Month: March 2010

[jwplayer file=”college/Haiti-panel-2010-03-25.mp4″ html5_file=”http://fms01.jou.ufl.edu/college/Haiti-panel-2010-03-25.mp4″] Miami Herald senior editor Rick Hirsch, AP reporter Tamara Lush, UF Documentary Institute graduate student Jon Bougher and MSNBC deputy editor Tom Brew share with journalism students how they and their organizations covered and continue to cover the recent earthquake in Haiti and its aftermath. The panel, held March 25, 2010 in […]

[jwplayer file=”college/Rapid-Fire-2010-03-23.mp4″ html5_file=”http://fms01.jou.ufl.edu/college/Rapid-Fire-2010-03-23.mp4″] Telecommunication Advisory Council members take questions from and give answers to students on such subjects as the state of the job market and what skills they need to land that first job out of school in this Q&A session held at the College on March 23. 2010 and co-sponsored by the College’s […]

The Independent Florida Alligator features the naming of Journalism professor Norm Lewis as UF Teacher of the Year in the March 24 story, UF honors prof.

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Associate Dean of Graduate Studies Debbie Treise has been elected president of the American Academy of Advertising (AAA). Over three years starting in 2011, Treise will serve as president-elect, president and immediate past president. She currently serves as secretary. Founded in 1957, AAA aims to advance advertising […]

In a March 25 story about access to the video of the Sea World trainer recently drowned by a killer whale, The Orlando Sentinel quotes Sandra Chance, executive director of the Brechner Center for Freedom of Information: “These are really tough cases. New technology has changed the way we look at these issues.”

The Detroit Free Press has been named the winner of the 2009 Joseph L. Brechner Freedom of Information Award for exposing a pattern of abuse by former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. The Free Press’ coverage of the text message scandal eventually resulted in the mayor’s resignation and jailing. “These stories demonstrate the critical role investigative […]

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications is welcoming the telecommunication, public relations and journalism advisory councils this week for class presentations, panel discussions, networking sessions and more. “This is an opportunity for students to meet with professionals from all levels,” Department of Telecommunication Chair David Ostroff said. “Whether they just graduated or […]

The Palm Beach Post quoted Brechner Center for Freedom of Information Executive Director Sandra Chance in the March 15 story, “Want public records in Florida? Get ready for a hassle”: “When the public can hear firsthand how 911 operators handle situations, they can determine if these governmental entities are properly funded and providing appropriate supervision […]

National trade magazines Videography and Creative COW quoted Telecommunication professor Tim Sorel in the Jan. 27 article, “University of Florida Turns to AJA Ki Pro as Standalone VTR,” about his technical recommendation to Jerry Wetzel of the UF Athletic Association. “Sorel suggested looking into the AJA Ki Pro to record video feeds from the New […]

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications is expanding the reach and scope of its highly successful Marion Brechner Citizen Access Project, reinventing it as the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project. The access project, which retired UF Brechner Eminent Scholar in Mass Communication Bill Chamberlin started in 1999, rated and compared access […]