Month: May 2017

A University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications student news production received a College Emmy in the 38th Annual College Television Awards Competition Newscast category. The Sept. 2, 2016 edition of “WUFT News First at Five,” co-produced by 2017 Telecommunication graduates Ryan Roberts and Daniela Hurtado, chronicled the aftermath of Hurricane Hermine’s impact on […]

Tom Kelleher, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Advertising Department chair, and Richard Shumate, UFCJC doctoral student and former CNN news editor, have published articles in MediaShift focusing on fake news on May 30 and May 18, respectively. Kelleher is the author of the May 30 article “What Universities Can Do About Digital […]

Clay Calvert, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project director, is quoted in “How Trump’s Attacks on the Media Turned Into Literal Attacks on the Media” published in The Wrap on May 26. Calvert comments on the effect President Trump’s bashing of the media has had on both […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications alumna Tiffany J. Brown, B.S. Advertising 2003, was named a Florida Bar Association Business Law Section Fellow for the 2017-2019 term. The fellowship program provides a subsidy to six highly qualified applicants expressing an interest in becoming active in the work and leadership of the Business Law Section. During […]

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications has tied for fourth overall in the 2017 Hearst Journalism Awards Intercollegiate Competition.  The high placement was a result of CJC student journalists receiving 15 individual awards. The Hearst program holds year-long competitions for journalism undergraduates in writing, photojournalism, broadcast news and multimedia. Journalism schools accumulating […]

Angela Buonocore always loved writing but, like many freshly minted graduates, was not quite sure what she wanted to do with her life.  As it turns out, she quickly found her calling. Angela, who retired from corporate life in December 2014, is a former member of the Public Relations Advisory Council and is currently chairing […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Public Relations Junior Josie Kuhlman received the prestigious 2017 NCAA Elite 90 Award Winner for women’s tennis on the eve of the NCAA Championships “Round of 16.” This honor goes to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average participating at the finals site of each of […]

Colleen McEdwards, Ph.D., teaches Visual Storytelling (MMC6396) for CJC’s online master’s programs. The course challenges students to examine the intersection of video and the science of storytelling for social impact. McEdwards considers herself a recovering international journalist with more than 30 years of experience. While at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) and then as a […]

“Austin Vining: Ministry of Truth a Looming Danger” was published in The Gainesville Sun on April 27. Vining, a graduate research fellow with the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, is a former reporter for The Vicksburg Post. Vining comments on fake news and suggests […]

Dominick Tao, B.S. Journalism 2008, was selected as a 2017 Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Graduate Fellow. The competitive fellowship, presented by the Washington Center for Internship and Academic Seminars, provides two years of financial support, a domestic internship at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. and an overseas internship at a U.S. […]

Matt Sauer, B.S. Journalism 1989, MAMC 1992, is the new executive editor of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Sauer joined the newspaper in 1993 as a county government and politics reporter in Charlotte County before covering business in Manatee County. In 2014, he became deputy managing editor for enterprise and business and has served as interim executive […]

Pumphrey Law Firm awards scholarships to college-bound seniors and freshman college students based on demonstrated academic achievement, financial need, and an expressed interested in legal issues and legal studies. Eligibility In order to be eligible for the Semi-Annual Pumphrey Law Scholarship, applicants must: Be a Florida resident Accepted or currently enrolled in an accredited college […]

(UFCJC) alumna Yvette Miley, B.S. Broadcasting 1985 and Alumni of Distinction 2000, is the recipient of the 2017 Chuck Stone Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ). The Chuck Stone Lifetime Achievement Award is bestowed upon a journalist with at least 15 years of experience in the journalism industry with a […]

Three University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications seniors were recognized by the UF Alumni Association (UFAA) for Spring 2017 Outstanding Leader Awards. Each semester, UFAA recognizes graduating Gators who exemplify leadership by inspiring peers and leaving a positive legacy  while demonstrating respect, integrity and excellence. Journalism student Jenny Clements received first place honors […]

Founded in 1990, NLGJA (National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association) is an organization of journalists, media professionals, educators and students working from within the news industry to foster fair and accurate coverage of LGBT issues. NLGJA opposes all forms of workplace bias and provides professional development to its members. Below is a list of opportunities […]

Dr. Carma Bylund, a distinguished cancer communication scholar,  will join the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications STEM Translational Communication Center (STCC) in August. She will be the latest preeminence faculty member to join the College. Bylund is currently associate director, Medical Education at the Hamad Medical Corporation in Doha, Qatar and associate […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications student journalists from WUFT-TV/FM, Noticias WUFT and The Independent Florida Alligator are finalists in the 23rd annual Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Sunshine State Awards competition. Students were recognized in both professional and student divisions for their work on radio, television, print and online. Finalists in the […]

“Catching Cops on Camera” was the theme of University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project Director Clay Calvert’s TEDxUF talk on April 1 at the Phillips Center in Gainesville. TEDxUF2017 featured nine speakers exploring the idea of transparency, sharing experiences and new perspectives from a wide range of […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications students have placed in the top 20 in the 2017 Hearst Journalism Awards Team Multimedia category. Students created the team entries in Journalism Associate Professor John Freeman’s Special Topics Hearst #Winning class.  “The Invisible Disease: PTSD” by Kaitlin Hall, Grace King, Zachariah Chou and Raina Barnett received […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications alumna Kelli Kaufmann, B.S. Public Relations 2017, has been appointed the new Business Development Coordinator at The Agency at UF. Kaufmann will engage with advertising and public relations agencies across the country to strategize and implement research-inspired creative assignments designed to help brands engage more authentically with […]

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications has published the first academic journal dedicated to the theory and science of strategic communication for social change. The first issue of the quarterly Journal of Public Interest Communications (JPIC) features seven invited essays from emerging and established scholars, including scholarship from Ph.D. student Jasper Fessmann […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project Director Clay Calvert was quoted in “Trump and Trickle-Down Press Persecution” published in the Columbia Journalism Review Spring 2017 edition. Calvert was one of five press freedom experts speaking on the reinvigoration of the press and the possible consequences for state […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications students are receiving a crash course in Cuban culture during the 10-day UF in Cuba: CJC Edition multimedia workshop. “University of Florida Students Get Hands-On Experience in Cuba,” published on Miami’s WPLG Local 10 news website,  features comments by the CJC Journalism student Caitie Switalski and CJC […]

“Voting Wars”, an in-depth report on voting rights and regulations by the Carnegie-Knight News21 Initiative, produced by students from 18 universities, has  won the  Investigative Reporters & Editors (IRE) Award for Student Reporting in the large university category. Ali Schmitz, B.S. Telecommunication 2016, was one of 31 News21 fellows who traveled to 31 states to […]