Month: December 2006
Freedom of Information center honors AP writer
The University of Florida’s Brechner Center for Freedom of Information Center recently honored an Associated Press series on the treatment and prosecution of Guantanamo Bay detainees. The Paisley Dodds exposé revealed psychological pressures and harsh conditions for many of the about 520 terrorist suspects. “This series demonstrates the importance of a vigilant media and its […]
Read more »From two continents, one family
Photojournalism professor John Kaplan, his wife Li Ren-Kaplan, and the story of their children was featured in a story in The Gainesville Sun.
Read more »Students place fifth, 12th in Hearst round one
Photojournalism students Jarrett Baker and Tricia Coyne placed fifth and 12th, respectively, in round one of the annual Hearst Foundation photojournalism competition, professor John Freeman announced. Baker received $600, with a match to the Department of Journalism. Both have participated in the Berlin Study Abroad and Florida FlyIns programs and interned at The Gainesville Sun. […]
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