Month: July 2018

Award-winning investigative journalist Ted Bridis will join the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications as the Rob Hiaasen Lecturer in Investigative Reporting this fall. The new Journalism Department position honors Rob Hiaasen, B.S. Telecommunication 1981, who was killed on June 28 in the Capital Gazette shooting. Since 2007, Bridis has been editor of […]

Jasmine McNealy, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Telecommunication assistant professor and attorney, was selected as a 2018-19 Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society Fellow. The Center is based at Harvard University. McNealy will examine the rise in community-based surveillance literacy and anti-surveillance advocacy groups, focusing on the cultural, political, behavioral, and […]

Ellen Nodine, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Center for Public Interest Communications interim director of programs and training, has co-authored “Exploring Social Presence Within an Online Course Using Twitter” with UF College of Education Associate Professors Albert Ritzhaupt and Pavio Antonenko. The article was published in E-Learning and Digital Media in Sage […]

The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has announced that public radio station WUFT-FM is one of five finalists for the prestigious 2018 National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Marconi Radio Awards in the non-commercial station-of-the-year category. The winner of the award, which honors radio stations and on-air personalities for excellence in broadcasting, will be announced on […]

Carla Fisher, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Advertising assistant professor, has been awarded tenure and promoted to associate professor. Fisher has been a faculty member for 10 years, including the past two academic years at CJC. Since joining the College, Fisher has published eight peer-reviewed articles, two abstracts, two book chapters and […]

John Freeman, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism associate professor, asks Adrian Dennis, B.S. Journalism 1993 and 2016 Alumni of Distinction, what it’s like to cover the 2018 FIFA World Cup soccer tournament in “World Cup Soccer: Life on the Road with UF Photojournalism Alum Adrian Dennis” published on Medium on July […]

Andrew Selepak, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications director of the online Master’s program in social media, was quoted in “What is a Good GRE Score for Graduate School Admissions?” published in U.S. News & World Report on July 16. The article offers advice from experts for graduate school hopefuls wanting to know […]

“My Kid is Not Crazy: A Search for Hope in the Face of Misdiagnosis,” an award-winning documentary by University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Telecommunication Associate Professor and filmmaker Tim Sorel, will be featured on the July 20 broadcast of ABC’s “20/20” at 10 p.m. The program focuses on three families across the […]

Diane McFarlin, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications dean, is featured in “UF Dean Offers Insight into Leadership and Serving as a Role Model” published in the Business Report of North Central Florida on July 16. The article features her career since graduating from UF in 1976, including her leadership roles as executive […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications doctoral students Aqsa Bashir and Patrick Thelen have received $1,000 travel grants to attend the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Conference in Washington, D.C. in August. The AEJMC Research Committee received 36 applications and only 16 students were awarded travel grants. The annual […]

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, was quoted in “If an Algorithm Draws Lines on a Map, is that the Same as Land Surveying?” published in Ars Technica on July 13. The article asks the question: “When does drawing a […]

WUFT-FM, located in the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Innovation News Center, received first place for Best Writing Division C in the Public Radio News Directors Incorporated (PRNDI) 2017 awards competition ceremony on June 23. CJC student journalist and Telecommunication senior Luke Sullivan’s “When the Lights Go Out, and Stay Out” received […]

Veteran journalist Moni Basu will be joining the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (CJC) in the fall as the Michael and Linda Connelly Lecturer for Narrative Nonfiction. Both Mike and Linda Connelly are graduates of CJC and have been generous donors to UF. This gift, which helps to underwrite this and another position in the Department of […]

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, was quoted in “She Urged Her Boyfriend to Kill Himself. Her Lawyers Say it was Free Speech,” published in The Washington Post on July 10. The article focuses on the case of Michelle Carter […]

Andrew Selepak, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications director of the online Master’s program in social media, was quoted in “The Five Countries that Set World Culture” published on BBC.com on July 2. The article focuses on five top-ranked countries that exemplify cultural influence– Italy, France, United States, Spain and the United Kingdom […]

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, was quoted in “Creative Attorneys Get Anti-Regulation Ammo in High Court Case” published in Law 360 on July 6. The article focuses on the U.S. Supreme Court encouragement of wide-ranging challenges to government regulations […]

Pro Master’s students Aaron Zeiler, Rachel Mann and Sara Girard created “You Are Now Live” to explore the consequences and complexities of livestreaming violence online and uncover ways to be better users and viewers.  The project will be shown in three episodes. http://www.youarenowlive.org/ 

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications,  was quoted in Erik Wemple’s opinion column, “Did President Trump Defame the Red Hen?,” published in The Washington Post on June 25. Wemple recounts Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ expulsion from a Lexington, Virginia, restaurant and […]

Stand-up comedian and actor Jay Pharoah will perform on July 10 in the University Auditorium at an event hosted by ACCENT Speakers Bureau. Doors will open at 7:00 p.m. and the show will begin at 8:00 p.m. On Friday July 6th and Monday July 9th between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m, students […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Dean Diane McFarlin was featured in “Ringling Was Not the Last Great Sarasotan” published in the Sarasota Herald-Tribune on June 24. The article by Harold Bubil, former real estate editor of the Herald-Tribune, focuses on his recent Facebook query requesting the names of the five most important […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications alumnus Kelly Frank, Online M.A.M.C. in Social Media 2017, is the new news director of WTSP 10 News, the Tampa, Florida CBS affiliate. She joins WTSP from WBNS, Columbus, Ohio, where she has been director of news and digital content. Under Frank’s leadership, the WBNS news team […]

As a superstar softball pitcher, Kelly Barnhill has become a household name, at least in Gator Nation households. And she continues the legacy of star UF athletes pursuing communication careers. Since her commitment to UF, the rising Public Relations senior has notched eye-popping numbers. She holds the UF record in ERA (0.81), opposing batting average […]

Danielle Ivanov, a participant in the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications’ (UFCJC) Summer Media Institute , was just completing an assignment for the College’s workshop for high-school students.  That assignment ended up on the front page of The Gainesville Sun.  Ivanov recently graduated from Gainesville High School and has enrolled in UFCJC. The […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Brechner Center for Freedom of Information, under the direction of Frank LoMonte, was recognized in the editorial, “Clear Communication from Law Enforcement is Crucial,” published in the Seattle Times on June 26. The editorial focuses on the criticism the King County (Wash.) Sheriff’s Office received after sharing […]