Month: June 2022

A new study by a team of University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) researchers found that when U.S. Fortune 100 companies included purpose communication in their messaging, it helped to define their role in making a difference in local and global society. UFCJC doctoral students Alexis Bajalia Fitzsimmons, Sunny Yufan Qin and […]

Churchill Roberts, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and Technology professor, will be the featured for speaker for the UF Asian Faculty and Staff Association virtual meeting on June 15 at noon. He will focus on three of his latest documentary films covering Asian history and culture. Roberts will share […]

Sara Ganim, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Brechner Center for Freedom of Information Hearst Journalism Fellow and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, is the host and producer of “’Gag Order’ Against Sexual Assault,” the latest episode of “What Don’t We Know” recorded at SXSW EDU in Austin and posted on June 2. In the […]

Marcia DiStaso, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications associate dean for Research and Public Relations professor, was quoted in “Deconstructing: Stakeholder Capitalism” posted on the Institute for Public Relations (IPR) website on June 9. The post is part of the IPR series on understanding theoretical and practical terms and concepts. The story focuses […]

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 the author of “Expert Testimony by Public University Faculty: Exposing Doctrinal Deficiencies of Academic Freedom and Proposing a Solution Within the Public-Employee Speech Doctrine” published in […]

During the summer semester, DC Gator Club opens its application process to award Internship Scholarships of $1,000 each for University of Florida students with an internship based in the greater Washington, DC area (DC, Maryland, and Northern Virginia). This scholarship is made possible by DC Gator Club general funds. Undergraduate and graduate students completing an […]

Fall 2022 Harn Internship Projects Open to all majors! Intern at your art museum! Fall internships at the Harn Museum of Art are open to all majors to provide professional experience, growth opportunities, and guidance from museum staff. Internships are available in several museum departments, including Curatorial, Development, Education and Registration. The deadline for applications […]

By Lenore Devore, B.S. Journalism 1984 Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner in photography Essdras Suarez, B.S. Journalism 1993, is quick to tell people who’s responsible for his career: the late Journalism Professor Helen Aller and “Mr. F,” Journalism Associate Professor John Freeman. Suarez was raised by his grandparents and uncles in Panama, living in a home […]

The life of sports broadcasting legend Walter Lanier “Red” Barber, B.S. Journalism 1934 and Hall of Fame 1970, is the subject of a new book, “Red Barber: The Life and Legacy of a Broadcasting Legend” by Judith Hiltner and James Walker. Barber got his start in the industry at commercial radio station WRUF-AM which is […]

Jasmine McNealy, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications associate director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project, will join the Federal Trade Commission’s Office of Policy Planning as Technology Advisor in the Chief Technology Office. The appointment, which is initially for one year starting June 20, is under the auspices of the […]

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications today announced that Dr. Carrie Miller will join the College this fall as Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Relations and will be playing an active role in the College’s  STEM Translational Communication Center and the UF Health Cancer Center. Miller has completed a Susan […]

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) has received 21 honors in the 2021-2022 Hearst Journalism Awards competitions. The 62nd annual contests consisted of five writing, two photojournalism, one audio, two television and four multimedia competitions with championship finals in all divisions. In the Intercollegiate Competition, UFCJC placed second overall, first place […]

Two University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications students are the recipients of Lee Elder Internships at the 122nd U.S. Open golf tournament. Sports Media senior Cristina Santiago-Espinet and Advertising junior Manny Rodriguez-Lipido are two of 25 nationwide selected to participate in the one-week student immersive experience at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts. […]

“The Last flight of Petr Ginz,” a 2012 documentary co-directed by Churchill Roberts, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Media Production, Management, and Technology professor, was recently screened at the Tsiolkovsky International Space Film Festival in Kaluga, Russia. The festival features new films on space exploration as well as space-related science and art. The […]

Moni Basu, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Michael and Linda Connelly Lecturer for Narrative Nonfiction, is the author of “Ashley Jones! Now” published in The Bitter Southerner on May 31. Basu focuses on Alabama’s first Black poet laureate and the youngest in the 91 years since the state created the honor. According […]

Three University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) news reports were winners in the National Academy of Arts and Sciences (NATAS) 2022 Suncoast Chapter Student Production Awards competition. In the news competition, “Never Say Never” by Chris O’Brien, B.S. Telecommunication 2021, won for best News Report – Serious News category. Victor Prieto, B.S. […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Advertising students and staff were the recipients 2022 student and professional ADDY awards from the American Advertising Federation (AAF) North Central Florida and AAF 4th District Florida/Caribbean ADDY Awards competitions. The annual competition, featuring creative work completed in 2021, is coordinated locally by AAF North Central Florida. […]

This story originally appeared on the UF Human Resources website in 2021 as part of a series on how the UF Employee Education Program, or EEP, has benefitted UF employees. Working professionals often face an uphill battle at work when they decide to pursue a post-secondary education while working full-time. However, employers that provide educational […]