NBC’s Micah Grimes says journalism’s ‘golden age’ has opportunities, pitfalls

Former Trojan football player Micah Grimes, the current head of social media for NBC News, speaks at the M. Stanton Evans Symposium on Feb. 18.

Former Trojan football player Micah Grimes, the current head of social media for NBC News, speaks at the M. Stanton Evans Symposium on Feb. 18.

Micah Grimes, head of social media for NBC News and MSNBC, spoke to Troy University students Monday, celebrating technology and the advances it brings to a “new golden age of journalism” — but warning of pitfalls.

As a 2010 graduate of TROY, he has seen the innovation that technology has brought to the journalism industry…

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NBC News social media head will speak at Troy University on Feb. 18

TROY alumnus Micah Grimes, head of social media for NBC News, will talk journalism,social media and business on Feb. 18 at the Troy Campus.

TROY alumnus Micah Grimes, head of social media for NBC News, will talk journalism,social media and business on Feb. 18 at the Troy Campus.

Micah Grimes, a Troy University graduate who is head of social media for NBC News and MSNBC, will speak at the Troy Campus on Feb. 18 about how journalists can succeed using social media.

“Journalism, Social Media and Business: How to Excel in a Volatile Time for News” will be his topic for the annual…

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Hall School of Journalism hosts largest ever J-Day event

Area high school students take a turn in front of the TrojanVision cameras during 2018 J-Day.

Area high school students take a turn in front of the TrojanVision cameras during 2018 J-Day.

Nearly 600 high school students from around the state took part the Hall School of Journalism and Communication’s annual J-Day event on Thursday, Sept. 27.

Organizers say it was the largest turnout ever for the annual high school journalism event, which gives up-and-coming journalists a chance to learn from veteran professionals.

Each year, the department hosts…

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TROY student journalists win national, regional awards

TROY TrojanVision took home awards from the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System during the 2018 conference.

TROY TrojanVision took home awards from the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System during the 2018 conference.

Troy University’s student media brought home awards from three national and regional conferences for 2018.

TROY TrojanVision News won two national awards from the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System (IBS) for Best Television/Video Newscast and Best Television/Video Promotion and were finalists for three others.

This is the first year TrojanVision has competed in the IBS competition, according to…

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