Month: October 2022

Former White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany is coming to the University of Florida on Saturday, November 5th at 7:00PM to speak on campus! The Network of Enlightened Women at Florida is proud to present: The Search for Truth with Kayleigh McEnany. During this event, students will have the opportunity to hear from the former press secretary about her journey […]

Linjuan Rita Men, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Public Relations professor, and a team of researchers are the recipients of 2022 Public Relations Society (PRSA) Educators Academy Summit Top Faculty Paper Award. Men, Alvin Zhou, UFCJC doctoral student Jie Jin, and Patrick Thelen, Ph.D. 2019, are the authors of “Shaping Corporate […]

Pat Ford, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Public Relations professional-in-residence, is quoted in “1st Corporate Character Barometer Shows Gap Between Corporate Readiness and Stakeholder Expectations” published in PR Daily on Oct. 19. The article focuses on the results of a corporate communicators survey measuring the willingness and readiness of brands to take […]

Sponsor: UF College of Journalism and Communications Funding Opportunity Title: Dean’s College Seed Fund Award, 2022-23 Key words: communication(s) scholarship, applied research, and creative activities of CJC full-time faculty Link to RFP: https://www.jou.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/CJC-Deans-Seed-Fund-Award-Call-2022-23.pdf  Deadline: Letter of Intent deadline is 11/14/22 5PM ET Funding available: Total amount available is $25,000. Awards typically range from $2,000-$6,000 Period […]

The HAROLD Internship Program is a 10-week, paid summer internship from June through August connected to one of our U.S. BCW offices. You’ll work across our hybrid agency environment with team members and leadership to gain experience in integrated communications across media relations, brand and corporate reputation, public affairs, healthcare, technology, digital integration, creative, strategy, […]

Rachel Grant, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications  Journalism assistant professor, was elected to the position of secretary for the International Communication Association (ICA) Communication History Division. Her two-year term will begin on May 29, 2023. ICA aims to advance the scholarly study of communication by encouraging and facilitating excellence in academic research […]

Angela Bradbery, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Frank Karel Chair in Public Interest Communications, was recently interviewed for an episode of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Media and Culture podcast. “Public Interest Communications – A Conversation with Angela Bradbery” was posted on Oct. 17. According to Bradbery, […]

Twice per year, the DC Gator Club opens its application process to award one (1) J. Richard Sewell Internship Scholarship of $1,500 for a University of Florida student 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, and […]

ASME is now accepting applications for the 2023 Magazine Internship Program. The deadline to apply is December 1, 2022. Information about the Magazine Internship Program can be found at asmeinternship.org This year the Magazine Internship Program expects to offer 20 students the opportunity to intern at magazines and websites primarily in New York. Students who […]

This one-credit-hour program mirrors the professional experiences of journalists: you will have only a couple of days to understand some of the dynamics in the host culture before writing about it. The coverage will focus mostly on social/cultural aspects (e.g., basketball in French culture, differences between French league rules and NBA rules, NBA fans in […]

The ESPN Scholarship The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation (AWMF) and ESPN are looking for two promising female students pursuing a degree in sports media – one Black female and one Hispanic female. The ESPN Scholarship program consists of one $5000 scholarship to each student, made payable directly to the student’s educational institute. To […]

High school, college and graduate students: spend your summer developing your skills for a career in sports or journalism with the Bethesda Big Train. One of the nation’s most highly regarded summer college baseball programs, Big Train baseball at Shirley Povich Field has been described by The Washington Post as “the ultimate small-town fantasy.” Bethesda […]

ARLINGTON, Va. — POLITICO today announced that applications are being accepted for the 2023 session of the POLITICO Journalism Institute (PJI), an intensive training program designed to advance newsroom diversity. The 10-day program for undergraduate and graduate students offers hands-on training for students interested in sharpening their skills at the largest politics- and policy-focused newsroom in […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Journalism Professor Kim Walsh-Childers, UFCJC Advertising Assistant Professor Won-Ki Moon and Eric Cooks, STEM Translational Communications Center communication scientist, will be panelists for “Mass Media Effects on Health” at Turlington Hall on the UF campus on Nov. 1 at 6 p.m. The goal of the panel, […]

A new study has revealed that those who had less experience with sharing on social media were more likely to show positive shifts after social media engagement with a brand. The findings by Benjamin Johnson, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Advertising associate professor, and Judith Rosenbaum from the University of Maine were […]

Eve Heffron, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) doctoral student, is the recipient of the 2022 Plank Center Top Student Paper Award sponsored by the Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations. Heffron will present the winning paper, “Exploring the Impact of Perceived CSA Accommodations on Employee Attitudes and Behavioral Intentions,” at the Public […]

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, will be the featured speaker for the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s (UAB) “Critical Conversations: Community Civic Dialogue Forum.”  The virtual presentation, “Extremism: Understanding the Role of […]

Two University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications undergraduate online courses have received 2021 Exemplary Online Awards from the UF Center for Teaching Excellence. The awards recognize exemplary and innovative practices in online teaching and course production. “Broadcast Writing Bootcamp (JOU 2100),” taught by Journalism Lecturer and Associate Chair Harrison Hove, was recognized for […]

Seungahn Nah, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Dianne Snedaker Chair in Media Trust and Consortium on Trust in Media and Technology research director, will deliver an invited talk entitled, “Rethinking the Algorithmic Public Sphere: Artificial Intelligence (AI,) Journalism, and Democracy,” to the Data Science Group at the Center for Mathematical and Computational […]

Andrew Selepak, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and Technology lecturer and coordinator of the online master’s program with a specialization in social media, is quoted in “Sharing on Social Media Can Help With Anxiety, If Done Right” published in Forbes on Sept. 28. The article focuses on the rise […]

A new study has found that when users perceive an artificial Intelligence (AI) system to be a helper, their frustration level lowers and their trust in the system increases. The findings by Won-Ki Moon, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Advertising assistant professor, and a team of researchers are featured in “When the […]

Cynthia Barnett, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Environmental Journalist-in-Residence, is the author of “Time to Reinvent Florida Once Again” published in Politico on Oct. 3. Barnett writes about the heartbreaking images and human stories revealed after Hurricane Ian’s destruction along the southwest coast of Florida and the sense of loss for a […]

The search committee for two tenure-track advertising positions will meet to review the pool of candidates on Wednesday, October 19 at 8:00 a.m. The meeting will take place here: https://ufl.zoom.us/j/95709806929