Month: May 2016

Clay Calvert, UF College of Journalism and Communications Brechner Eminent Scholar in Mass Communication and Director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project, was quoted in “Pay for People to Sue Their Enemies.” The article was published on May 25, 2016 in fortune.com. Calvert commented on billionaire Peter Thiel’s financial involvement in the Hulk […]

A commentary by Clay Calvert, UF College of Journalism and Communications Brechner Eminent Scholar in Mass Communication and Director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project, was published in the May 24, 2016 edition of fortune.com. “Here’s Why Everyone Overreacted to Facebook’s ‘Liberal Bias’ Controversy” focuses on the changes that will be made to […]

Former UF College of Journalism and Communications Dean John Wright was named as interim chair of the Public Relations Department beginning June 6. Wright replaces Dr. Juan Carlos Molleda who is leaving to serve as the new Edwin L. Artzt dean of the School of Journalism and Communications at the University of Oregon. Molleda will […]

  The Gainesville Sun featured UF College of Journalism and Communications Dean Diane McFarlin in a May 23, 2016 profile. In “A Story to Tell,” McFarlin focuses on the evolution of journalism and her quest to ensure students have a career path following graduation.

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Deputy News Editor and Digital Director in the Division of Media Properties Gary Green published “The New Norm” in the May 2016 issue of Journalism Practice. Abstract This article examines how one Central Florida newspaper used emerging media technologies to communicate and engage better with a […]

UF College of Journalism and Communications Telecommunication Professor Churchill Roberts has received a $20,000 Art Works Award from the National Endowment for the Arts to support production and post production costs for his documentary film The Curse of the Terracotta Warriors. Art Works Awards support the creation of work and presentation of both new and […]

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications is accelerating its efforts to help organizations use the science and art behind effective storytelling, particularly on digital platforms, to better inform, persuade or connect with their audiences. The College today named Matt Sheehan to the new role of Director of Stories and Emerging Platforms.  Sheehan […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Telecommunication students Ryan Nelson and Taylor Trache were runners-up in the Society of Professional Journalists student Mark of Excellence national competition. Nelson was honored in the “Radio In-Depth Reporting” category for a story on the demand for bear taxidermy following the Florida bear hunt. Trache’s series, “Jockeys: […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism students Taylor Bello and Paige Levin have received prestigious Dow Jones News Fund Internships (DJNF). DJNF provides paid summer internships in digital media, business reporting, news editing and data journalism for juniors, seniors and graduate students. Bello was selected for the news copy editing program and will […]

The Palm Beach Post quotes University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Advertising Department Chair Tom Kelleher on a May 10, 2016 story “National Hurricane Center, there’s no app for that,” on the value of mobile apps for information sharing and tracking.

Ali Schmitz, BS Telecommunication 2016, has been selected for the highly competitive Carnegie-Knight News21 voting rights investigative journalism fellowship program. Schmitz is one of thirty-one journalism students from 18 universities selected to lead the national multimedia investigative reporting summer initiative. This year’s project focuses on the political divide between citizens with significant voting power and […]

Omnicom’s BBDO New York has promoted Kirsten Flanik, BS Advertising 1989, to president of the New York office. Flanik joined the agency in 2006 to oversee the Mars U.S. business and became managing director in 2011. She has worked on many accounts including FedEx, ExxonMobil and Tropicana. Before joining BBDO, Flanik worked in accounts and business […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Public Relations Professor Linda Childers Hon will receive the Milestones in Mentoring Educator Award from the Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations.  The award will be presented at an induction ceremony in Chicago on Nov. 10, 2016. Established in 2010 to recognize those who lead by […]

On April 26, 2016, the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project, along with the ACLU Foundation of Florida and multiple medical societies, filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in the long-running case of Wollschlaeger v. Florida, First Amendment Project director Clay Calvert announced today. The case centers […]