Month: February 2016

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications will honor four Alumni of Distinction at its annual awards banquet on April 4, 2016. With more than 28,000 graduates with degrees in advertising, journalism, public relations and telecommunication, only 144 individuals have been selected to receive this honor since its creation in 1970. The 2016 […]

One seemingly small story can make big impact in helping the public understand environmental complexities such as pollution and public health. That was Dan Fagin’s method in telling the tale of chemical pollution and a childhood cancer cluster in a tiny town that earned him the Pulitzer Prize for his book Toms River – and […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism Professor Ron Rodgers will be presenting a paper at the 2016 Joint Journalism and Communication History Conference on March 12 at New York University on “The Social Awakening and the Soul of News.” Abstract The paper argues that the impulse for the struggle defining the ethics of […]

“Camaraderie is Colorblind”, a panel discussion organized by the CJC’s 2016 Bateman Team, is featured in this February 22, 2016 story in The Gainesville Sun, “Veterans say military helped close racial divides.” Michael Leslie, associated professor of Telecommunication, was moderator of the discussion.

Washington Post news media blogger Erik Wemple quotes Brechner Eminent Scholar in Mass Communication Clay Calvert in the Feb. 16, 2016 story, “CNN faces lawsuit over exposé on Florida hospital,” regarding the libel case targeting CNN and Anderson Cooper over allegations against doctor at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Palm Beach County, Fla.

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism Professor Clay Calvert has won top faculty paper in the in the Law and Policy Division for the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Southeast Colloquium.   The event will take place in Baton Rouge on March 3-5, 2016. The paper, Copyright in Inanimate […]

The ABA Journal quotes Brechner Eminent Scholar in Mass Communication Clay Calvert about a court ruling striking down a Florida Bar ban on attorneys promoting themselves as specialists and experts unless they have a certificate from the Florida Bar in this story in the February 2016 issue, “Florida rules prohibiting uncertified lawyers from advertising as specialists […]

Dr. Rita Men, assistant professor of Public Relations at the UF College of Journalism and Communications, has been elected to membership in Page Up, an invitation-only organization for Arthur W. Page Society’s most senior staff leaders. The Arthur W. Page Society is a professional association for senior public relations and corporate communications executives who seek […]