Topic: Schieffer College of Communication

Students spearhead campaign on alcohol poisoning awareness.

Elaine Frontain Bryant ’90, senior vice president for non-fiction programming on the A&E network, returned to campus in February to share insights into the television industry. With titles such as “Duck Dynasty,” “Storage Wars” and “Paranormal State” to her credit, Bryant is a leading executive in reality TV. More than 50 film-television-digital media (FTDM) majors at

Alumnus partners with new student-run agency.

In her research, FTDM Professor Tricia Jenkins examined how the CIA was portrayed differently in films and television shows that received assistance from the agency and  those that did not. Can you guess if the CIA assisted the following productions? 1.  Alias 2.  24 3.  Syriana 4.  Covert Affairs 5.  Meet the Parents 6.  Salt