Month: September 2020

While UF’s CJC is nationally recognized for its academic excellence, on Instagram, UF’s CJC Division of Graduate Studies & Research fell short on this standard. As a result, student Natalia Mojica helped reconstruct its online presence. To do this, an online campaign targeted at growing audience reach was launched during the Spring Semester of 2020. […]

Please feel free to promote to your students. “Identifying the Elephant in the Room,” is a collaborative seminar series on race relations and critical communications strategies for students pursuing degrees in journalism, public relations and advertising at Howard University and the University of Florida. Sponsored by Pitch Publicity and INICIVOX, and hosted by HU Public […]

Marissa Secades reimagined the digital and print assets for UF Actor Showcase 2020, an annual event held in New York City for graduating actors. https://arts.ufl.edu/academics/theatre-and-dance/uf-actor-showcase/current-participants/

Kaitlin Robb wrote a white paper that combines strategic communication and applied theory, as well as input from experts, in order to inspire efficient solutions for a significant recycling problem. The strategies presented are intended to be timely and easy to conform to fit a county’s individual needs. The Millennial Wish-cycler – Kaitlin Robb Price

Weiyu Huang created Live up, which is a platform that spotlights one of the fastest growing sports in China: bodybuilding. The goal of the web site is to provide audience with history, personal story and other world class resources to help them to start on their journey.  https://544478335.wixsite.com/liveup

Zi Meng (Monica)’s website project reveals how an alternative justice approach is reshaping school discipline procedures and effectively resolving conflicts with minimized harms being caused. https://monicameng1213.wixsite.com/website

Matthew Abramson filmed a pilot episode that follows the creative process of musicians, forced to write and record under a strict deadline. This project included a long-form video and multiple podcast episodes, as well as segmented social clips to tell the story over. https://www.recordtime.net/

Lillia Jordan created an Instagram campaign designed to help adolescent girls fall in love with their REAL bodies, not their FILTERED bodies.  http://realnotfiltered.mystrikingly.com

Katherine Hyson wrote a long-form narrative about a homeless encampment shutting down, and how it affects a woman fighting to find home.  https://www.wuft.org/news/homeless-karen/

As local news stations struggle to figure out how to strengthen and build their young adult audiences, this project seeks to answer, through a series of young adult and expert insights, what stations can do to adapt in an ever-changing digital news environment. To share these interviews, student Joshua Williams created a website summarizing the […]

Felipe De La Guerra filmed a documentary-style video covering food as identification, connection between cultures and discrimination and exploitation. http://fdelaguerra.com/wp/we-are-what-we-eat/ 

Alexandra Avelino created a multimedia, interactive website of resources for pre-veterinary students, with a special focus on underrepresented minorities.https://www.urnm.org/

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, commented in “The First Amendment and Florida’s Historic Access to Public Records” broadcast on WESH-TV, the NBC-affiliate in Orlando, on Sept. 25. WESH’s political and government reporter Greg Fox follows how Florida’s historic access […]

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Online Digital Strategy Master’s was selected as one of the top three 2020 Best Online Master’s in Digital Marketing by College Consensus. The online digital strategy degree is designed to challenge students to develop effective messaging to drive increased conversations and create loyal customers. Students will […]

The CJC Diversity Task Force is comprised of student representatives from all of the CJC student organizations.  This year, we are adding several “Member at Large” seats, allowing representation for interested students who may not be a part of CJC student organizations, yet represent the diverse perspectives of our student body.  If you are passionate […]

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Association for Media Professionals (AMP) and Howard University’s (HU) Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) have partnered to present a free webinar series, “Identifying the Elephant in the Room: Critical Communications Strategies in the Face of Racism.” The virtual webinar series, sponsored by INICIVOX and […]

Applications for the Magazine Internship Program 2021 must be submitted on asmeinternship.org. Applicants must complete their junior year before June 2021 and expect to graduate in June 2022. Only full-time students with a grade point average of at least 3.0 will be considered for an internship. Your application must include: A one-page cover letter (addressed to Sidney Holt, Executive Director, ASME) explaining why you […]

By Lenore Devore, B.S. Journalism 1984 Turn on the Black News Channel in almost any part of the United States and you’ll likely catch a glimpse of Brittany Jones, B.S., Telecommunications 2010, whose new job as a reporter, anchor and talk show hostess gives her a platform to inform, engage and assist Black people. The […]

Frank LoMonte, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Brechner Center for Freedom of Information director, is the author of “Universities Continue to Block Athletes from Talking to the Media. That’s Got to Stop” published on poynter.org on Sept. 23. LoMonte presents highlights of the Brechner Center’s “government gagged” research on the First Amendment […]

We wanted to reach out to let you know about an exciting fellowship opportunity for diverse college juniors, college seniors, graduate students, and portfolio school students: MAIP. Since 1973, the MAIP Program, now it it’s 47th year, provides diverse students with equitable access to the advertising and marketing industry. This past summer, we transitioned to […]

This 12-week internship allows you to work on a business consultation project with mentorship as you visit cooperatives in rural areas across the United States, the Minnesota State Capitol to connect with legislators, and Africa to learn about how nonprofits and agribusinesses are working to advance agriculture. You’ll present your final project to a group […]

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, was quoted in “DeSantis Could Make Florida Protest Laws Harshest in U.S.” published in the Orlando Sentinel on Sept. 23. The article focuses on a new proposal from Gov. Ron DeSantis. If it becomes […]

Keith Sonderling, B.S. Telecommunication 2005, was recently confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve on the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in Washington, D.C. In this new role, Sonderling will help enforce laws protecting workers from discrimination. Sonderling previously served as the acting administrator of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour division which […]

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, was quoted in “Parents Concerned About School COVID-19 Cases Fear Laws May Protect Districts from Disclosing Important Health Information” posted on firstcoastnews.com on Sept. 22 Calvert comments on the Federal Educational Rights and Privacy […]