Month: June 2019

The Brechner Center for Freedom of Information announced today that Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and former CNN correspondent Sara Ganim will join the Center on July 1 as its first Hearst Journalism Fellow. In April, the Brechner Center, which is housed at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC), announced a grant from […]

Benjamin Johnson, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Advertising assistant professor, is the quoted in “Spoilers Have Little Effect on Our Enjoyment, Research Shows. Is Our Anxiety Misguided?” posted on the Australian Broadcast Corporation website on June 5. The story focuses on the impact of accidentally finding out what is going to happen […]

Roxane Coche, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Sports Journalism and Communication associate director and Telecommunication assistant professor, is the author of “How the Women’s World Cup Organizers Let Down the Sport, and the Women Who Play It” published in Paste Magazine on June 7. The article focuses on the branding of the […]

Two University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) student journalists have received top honors in the 2018-19  Hearst Journalism Awards National Championships. Telecommunication senior Dolores Hinckley and Telecommunication junior David Jones received first place in the Radio Broadcast News and Television Broadcast News Championships, respectively. Each will receive a $10,000 award from Hearst. […]

Meisha Wade, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Professional Advising and Teaching Hub academic advisor and program coordinator, is the recipient of a 2019 UF Undergraduate Professional Advisor Award. This award encourages and rewards excellence, innovation, and effectiveness in either teaching or advising. Performance and student evaluations, letters of support from superiors […]

Robyn Goodman, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Advertising Department interim chair and associate professor, is the author of “Let the Buyer Beware: Content Analysis of Cosmetic Surgery Websites’ Provider Information” published in Public Understanding of Science on June 4. In the article, Goodman reports on a study focusing on what types 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 two recent articles published in prestigious law review journals. In “Certifying Questions in First Amendment Cases: Free Speech, Statutory Ambiguity, and Definitive Interpretations” published in the Boston College Law Review, Volume […]

Moni Basu, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Michael and Linda Connelly Lecturer for Narrative Nonfiction, is the author of “Can Mexico Beach Be Mexico Beach Again” published on Bittersoutherner.com. Basu recounts her childhood memories of visiting Mexico Beach with her family. Last fall, the town took the brunt of Hurricane Michael, a […]

Rachael Jones and Imani Jackson will join the Brechner Center for Freedom of Information, located in the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, as legal fellows. Their one-year fellowships will begin this summer. Jones will publish the Brechner Report, post content to the Brechner website, and assist Brechner Center Director Frank LoMonte with […]

This symposium uses a single commodity to encourage researchers and practitioners from various backgrounds to break silos and hold cross-disciplinary conversations using coffee as a central theme.  Proposals from both graduate and undergraduate students are encouraged. Questions should be directed to conference organizer Christopher LeClere cleclere@ufl.edu

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications student journalists, alumni and staff from WUFT-FM and Noticias WUFT are among the 19 finalists in the professional and student divisions in the 25th annual Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Sunshine State Awards competition. Finalists in the professional division include: First Amendment Foundation Freedom of Information Award: […]

Roxane Coche, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Telecommunication assistant professor, has been appointed associate director of Sports Journalism and Communication effective August 2019. The Sports Journalism and Communication program, under the direction of Eric Esterline, offers students classes to acquire the skills necessary to succeed in the evolving sports media industry. Coche will work with Esterline to […]

The organizers of Super Bowl LIV are determined to leave a positive environmental impact when the event arrives in Miami in February.  So the host committee teamed up with Fox Sports University (FSU) and the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) to generate ideas for a promotional campaign for its environmental initiative […]