Month: November 2016

Dr. Carla Fisher joined the CJC faculty this fall as an assistant professor in the Advertising Department. She is also an affiliate member of the UF Health Cancer Center and the STEM Translational Communication Center. Fisher conducts research on the centrality of family communication across the life span. Her focus includes stress and coping behavior, […]

Danny Wuerffel: 20th Anniversary of Winning the Heisman Trophy By Sara Perlman, TEL 2017 “My experience at Florida, both as a student and football player, had a great impact on my life and continues to do so on a daily basis.” It has been 20 years since Danny Wuerffel, B.S. Public Relations 1996, won the […]

Jonathan Perez began his sports media career as a student here at the University of Florida. As an undergraduate student, he worked hard to channel his inner beat writer while covering games. This led him to anchor sports for the First at Five newscasts and work with GatorVision to develop his production skills. Feeling prepared […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Dean Diane McFarlin was quoted in the article College Students Protest Donald Trump’s Deportation Plans published in the Gainesville Sun on Nov. 16. The article focused on recent demonstrations at UF and at college campuses around the country since the presidential election on Nov. 8. McFarlin cited […]

Mastering the art of reporting is an integral part of the journalism curriculum at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications. The class has a reputation for being tough. Really tough, especially under the tutelage of Master Lecturer Mike Foley. In How to Survive Reporting at the University of Florida published in College […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Public Relations Assistant Professor Rita Linjuan Men has been awarded the prestigious PRIDE Award for Outstanding Innovation, Development and Educational Achievement in Public Relations from the National Communications Association Public Relations Division. The selection committee reviewed more than 60 articles that appeared in last year’s Public Relations […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Telecommunication Professor James Babanikos’ short film, “Fred Turns Fifty” was selected for the 8th Silver Screen for Short Films (SSSF) screening event on Dec. 14 in St. Petersburg, Fla. “Fred Turns Fifty” was written, directed, produced and edited by Babanikos. Houston Wells, Telecommunication lecturer, served as director […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Public Relations Professor Kathleen Kelly was quoted in Following the Nonprofit Money Trail: How to Investigate Where Your Donation is Going in News & Analysis, Data Driven Journalism (European Centre Initiative) on Nov. 14. In the article, reporter Sarah Okeson focuses on the amount of money that […]

Adrian Dennis, B.S. Journalism 1993, captured this image of the “Supermoon” on Nov. 14 in London. Dennis is a 2016 Alumni of Distinction.  You can see more of his work here: http://adriandennis.com/.

Dr. Carla Fisher, assistant professor in the UF College of Journalism and Communications Advertising Department and affiliate member of the STEM Translational Communication Center, was honored for her research at the 2016 UF Health Cancer Center Research Day. Her poster presentation, Experiences of “Openness” Between Mothers & Daughters during Breast Cancer: Implications for Coping and […]

 University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project Director Clay Calvert was quoted in the Tampa Bay Times article, Gawker and Hulk Hogan Reach Settlement in Sex Tape Case, published on Nov. 2. Calvert commented on the outcome of the four-year legal battle between New York online media company […]