Month: April 2014

HuffPost College on April 28, 2014 published “Dear College Students: We Really Do Read Your Evaluations,” a column by Brechner Eminent Scholar in Mass Communication Clay Calvert.

A new book co-authored by University of Florida Journalism Professor and Chair Wayne Wanta that details the study of visuals employed in mass communication has been published by Palgrave Macmillian, a division of St. Martin’s Press. “Visual Communication Theory and Research: A Mass Communication Perspective” studies the use of visuals in mass communication by examining […]

Terry Anderson, a retired journalist and a former foreign correspondent in Asia, Africa and the Middle East, will join the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications this fall as an adjunct professor, Dean Diane McFarlin announced today. Anderson, a former AP reporter who was held hostage in Beirut from 1985-91 and chronicled his […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Telecommunication Associate Professor Amy Jo Coffey is the recipient of the University of Florida Research Foundation Professorship award for 2014-16. Coffey received her doctorate from the University of Georgia, where she focused on media management, economics, and audience issues. Her research interests stem in part from her […]

Congratulations to the WUFT-FM &TV staff and students for winning seven 2014 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards. The Radio Television Digital News Association announced the awards Tuesday. The awards recognize work of the highest quality produced by radio, television and online news organizations around the world.  The regional winners are automatically entered in the national […]

HuffPost Media on April 21, 2014 published “Free Speech Lessons From a Lifetime Movie That Beat Censorship, Not Women,” a column by Brechner Eminent Scholar in Mass Communication Clay Calvert.

HuffPost Media on April 18, 2014 published “Larry Flynt’s Fights for Access Continue Today, More Than 30 Years After U.S. Invasion of Grenada,” a column by Brechner Eminent Scholar in Mass Communication Clay Calvert.

HuffPost Media on April 18, 2014 published “Why the Future of Media and Journalism Really Is Bright,” a column by Director of Entrepreneurship and Partnerships Randy Bennett.

Professor and Brechner Eminent Scholar Clay Calvert is quoted in the April 17, 2014, Vice magazine article, “When Trolling Gets Teens Thrown in Jail,” about true threats of violence communicated by teens on Twitter and other online venues, including while at school. He notes that “sometimes zero-tolerance policies can be zero common sense” and that […]

The Ledger (Lakeland) has been named the winner of the 28th Annual Joseph L. Brechner Freedom of Information Award for its investigative series. The award-winning series highlights the difficulties reporters and citizens face when they try to exercise their fundamental constitutional right to access government information. Ralph Lowenstein, Dean Emeriti of the University of Florida’s […]

The Huffington Post on April 3, 2014 published “Supreme Court Should Decide Whether Rap Lyrics Are Free Speech,” an op-ed piece by Brechner Eminent Scholar in Mass Communication Clay Calvert.

Tom Kelleher, MAMC 1996, Ph.D. 1999, has accepted the position of Chair of the Department of Advertising at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, Dean Diane McFarlin announced. He will join the College in June. Kelleher has been a member of the faculty at the University of Hawaii for the past eight […]

During its annual awards banquet held March 31, 2014 at the UF Hilton, the College announced the following award winners: Faculty Awards Outstanding Doctoral Mentor Award Cory Armstrong Teacher of the Year Award Troy Elias Faculty Research Award Amy Jo Coffey Faculty Service Award Amy Jo Coffey College-Wide Student Awards Dean’s Cup for Professional Promise […]

Congratulations to the students and staff of WUFT-TV, WUFT-FM and WUFT.org for an outstanding showing at the Florida Associated Press Broadcasters Conference in Orlando, FL. In the college competition, students competed against their peers from other schools in Florida, and in the professional competition, students competed against other professionals in Florida. Winners and finalists include: […]