Month: June 2020

Frank LoMonte, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Brechner Center for Freedom of Information director, is the author of “The ‘Social Media Discount’ and First Amendment Exceptionalism” published in the University of Memphis Law Review, Volume 50, Book 1. In the article, LoMonte argues that speech that would otherwise be clearly recognized as […]

Raegan Burden, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Advertising lecturer of Cultural Engagement, will be part of a distinguished group of speakers presenting at the virtual 2020 3% Conference from July 27-29. The conference theme, “The Future of Work,” will focus on the how the traditional work environment has been changed and reinvented […]

Brands often use social issue advertising to evoke emotion in their media campaigns. This type of advertising, however, could elicit emotional responses beyond what the advertiser intended. University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Advertising Associate Professor Cynthia Morton and Jorge Villegas from University of Illinois at Springfield, in an attempt to understand the effect of social issue […]

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) today announced that Angela Bradbery, Director of Communications for Public Citizen, has been named the new Frank Karel Endowed Chair in Public Interest Communications. She will be a faculty member in the College’s Department of Public Relations. Bradbery, a 1986 UFCJC journalism graduate, succeeds Ann […]

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 “Millions Take Part in #BlackOutTuesday After George Floyd’s Death” broadcast on WCJB-TV, the Gainesville, Florida ABC affiliate on June 2. A national conversation about the Black Lives Matter movement was […]

Clay Calvert, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project director, and Jasmine McNealy, Brechner associate director and CJC Telecommunication associate professor, were quoted in “Trump Wants to Regulate Social Media. Attack on Freedom of Expression or Political Distraction?” posted on Noticias Telemundo on June 1. In the article, […]

Frank LoMonte, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Brechner Center for Freedom of Information director, was quoted in “A Clearwater Law Firm and a Pinellas Retiree Spar Again Over Public Records” published in the Tampa Bay Times on June 1. The article focuses on Madeira Beach retiree Bill Gay’s challenges to government transparency […]

Yulia Strekalova, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications research assistant professor and director of Grants Development, is the co-author of the blog “Guiding Collaborative Conversations and Connections with Probing Questions” published in Integration and Implementation Insights on June 2. In the blog post, Strekalova and Wayne McCormack focus on how to ignite discovery […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications faculty Advertising Lecturer of Cultural Engagement Raegan Burden, Telecommunication Associate Professor and Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project Associate Director Jasmine McNealy, and Advertising professor and CJC Online Undergraduate Program Director Michael Weigold, are  participating in the 2020 Virtual Visiting Professor Program via Zoom from June 1-5. […]

As the global pandemic forced most higher education institutions around the world to move classes to all-online formats, colleges and universities began examining whether or not online education is effective for the long term. Critics of online education say that it can be dry, not particularly engaging, and over-reliant on low stakes assessments, leaving students […]

Dear CJC Colleagues and Students: The killing of George Floyd is a tragedy of multiple dimensions. It is both despicable and intolerable that a Black man would be treated with such disdain by law enforcement that he would lose his life. This comes on the heels of the deaths of other Black Americans – Ahmaud […]

Cynthia Morton, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Advertising associate professor, was named a 2020 University of Florida Research Foundation Professor (UFRF). UFRF Professors are faculty who have a distinguished current record of research and a strong research agenda that is likely to lead to continuing distinction in their fields. Morton is one […]

The use of data has become a vital investigative tool for journalists. But many journalism programs and courses worldwide are insufficient or unable to provide students with the essential skills needed to gather, analyze and present data. University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism Associate Professor Norman P. Lewis and Journalism Professor Mindy McAdams, along with University […]