Month: January 2019

Cynthia Barnett Is the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications and Bob Graham Center for Public Service Environmental Journalist-in-Residence. The National Book Award nominee’s writing wraps environmental insight in appealing packages from rain showers to seashells, while her teaching spans civics and storytelling. What will you explore in your book about seashells? “I […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Journalism Department Chair Ted Spiker and doctoral student Rachel Damiani are the co-authors of “Everywhere in Your Body is Tissue Called Fascia. Scientists are Unlocking Its Secrets,” published in The Washington Post on Jan. 26. Damiani and Spiker’s article looked at the science and future of […]

Pam Fine, B.S Journalism 1979, has been named the eighth editor of The Chronicle of Higher Education. As editor, she will lead the nation’s largest newsroom covering colleges and universities. Fine previously served as the John S. and James L. Knight Chair for News, Leadership and Community and as journalism professor at the University of […]

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, is the author of “Rap Music and Threats of Violence: A Case for the Supreme Court to Decide” published in The Conversation on Jan. 29. In the article, Calvert focuses on Knox v. Commonwealth […]

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) today announced the launch of Fresh Take Florida, an effort to provide coverage of Florida state government at a time when state capitals are increasingly under-covered. Six student journalists, all graduating seniors, will be covering executive-branch agency operations as well as legislation throughout the 2019 […]

Journalism Professor Clay Calvert, director of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project, and Frank LoMonte, director of the College’s Brechner Center for Freedom of Information, co-authored “The Open Mic, Unplugged: Challenges to Viewpoint-Based Constraints on Public-Comment Periods” published in Case Western University Law Review, Vol. 69, […]

Frank LoMonte, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Brechner Center for Freedom of Information director, was quoted in “When Public Officials Fight on Facebook, Are They Breaking the Law?” published in the Miami Herald on Jan. 25. The article focuses on a proposed welcome sign at the entrance to Miami Beach. Commissioner John […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Journalism Associate Professor John Freeman’s article “An Ethnographic Study: The Duality of Collaborated Smartphone Images” was published in Visual Communication Quarterly, Volume 24, 2018, Issue 4. The article features 10 of his photographs including one image used for the cover. The article describes his collaboration with […]

The UF College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Department of Journalism is hosting three recent grads during the Spring 2019 semester as part of its ongoing Young Alumni Bootcamp series. The visitors will offer a limited enrollment intensive “bootcamp” course on a specialized topic for students and guest speak in UFCJC classes and with faculty during […]

Huan Chen, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Advertising assistant professor, is the co-author of “The Influence of Dialogic Engagement and Prominence on Visual Product Placement in Virtual Reality Videos” published in the Journal of Business Research on Jan. 18. Chen and Washburn University Art Associate Professor Ye Wang studied effective strategies for […]

Roxane Coche, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Telecommunication assistant professor, was one of three faculty advisors for the one-hour documentary, “Once More at the River: From MLK to BLM,” which premiered in Memphis, Tennessee, on Jan. 21. Coche, in collaboration with University of Memphis faculty members Aram Goudsouzian and Joe Hayden, […]

Nicolette Jennings, B.S. Telecommunication 2018, and Miss Clearwater Beach USA was crowned Miss Florida USA 2019 on Jan. 19. She will now represent Florida at the Miss USA Pageant later this year. While at CJC, Jennings was a multimedia reporter for ESPN Gainesville and WUFT Sports. She was a sports anchor on WUFT-TV’s “First at […]

Frank LoMonte, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Brechner Center for Freedom of Information director, is quoted in “Florida Lawmakers Move to Restrict Teen Voter Information” published on wlrn.org on Jan. 18. The story focuses on two proposed bills in the Florida Legislature designed to restrict the publication of personal information of underage […]

Amy Jo Coffey, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Telecommunication associate professor and director of the online master’s program in Audience Analytics, is the author of “Challenging Assumptions about Ownership and Diversity: An Examination of U.S. Local On-Air Television Newsroom Personnel” published in the International Journal of Media Management on Jan. 4. The […]

Debbie Treise, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) senior associate dean for Graduate Studies and Research, will step down from her position in August 2019 after more than three decades at CJC. She will continue to teach until August 2020. During her 30-year tenure, Treise has served as a mentor to many […]

Frank LoMonte, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Brechner Center for Freedom of Information director, is the author of “Private Employers: You Can’t Forbid Your Workers from Talking to Journalists” published on Poynter.org on Jan. 14. In the article, LoMonte states that many employees believe they forfeit their free-speech rights when they take […]

The University of Florida (UF) announced today that its online programs have been ranked fifth best in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. The College of Journalism and Communications currently offers two online undergraduate programs in Telecommunication Media and Society and Public Relations.  Advertising and journalism courses will be added in 2020. The […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Telecommunication senior Grace King won first place in the 2018-2019 Hearst Journalism Awards Television Features Competition. Journalism senior Meredith Sheldon placed fourth in the contest. King’s entry featured a compilation of stories she produced for the WUFT-TV “Life After Maria” news special on the anniversary of Hurricane […]

Frank LoMonte, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Brechner Center for Freedom of Information director, is the author of the opinion column “UMD Owes Public Transparent Presidential Search” published in The Baltimore Sun on Jan. 10. According to LoMonte, higher education has never been more mismanaged and more secretive especially when selecting college […]

Summer Shelton, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications doctoral student, will receive a $2,000 award from the American Academy of Advertising’s Dissertation Award Competition. Shelton’s dissertation, “Improving Representations of Disabilities in Advertising: Recommendations for Change,” focuses on how people with disabilities are represented in advertising. She explores the issue of “inspiration porn.” This concept […]

Annelie Schmittel, Ph.D. 2015, is the new vice president of player development for the Philadelphia 76ers National Basketball Association organization. Schmittel, whose research at UF focused on crisis communication in sports, is now the highest-ranking female basketball operations executive for the team. She will oversee programs that help players both on and off the court […]

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, was quoted in “Julian Assange Fails the Smell Test” published in The Washington Post on Jan. 7. Columnist Erik Wemple writes about WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and a document his organization distributed to news […]

John Janokaitis, B.S. Telecommunication 1979, chief of media relations for Aerodyne Industries in Cape Canaveral, received the Kolcum News and Communications Award from the National Space Club in Oct. 2018. The award, named in honor of Harry Kolcum, former managing editor or Aviation Week & Space Technology, honors news media representatives and other communication professionals […]