Month: April 2008

[jwplayer file=”college/college/Wright-prac080403.mov” html5_file=”http://fms01.jou.ufl.edu/college/college/Wright-prac080403.mov”] Dean John Wright presents his vision for the College at a meeting of the Public Relations Advisory Council on April 3, 2008. The presentation was simulcast in Second Life. View a replay of the Second Life presentation. Running time: 14:54.  [audio:http://www.jou.ufl.edu/assets/newsaudio/Wright-prac080403.mp3]

Award and grant wins by Documentary Institute students Boaz Dvir and Rebecca Goldman for their student film, “Jessie’s Dad,” are featured in a story in The Independent Florida Alligator.

On the April 11th edition of ABC World News with Charles Gibson, Claire Shipman’s story about the grand opening of the Newseum in Washington, D.C., showed a group of Pulitzer Prize-winning photos on display, including one by Professor John Kaplan. The photo of rock star Phil Anselmo was part of Kaplan’s 1992 Pulitzer Prize for […]

Prof. Kim Walsh-Childers (Journalism) has been selected to receive a University of Florida Research Foundation Professorship award for 2008-09, Dean John Wright announced today. Walsh-Childers is the College’s tenth faculty member to receive this honor. Debbie Treise, Linda Hon, James Babanikos, Sylvia Chan-Olmsted, Sandy Dickson, Bernell Tripp, John Kaplan, Laurence Alexander and Lynda Kaid are […]

The latest edition of the Florida FlyIns online magazine has now been published, Professor John Kaplan announced. Thirteen graduate and undergraduate students took part in the program that traveled to Andros Island, Bahamas during the Fall 2007 semester, the eighth annual journey abroad.

Photojournalism student Jarrett Baker placed sixth in round three, picture story/series, of the annual Hearst Foundation Intercollegiate Photojournalism Competition, helping UF earn fourth place nationally overall, professor John Kaplan announced. Baker won $500, with a matching award going to the journalism department. The University of Missouri won the collegiate championship this year. Tim Hussin, who […]

[jwplayer file=”college/college/PRSocialMedia080404.mov” html5_file=”http://fms01.jou.ufl.edu/college/college/PRSocialMedia080404.mov”] The Public Relations Advisory Council presents Future Trends: Exploring Social Media, a forum with students in a Principles of Public Relations class. Panelists: Joe Curley, APR, Stingray Solutions, Inc. (moderator) Karen M. Jones, Senior Vice President, Corporate & Marketing Communications, DHL Express Deborah Charnes Vallejo, Bromley Communications Oscar Suris, Corporate Communications and […]

[jwplayer file=”college/college/HubertMizell080401.mov” html5_file=”http://fms01.jou.ufl.edu/college/college/HubertMizell080401.mov”] Hubert Mizell, retired sports columnist from the St. Petersburg Times, the Associated Press and Golf Digest, talks with sports writing students on April 1, 2008. He tells stories about covering such events as the 1972 Munich Olympics and the earthquake-disrupted 1989 World Series in San Francisco. Running time: 50:26. [audio:http://www.jou.ufl.edu/assets/newsaudio/HubertMizell080401.mp3]