Month: December 2015

The Academic Minute talks with Advertising Professor Jon Morris in this December 22, 2015 piece, “Jon Morris, University of Florida – Donald Trump’s Appeal.”

The Independent quotes Brechner Eminent Scholar in Mass Communication Clay Calvert in the December 21, 2015 story, “Killer Mike, Big Boi and T.I. petition Supreme Court for student disciplined over rap song,” regarding the case of a Mississippi high school student disciplined by the school for posting rap lyrics on Facebook from home.

The Florida Times-Union quotes Brechner Eminent Scholar in Mass Communication Clay Calvert in the December 21, 2015 story, “Religion study early raises ire of some Duval parents,” regarding the First Amendment nuances of teaching about religion in public schools.

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Advertising Professor Emeritus John Sutherland and Ph.D. graduate Jun Heo’s research article “Why Marketers Should Be More Transparent with the Ad Agencies They Hire” was published in the December issue of the Journal of Advertising Research. Abstract The agency–client relationship is like a marriage: Without nurturing, it […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Advertising Professor Jon Morris and Ph.D. students Ilyoung Ju and Yunmi Choi and Department of Psychology Associate Professor Susan Bluck and Ph.D. student Hsiao-Wen Liao’s research article “Creating Nostalgic Advertising Based on the Reminiscence Bump: Diachronic Relevance and Purchase Intent” has been accepted for publication in Applied […]

Students are self-aware of the downside of social media and have become more reserved in sharing content, often posting only the content that they are passionate about. That was one of the findings from University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Telecommunication Professor and Director of Consumer Media Research Sylvia Chan-Olmsted’s four-year media consumption […]

Five University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications faculty members have been awarded a total of $16,210 in College seed grants for proposed research. Rita Men, assistant professor, Public Relations Department In recognition of the constantly changing media landscape and communication technologies, the proposed research aims to provide theoretical insights and strategic guidelines on […]

Seven University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications students were awarded 2015 Barbara L. Frye Scholarships out of 15 total scholarships awarded this year. Winners include seniors Marie Edinger, Ebony Joseph, Victoria Molina, Madison Schultz and James Torrez; junior Caitlin Switalski; and freshman Shelby Shea. The awards, named after Barbara L. Frye, the Tallahassee […]

Thomas “Frank” Waddell, a predoctoral fellow in the College of Communications at Pennsylvania State University, will join the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications in Fall 2016 as an assistant professor in the Journalism Department. Waddell will graduate from Penn State in May 2016 with a Ph.D. in mass communication. Prior to attending […]

UF College of Journalism and Communications Hearst Visiting Professional Cynthia Barnett has been named to the prestigious 2016 PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award Longlist for her novel Rain: A Natural and Cultural History.  The PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award celebrates writing that exemplifies literary excellence on the subject of physical and biological sciences. […]

A substantial amount of research in political public relations focuses on the progress of presidential candidates—the ways in which each chooses to communicate political messages, the manner in which media reacts, and the corresponding public opinion throughout the campaign process. In short, the instances of strategic communication that dot the presidential election process are well […]

The Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project, along with director Clay Calvert, are mentioned in the December 3, 2015 article in The Washington Post‘s The Volokh Conspiracy blog, “Second Circuit rules for accused ‘cannibal cop’” regarding an amicus brief filed in the case of United States v. Valle.