Month: July 2021

Carma Bylund, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Public Relations professor and professor in the Division of Hematology & Oncology at the UF College of Medicine, is the co-author of “How to Talk to Patients About the COVID Vaccine” published on medpagetoday.com on July 30. Bylund, Lindsay Thompson and Stephanie Staras found that […]

Frank LoMonte, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Brechner Center for Freedom of Information director, is the author of “Lawsuits Over Bans on Teaching Critical Race Theory Are Coming – Here’s What Won’t Work and What Might” published in The Conversation on July 20. LoMonte questions if possible disciplinary action against teachers who […]

Haley Markovich, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications doctoral student, is the author of “Severe Allergies and Price Increases: How News Frames of the 2016 EpiPen Crisis Continue the Conversation of U.S. Pharmaceutical Pricing” published in the Journal of Public Interest Communication, Vol. 5, No. 1 (2021). Markovich conducted an exploratory framing study […]

Santiago Kember will join the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications this fall as a visiting lecturer in the Department of Advertising. Kember has more than 30 years of agency experience working in the U.S. and globally for leading consumer packaged goods, technology, and business-to-business brands, focusing on understanding cultures and what drives […]

With more than 70% of U.S. brands and half of worldwide brands using content marketing strategies to reach consumers, the potential impact of video content for marketers is significant. And YouTube has become a major platform for video content marketing. As YouTube content marketing is becoming more mainstream, there is a need to examine how […]

Amy Jo Coffey, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Media Production, Management, and Technology associate professor, is the recipient of the third place faculty paper award in the 2021 Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) for “Video Measurement and Analytics: Best Practices and Industry Challenges” in the Media Management, […]

BPRSS is seeking a Social Media Director.   Click below to apply University of Florida Black Public Relations Student Society (BPRSS) 2021-22 Term Executive Board Application (google.com)

Moni Basu, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Michael and Linda Connelly Lecturer for Narrative Nonfiction, has received a 2021 Charlie Award from the Florida Magazine Association  for “In Search of Spirits in Cassadaga: A Writer Unlocks the Truths of this Mystical Community, Its Energy Healers and the Supernatural.” The story, published […]

Diane McFarlin, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Emeritus Dean and Scholar, has been named to the 2021 Florida Newspaper Hall of Fame, in recognition of her outstanding service in the field of newspaper journalism in Florida. McFarlin, B.S. Journalism 1976 and 1999 Hall of Fame inductee, retired from UFCJC in December […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications doctoral student Hayley Markovich is the author of a chapter in Normalizing Mental Illness and Neurodiversity in Entertainment Media, published by Routledge in April 20, 2021. The chapter, “’…And I suffer from short-term memory loss’: Understanding presentations of mental health in Pixar’s Finding Nemo and Finding Dory […]

Jasmine McNealy, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and Technology associate professor and associate director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project, is co-creator of “I, Obscura” a dark pattern zine that launched to the public on July 15, 2021. The zine, created through a collaboration between UCLA’s Center […]

Jasmine McNealy, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and Technology associate professor and associate director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project, was an editor and author of an editorial for “Theories and Applications of Emerging Technologies in Civic Engagement,” a special issue of  frontiers in Blockchain published on […]

Mindy McAdams, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism professor and Knight Chair in Journalism Technologies and the Democratic Process, is the author of “For Journalists Considering a Move to Teaching” published on medium.com on July 12. In the article, McAdams focuses on what journalists should consider before pursuing a career in academia […]

Spiro Kiousis, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications executive associate dean, Pamala Proverbs, Ph.D. 2021, Xiaomeng Lan, Ph.D. 2019, and doctoral student Osama Albishri, are the co-authors of “Applying Care to Political Public Relations: Crisis Communication Following the Terrorist Attack in New Zealand” published in the Journal of Public Interest Communications, Vol. 5 […]

Frank LoMonte, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Brechner Center for Freedom of Information director, is the author of “Trump Can’t Beat Facebook, Twitter and YouTube in Court – But the Fight Might Be Worth More Than a Win” published in The Conversation on July 8. In the article, LoMonte focuses on former […]

Frank LoMonte, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Brechner Center for Freedom of Information director, is quoted in “Federal Speech Rulings May Embolden Health Care Workers to Call Out Safety Issues” published on the Kaiser Health News site on July 9. The article focuses on Maine Coast Hospital’s decision to fire an employee […]

By Nora O’Neill, Journalism 2023 Shelby Shaftel and Sari Feinberg attended the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) at different times and earned different degrees. But both found their way to NBCUniversal and to each other in a unique collaboration to engage both consumers and advertisers. Shaftel graduated from UF in 2006 with […]

Imani Jackson, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Brechner Center for Freedom of Information legal fellow and CJC doctoral student, is the author of “Who Will Take Ownership of Florida High School Football Concussion Figures” published in the Journal of Civic Information, Vol. 3, No 1 (June 2021). Jackson reviewed documentation of varsity […]

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, is quoted in the opinion column “Justice Gorsuch is Concerned About Internet Disinformation. But His Solution is Backwards” published in The Washington Post on July 7. Calvert […]

Moon Lee, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Public Relations associate professor, has been named the new Public Relations Department chair at Syracuse University’s Newhouse School of Public Communications. In her new role, beginning fall 2021, she will lead a team of 10 faculty members and more than 400 Public Relations majors. […]

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, is quoted in “Why Was Casey Anthony Trial Such a Phenomenon? Experts Cite Power of Cable News, Rise of Social Media” published in the Orlando Sentinel on […]

Rachel Grant, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism assistant professor, is the author of “’The White Side of the Fence:’ Charlotta Bass and the Wesley Robert Wells Case, 1947-1954” published in Media History on July 2. In the study, Grant examined the leadership role of Charlotta Bass, the editor/publisher of the California […]

Kasey Windels, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Advertising associate professor, and CJC doctoral student Heidi Makady are the co-authors of “Defining Gender Equality Until the Next Generation: Evidence of the Persistence of Postfeminist Discourse in Advertising” published in Feminist Media Studies on June 28. In their study, Windels, Makady and Sara Champlin […]

Cynthia Barnett, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Environmental Journalist-in-Residence, whose book The Sound of the Sea: Seashells and the Fate of the Oceans will be available on July 6, has been selected one of the best books of July by Apple Books. According to Apple Books, “The history of seashells makes for […]