including six first places, in the Society of Professional Journalists 2012 Mark of Excellence Awards for Region 3, which includes Alabama, Florida, Georgia and South Carolina.

The Gargoyle, Flagler’s online-only, student-run newspaper won a total of 15 awards, including five first place awards. Two students — Lauren Ely and Adam Hunt — from Associate Professor of communication Helena Sarkio’s Adanced Reporting class won two awards, including a first place for Ely in Online Feature Reporting. Both of those stories were also published in The Gargoyle.