Month: June 2020

Moni Basu, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Michael and Linda Connelly Lecturer for Narrative Nonfiction, is the author of “The Stories I Will Live By” published in The Bitter Southerner on June 10. Basu writes about how the COVID-19 pandemic can provide stories that will offer guidance once it is over. The […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Public Relations Assistant Professors Jay Hmielowski and Myiah Hutchens are the co-authors of “Communication Behaviors During Presidential Elections: An Examination of Time, Events and Battleground States” published in Public Opinion Quarterly on June 11. In the article, Hmielowski, Hutchens, William Kelvin, David Silva, Michael Beam, Rebecca Donaway […]

Jasmine McNealy, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project associate director and Telecommunication associate professor, was a panelist during the virtual CogX 2020 Global Leadership Summit and Festival of AI & Emerging Technology on June 9. McNealy, Jonnie Penn and Michael Running Wolf were panelists for On Data […]

Just when most people have become accustomed to existing recycling practices, municipalities and community members are having to change course due to the 2018 Chinese National Sword policy, which bans most U.S. imported solid waste. As a result, what was once recyclable may no longer be and can cause large swaths of materials to be […]

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications today announced that sports broadcaster and producer Geoff Thompson, an alumnus of the College, has been hired as a Lecturer in Telecommunication. He will join the College in January. For the past four seasons, Thompson, B.S. Journalism 1994 and M.A.MC. 2002, has been the commentator for […]

Patrick Ford, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Public Relations Professional-in-Residence, is quoted in “As the PR Industry Confronts its Diversity Problem, the Biggest Trade Groups are Wrestling with How to Hold Leadership Accountable” originally published in Business Insider on June 12. The article focuses on the public relations profession and its […]

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications today announced that award-winning creative director Mariano German Coley has been named lecturer in creative in the Department of Advertising. He will join the College in July. German has had more than 15 years of international experience as a creative director in Europe, Latin America and […]

Dear Students: We are grateful to all of you who participated in our Student Town Hall on June 5.  We appreciate how much you shared and admire your courage for being open about what’s on your mind and in your heart. We heard you and your desire for a continued dialogue, and are scheduling a […]

It pleases me to inform you that we are offering 200 FREE TICKETS to the 2nd Hispanic Media Conference at UTA! Media Trends & Demographics Saturday, August 15, 2020 The Second Hispanic Media Conference will bring together media professionals, scholars, and students to examine media, trends, and demographics shaping the present and future of Hispanic […]

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, is quoted in “A North Carolina Professor Who Sparked Outrage with His Tweets Still Has His Job. Why? It’s Called the First Amendment” published in USA Today on June 11. Mike Adams, a professor […]

Yu-Hao Lee, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Telecommunication assistant professor, is the co-author of “Emotional Framing of News on Sexual Assault and Partisan User Engagement Behaviors” published in Journalism & Mass Communications Quarterly on June 10. Lee and UF CJC doctoral student Mo Chen examined how emotional frames (anger, anxiety, sexual) of […]

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, comments in “UF Reverses Admission Decision After Racist Post Resurfaces” broadcast on WCJB-TV20, that ABC television affiliate in Gainesville, Florida on June 9. The story focuses on a prospective student’s rescinded admission to UF […]

A four-part series telling the story of how corporate cash corrupted one of the greenest states in America earned The Oregonian the first Collier Prize for State Government Accountability. The $25,000 award, offered by the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, is one of the largest journalism prizes in the nation. The February […]

The Center for Public Interest Communications and the  Radical Communicators Network (RCN) today announced that they are the recipients of a $100,000 Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Voices for Economic Opportunity Grand Challenge Grant for their collaborative proposal “Changing the Poverty Narrative by Changing the Voices.” This project was one of 28 proposals funded from […]

Three University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications student journalists were recognized in the 2020 National Hearst Journalism Awards Competition. Mackenzie Behm, B.S. Journalism 2020, placed second in Multimedia, Telecommunication junior Sofia Mingote placed second in Radio Broadcast News, and Valerie Lyons, B.S. Telecommunication 2020, placed fifth in the Television Broadcast News Competition. Due […]

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) today announced that public relations veteran Nyree Wright will join the College on August 16 as a lecturer in the Department of Public Relations. Wright currently is the principal at NW Consulting, L.L.C., a public relations firm based in the Washington, D.C., metro area focused […]

Camille Respess, a University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism senior, was one of three college students selected to interview NAACP President Derrick Johnson on “Meet the Press: College Roundtable” featured on streaming channel NBC News Now on June 5. Respess, Anna Salvatore, a Princeton University freshman, and University of Wisconsin junior Tamia […]

Rita Men, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Public Relations associate professor, is the lead author of “’Vision, Passion, and Care:’ The Impact of Charismatic Executive Leadership Communication on Employee Trust and Support for Organizational Change” published in Public Relations Review on June 1. Men, Cen April Yue, Ph.D. 2020, and Yonghong Liu, […]

Herbert Lowe, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism lecturer, and Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project, were quoted in “UF Probes Social Media Posts Seen as Racist” published in The Gainesville Sun on June 5. The story focuses on allegations that prospective and enrolled UF students are […]

Dan Windels, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Advertising lecturer is quoted in “Agencies Reimagine Summer Internships Due to COVID-19” published in AdAge on May 26. The COVID-19 pandemic has ravaged the advertising industry with many agencies having to cut expenses, reduce salaries and even furlough and layoff staff. Opportunities for aspiring creatives […]

Pro-female advertisements, or femvertisements, receive praise for empowering women. But is that the message that’s actually received? Award-winning femvertisements often draw on the empowering messages contained within feminist ideals while also neutralizing the true political force of those ideals, thus undoing the work of feminism. To better understand the impact of femvertisements, University of Florida […]

Seraine Page, B.S. Journalism 2010, is the author of Freelance Writing 101: Everything You Need to Launch Your Writing Career. The eBook launched May 22 on amazon.com and within a week reached the top position as a new release in eight categories. The eBook draws from Page’s more than 10 years of combined experience as […]

A University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications student film and two news reports were honored in the National Academy of Arts and Sciences (NATAS) 2020 Suncoast Chapter Student Production Awards competition. The winners include: Short-Form Fiction Film: “The Lead” by Madalin Stenzel, B.S. Telecommunication 2019, and Parker Bohner, B.S. Telecommunication 2018. Telecommunication Lecturer […]

Matt Abramson, WUFT Media Services director and a University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications master’s student, is the recipient of two awards from the international 2020 Telly Award competition. Abramson was honored in the Student Social Video category. He received a silver award for “The Send-Off” and a bronze award for “Rolled Up […]