Month: May 2021

Benjamin Johnson, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Advertising assistant professor, CJC doctoral students Susanna Lee and Ben Vollmer and Cen April Yue, Ph.D. 2020, are the authors of “Impartial Endorsements: Influencer and Celebrity Declarations of Non-Sponsorship and Honesty” published in Computers in Human Behavior on May 6. The authors studied the effects of impartiality claims […]

Frank LoMonte, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Brechner Center for Freedom of Information director, is the author of “Cameras Might Alter Courtroom Behavior: Maybe That’s the Point” published in the American Bar Association magazine Litigation on May 6. In the article, LoMonte traces the history of the public’s right of access to […]

Note the deadline for this year’s competition is June 14, 2021 at 3pm EST. Applicants need to submit: an essay of between 500-750 words; a resume; and a letter of endorsement from a faculty adviser. Full details can be found at this link: https://www.flseagrant.org/students/scholarships/fowa/

Kalisha Whitman, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Innovation News Center senior TV news manager, will be one of seven instructors for the virtual Dow Jones News Fund HBCU Digital Media Institute from May 26-28. The Institute consists of three days of training in digital media to increase fluency with the latest news-gathering […]

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications has received top rankings for various residential and online degree programs from Business Degree Central. The 2021 rankings include: 1st in Most Popular Online Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region 1st in Most Popular Online Public Relations & Advertising Schools in […]

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Online Master’s Program (UF CJC Online) has earned certification from Quality Matters (QM) for five courses. The QM Certification Mark is the internationally recognized symbol of online and blended course design quality. The following UF courses are the first to be recognized and are now listed […]

Andrew Selepak, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Telecommunication lecturer and coordinator of the online master’s program with a specialization in social media, is quoted in “Trump Beats Facebook No Matter How Panel Rules, Experts Say” published on newsmax.com on May 5. The article features a decision by the Facebook Oversight Board to […]

Erica Loewe, B.S. Public Relations 2011, has joined President Biden’s all-female communications team as the new director of African American Media for the White House. Loewe previously served as Deputy Communications Director to House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn and House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters. During her time at UF, Loewe worked as […]

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project and Brechner Eminent Scholar in Mass Communication at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, was quoted in “Fox News Says It Didn’t’ Know DeSantis Would Bar Other Press from Bill Signing” published in the Miami Herald on May 7. The article […]

Annie Neimand, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Center for Public Interest Communications research director, is the co-author of “Finding the Right Messenger for Your Message” published in Stanford Social Innovation Review on May 6. Neimand, Samantha Wright and Max Steinman stress that trusted messengers are important to the success of any advocacy […]

Frank LoMonte, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Brechner Center for Freedom of Information director, was selected for the prestigious 2021-2022 Class of Fellows at the University of California (UC) National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement. The fourth class of fellows, selected from a highly competitive pool, represents graduate students and […]

WUFT-FM and WUFT-TV, operated from the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, are the winners of seven Region 13 2021 Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards. WUFT-FM received five and WUFT-TV received two Small Market Category regional awards. Radio awards include: Overall Excellence: WUFT-FM Digital: “At the Finish […]

Moni Basu, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Michael and Linda Connelly Lecturer for Narrative Nonfiction, and a team of UFCJC students on May 3 launched Atrium, the first narrative nonfiction magazine published by UF students. The goal of the magazine is to tell true stories that are unique to Florida. They […]

Matt Duffy, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications online master’s student, is profiled in “Zillennial Advocate Sparks Facebook Boom Promoting His 1990s Microgeneration” published in Florida Today on May 4. Created by Duffy, “Born Zillenial” is designed to attract those who are too young to feel millennial and are too old for Generation […]

Allissa Richardson, assistant professor of Journalism at the University of Southern California Annenberg School, received the 2021 Research Prize in Public Interest Communication awarded by the University of Florida Center for Public Interest Communications. The prize, celebrating peer-reviewed research that informs the field of public interest communications, was presented virtually during the frank 2021 online […]

Iman Zawahry, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Telecommunication Lecturer, is featured in “Hijabi Filmmaker in USA” published in Hayati magazine. The story features Zawahry’s debut film “Americanish,” which explores the diversity of American communities while exploring what these communities have in common especially when it comes to love and relationships. The film […]

Kim Walsh-Childers, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communication Journalism professor, is the co-author of “Costs, Evidence, Context and Values: Journalists’ and Policy Experts’ Recommendations for U.S. Health Policy Coverage” published in Health Communication on May 3. Walsh-Childers and Journalism Adjunct Instructor Jennifer Braddock, Ph.D. 2013, examined how the quality of news coverage can […]

By Lenore Devore, B.S. Journalism 1984 Ryan Vasquez, B.S. Telecommunication 2006, has a vision of what the College’s Innovation News Center (INC) can be as it moves from just an experiential opportunity to an innovation incubator.  That is just one reason the multimedia news manager and adjunct professor was named CJC’s Staff Member of the […]

Sylvia Chan-Olmsted, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Telecommunication professor and Media Consumer Research director, and Janet Coats, managing director of the UF Consortium on Trust in Media and Technology, are quoted in “Can You Spot a Deep Fake? Latest Technology Makes it Harder to Catch” posted on nbc-2.com on May 2. The […]

Sara Ganim, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Brechner Center Hearst Journalism Fellow, has been selected as one of four distinguished journalists to be named a Spencer Education Journalism Fellow for the 2021-2022 academic year. The Spencer Education Journalism Fellowship at the Columbia Journalism School was launched 14 years ago to enhance […]

Kathleen Kelly, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Public Relations professor emeritus, passed away on April 28, 2021, at the age of 77 in St. Augustine, Florida after a long struggle with COPD. She is survived by her husband of 60 years George F. Kelly, daughter Jodie Anne Funderburk (Greg), grand daughters […]