Month: December 2018

“Peak Florida,” created by students in the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications fall 2018 Environmental Journalism course, focuses on how Florida’s population growth, weakened development regulations, and accelerated climate change is affecting the Sunshine State. “Peak Florida” tells the story in five parts: Florida’s Growth, The Fate of Fish Island, Rural Heritage, […]

Frank LoMonte, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Brechner Center for Freedom of Information director, was mentioned in “Portland Police Chief Calls Sluggish Public Record ‘Huge Issue’ That Must Be Fixed” published in The Oregonian on Dec. 14. The article focuses on the delay in fulfilling public records requests, specifically police reports, in […]

Andrew Selepak, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications director of the online Master’s program with a specialization in social media, was quoted in “21 Social Media Pros and Snapchat Experts Share the Most Important First Step in Setting Up an Effective Snapchat for Business Account” published on sharethis.com on Dec. 12. In the […]

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications’ (UFCJC) online master’s program was recognized as one of the top programs in the country by several ranking services in 2018. Most recently, the site Online Master’s ranked the College’s program as one of the top five communication degree programs and ranked the University of Florida’s […]

Benjamin Johnson, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Advertising assistant professor, was quoted in “Why People Love Spotify’s Annual Wrap-Ups” published in The Atlantic on Dec. 12. The article features details on Spotify’s annual release of the Wrapped tool to users of the online music-streaming service. Wrapped offers an animated slideshow breakdown of […]

Frank LoMonte, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Brechner Center for Freedom of Information director, was quoted in “Privacy Law Jeopardizes Student Safety and Facilitates School Cover-Ups” published in the South Florida Sun Sentinel on Dec. 9. The editorial focuses on the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). Enacted by Congress in […]

Frank LoMonte, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Brechner Center for Freedom of Information director, was quoted in “Can Public Officials Block Users on Facebook? This Texas Case Could Help Answer That” published in The Texas Tribune on Dec. 6. The article features Deanna Robinson’s free speech case against the Hunt County (Texas) […]

Andrew Selepak, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications director of the online Master’s program with a specialization in social media, was quoted in “Shouldn’t Every Piece of Content Be Clickbait?” published on the Content Marketing Institute website on Dec. 4. The article features a debate on “clickbait,” defined by The Oxford English Dictionary […]

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications and the University of Texas at Arlington are the lead institutions for “Telemundo University,” a first-of-its-kind specialized curriculum designed to train undergraduate bilingual broadcast journalists. Following is the announcement from Telemundo about Telemundo University: In an effort to help shape the next generation of bilingual broadcast […]

Frank LoMonte, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Brechner Center for Freedom of Information director, is quoted in “University of Arizona Spends $1.4 Million on Legal Bills Related to FBI Basketball Investigation” published in The Arizona Republic on Nov. 29. The article focuses on the University of Arizona’s use of high cost outside legal […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Telecommunication Associate Professor Tim Sorel’s film, “My Kid is Not Crazy: A Search for Hope in the Face of Misdiagnosis,” has won a National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) Suncoast Chapter Regional Emmy Award in the Topical Documentary category. The 2018 competition received more than […]

Cynthia Morton Padovano, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Advertising associate professor, is the co-author of two articles published in national academic publications. Morton and CJC doctoral student Summer Shelton co-authored “The Framing of Adoption: A Content Analysis of Print Newspapers 2014-2016” accepted by the Journal of Public Interest Communications  Winter 2019 edition. In addition, […]