Month: August 2023

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications alumna Lainey Johnson, B.S. Public Relations 2008, will be recognized as one of eight outstanding content marketers at the 2023 Top Women in Marketing Awards Luncheon presented by PR Daily on Oct. 26 in New York City. Johnson, who earned her MBA from the University of Notre […]

A research paper by University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications scholars Huan Chen and Sylvia Chan-Olmsted, UFCJC doctoral student (Hyehyun) Julia Kim and Irene Mayor Sanabria, M.A.M.C 2020, was recognized as an Outstanding Paper in the 2023 Emerald Literati Awards competition presented by Emerald Publishing. “Consumers’ Perception on Artificial Intelligence Applications in Marketing […]

Atlas Lab Open House Friday, September 1 Weimer G037 1:00 – 3:00 PM Drop by the brand-new Atlas Lab in Weimer G037 to learn more about the CJC’s brand new state-of-the-art social listening lab for demonstrations of listening software and information on student involvement opportunities and future events. Open to all students and graduate students. […]

Join us in the new Atlas Lab for an evening of fun and data analysis as we watch Florida Football at Utah and use state-of-the-art tools such as Netbase and Talkwalker to unpack the social media conversation about the game. Open to all CJC students and faculty. Open to all students and graduate students. 7:00: […]

Gray Television, a leading media broadcast company, is starting a series of virtual events aimed at helping students learn more about a career in broadcast journalism directly from their newsroom leaders! They will discuss the importance of internships- and how to get a paid one! They will also talk about how to put together a […]

Sports@CJC will be hosting their annual Sports@CJC Interest Session to better inform about all of the great opportunities available here at UF, CJC and the greater Gainesville community. Whether you are an incoming freshman, a curious sophomore, a transfer junior, or even a senior who recently changed their major, we want to try to inform our […]

Alpha PR, the Public Relations firm affiliated with UF’s chapter of PRSSA, is accepting applications for multiple positions. Alpha PR empowers members to produce data-based, creative and quality work to encourage professional growth. If you are looking to gain PR experience by working with real clients, scan the QR code below to apply! Applications close […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) students, staff and alumni from WUFT News, Fresh Take Florida and The Independent Florida Alligator were honored in the 2023 Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Florida Pro Chapter Sunshine State Awards Competition. The awards recognize outstanding journalism produced in 2022. UFCJC students and alumni received 16 […]

The global pandemic has thrust internal communications into the forefront of organizations, as companies and their leaders are realizing how important it is to keep their employees informed, connected, motivated and engaged. To address organizations’ need for communication strategies grounded in research and guided by practice, the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications […]

Free CJC Shirts, Pasties, and Drinks for all in attendance! September 6th 10am-12pm Weimer Hall, Studio G009    

Discover the excitement at the STEM Translational Communication Center open house event! Fall 2023 In person– September 20th 10:00am-11:00am Weimer Hall RM 3208 Indulge in refreshments, presentations, and a tour of the new STCC. Virtual-September 6th 10:00am-12:00pm Please RSVP STCC Virtual Open House Fall ’23 RSVP For more information, please email us at: stcc@jou.ufl.edu.  

The search committee for two positions in Advertising (tenure-track assistant professor; tenure-track assistant/associate professor) will meet on Monday, 28 August, at 16:30 on Zoom (https://ufl.zoom.us/j/93955986046).   Agenda   Develop job description   Review search timeline

For the second year in a row,  ProPublica and The Washington Post won the annual University of Florida Award for Investigative Data Journalism at the 2023 Online News Association (ONA) Online Journalism Awards ceremony on Aug. 26 in Philadelphia. The winners will each receive a $7,500 prize and an expense-paid trip to the University of Florida to […]

Cynthia Barnett, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Environmental Journalist-in-Residence and senior lecturer, is the author of “Where is Malaysian Airlines Flight 370? A Simple Barnacle Could Help Lead Us to the Missing Plane” published in National Geographic on Aug. 23. The story focuses on how shell chemistry from barnacles washed up on […]

Rebecca Frazer, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Public Relations assistant professor, is the co-recipient of two National Communication Association (NCA) 2023 Top Paper Awards in both the Mass Communication and Communication and Social Cognition Divisions. In the Mass Communication Division, Frazer and Matthew Grizzard, an associate professor at The Ohio State University, […]

The search committee for two positions in Advertising (tenure-track assistant professor; tenure-track assistant/associate professor) will meet on Thursday, 24 August, at 16:00 in the INC Conference Room (Weimer 3320) and on Zoom (https://ufl.zoom.us/j/93955986046).   Agenda  1. Receive the charge for search from Executive Associate Dean Kiousis  2. Prepare job description

CJC Student Involvement Day is your opportunity to get to know all of the student organizations and resources available to you in the College of Journalism and Communications. Whether you are a graduate student or an undergrad, this event is open to all majors and minors who love communications.

The CDC on Instagram: Tracking Posts about COVID-19 Undergraduate students are needed to assist with a research project about Instagram and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This research examines the posts made by the CDC on Instagram about COVID-19, and examines the message features and persuasive elements of the posts. You will […]

David Cuillier, director of the  Brechner Freedom of Information Project, is the author of “Cameras in the Court: Why Most Trump Trials Won’t Be Televised” published in The Conversation on Aug. 22. Cuillier writes about the unlikely television coverage of the upcoming court proceedings facing former President Donald Trump, with the exception of the case […]

Janet Coats, managing director of UF’s Consortium on Trust in Media and Technology, has been selected to selected to serve as an advisor on the new Center for News, Technology & Innovation (CNTI). Research executives have raised nearly $3 million to launch this independent policy research center focused  on global internet issues, including disinformation, algorithmic […]

A new study has found that factual tweets, regardless of whether they were COVID-related, were more engaging than misinformation tweets. The findings by Juliana Fernandes, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Advertising assistant professor, and a team of 10 scholars were featured in “People Still Care About the Facts: Users Engage More with […]

Spiro Kiousis, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Public Relations professor and the College’s executive associate dean, was quoted in “You’ve Got (A Lot Of) Mail: Ron DeSantis’ Campaign Sends More Email Than GOP Primary Opponents” published on cityandstatefl.com on Aug. 21. Gov. Rob DeSantis’ campaign is sending out more daily email messages […]

From Soccer Fanatic to Soccer Journalist, Gaby Muiño Fulfills her Passion By Talia Baia, Journalism/Sports Media junior, Jamie Goldman, Journalism/Sports Media senior, Sydney Savage, Media Production, Management, and Technology junior In a CJCxNYC and Sports@CJC collaboration,13 CJC students traveled to New York City from July 17 – 22, 2023, to learn about and from sports […]

By Rebecca Allison, Advertising senior, Sydney Bounnell, Public Relations senior, and Austin Stirling, Journalism junior In a CJCxNYC and Sports@CJC collaboration,13 CJC students traveled to New York City from July 17 – 22, 2023, to learn about and from sports media professionals. Among other assignments and activities, students met with CJC alumni. This is one […]