Month: August 2023

By Alexis Mundy, Journalism senior, Ellie Shreve, Journalism/Sports Media senior, and Perry Yalkut, B.S. Journalism/Sports Media 2023 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 […]

By Grace Huff, Public Relations senior, and Zackary Weiss, Journalism/Sports and Media senior  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 of five […]

David Cuillier, director, Brechner Freedom of Information Project, was quoted in “Nebraska Governor’s Use of ‘Executive Privilege’ to Withhold Records Troubles Transparency Advocates” published on flatwaterfreepress.org on Aug. 17. The article focuses on Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen’s use of “executive privilege” to deny media requests seeking access to email messages. Executive privilege is not included […]

The WATERSHED project, created by a 13-member team of University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) undergraduate student journalists, received the 2023 Online Journalism Awards (ONA) Student Journalism Award in the Student Team Portfolio category. The project is the result of a six-month investigation of Florida’s water quality to mark the 50th anniversary […]

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications today announced that Madison Mimnaugh and Cody Sprague have joined the College as assistant directors of Advancement and Alumni Relations. Mimnaugh previously was an account manager at Actalent, a talent solutions and technical services capabilities company, where she was responsible for prospecting and serving target accounts. […]

The Public Relations Department assistant/associate professor search committee will meet at 3 p.m. Friday, Aug. 18, in Weimer 3201. Agenda: Hear the charge from Dean Hub. Discuss and finalize job description.

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) has announced that five faculty have been promoted. Environmental Journalist in Residence Cynthia Barnett has been promoted to senior lecturer. Barnett has covered water and climate stories worldwide and she has led UFCJC student multimedia projects on current environmental concerns including Living on the Edge, […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC)   student journalists are the recipients of two 2023 National Student Edward R. Murrow Awards in the Audio Hard News and Video Hard News categories. “Sunken Homes” by Jack Prator, B.S. Journalism 2023, was the winner in the Audio Hard News category. The story, broadcast on public […]

Rachel Grant, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism assistant professor, has been named a 2023 Kopenhaver Center Fellow by the Lillian Lodge Kopenhaver Center for the Advancement of Women in Communication at Florida International University. As one of the 2023 cohort of distinguished fellows, Grant participated in the “Women’s Faculty Moving Forward: […]

Spiro Kiousis, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Public Relations professor and the College’s executive associate dean, was quoted in “Trailing in Polls, DeSantis Turns to Attention-Grabbing Moves” published in the Tampa Bay Times on Aug. 11. The article focuses on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ attention-grabbing political moves. He is attempting to get […]

A new study has revealed optimistic prospects for using robots’ behavioral outcomes and social positions to promote pro-social behavior. The findings by Kun Xu, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and Technology assistant professor in emerging media, were featured in “A Mini Imitation Game: How individuals Model Social Robots Via […]

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications today announced that Andre Sanders has joined the College as a newscast director in the Innovation News Center (INC), its multimedia newsroom serving the North Central Florida community. Sanders’ primary task will be to introduce students to advanced newscast production technology and help them program, automate […]

The Association of Black Alumni (ABA) is pleased to announce their application period is now open for the 2023 ABA scholarships. The ABA Endowed Scholarship was developed to support sophomore, junior, or senior students (graduating in the Spring of 2024) who have demonstrated academic merit, leadership skills, involvement in the University or Gainesville community, and […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications student journalists have been honored by the 2023 Florida Magazine Association (FMA) Charlie Awards and the 2023 Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Magazine Media Division’s Student Magazine Contest for work published in Atrium, the first narrative nonfiction magazine published by UF students. The […]

Alicia Coleman will join the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Innovation News Center as a news manager on Aug. 14. Coleman is an experienced broadcast journalist and educator with more than seven years of experience in TV newsrooms and six years educating aspiring journalists. Since 2017, Coleman has taught journalism, ethics and […]

By Jacob Sedesse, Media Production, Management, and Technology senior Since I stepped foot in the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC), I’ve kept busy. You may have heard my voice on WUFT-FM—the college’s in-house NPR affiliate—where I have hosted the local newscasts during Morning Edition and All Things Considered. I’ve also executive […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Advertising Assistant Professor Juliana Fernandes was quoted in “Play it Again, Joe. Biden Bets That Repeating Himself is Smart Politics” posted on apnews.com on Aug. 4. The article focuses on President Biden’s multi-decade political career strategy of repeating the same stories to explain the principles behind his […]

A new study has found that robot health advisors can have positive benefits leading to strong intentions to adopt the service. The findings by Kun Xu, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and Technology assistant professor in emerging media, and colleagues were featured in “My Health Advisor is a Robot: […]

Andrew Selepak, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and Technology instructional assistant professor, is the author of the opinion column “Is Threads Unraveling Already?” published on thehill.com on Aug. 3. Selepak comments on how Threads, Meta’s new social media microblogging platform, gained an unprecedented 100 million-plus users in the first […]

Learn from NBCU News Group and Telemundo journalists, along with Montclair State University professors, about what it takes to be a bilingual journalist. You’ll also gain essential skills for reporting on and for Latino communities. Bilingual Journalism: Covering Latino Communities is a fully immersive and interactive learning experience. You don’t need to know Spanish to […]

From May 11 to June 11, 2023, 22 University of Florida students, under the direction of Sports Journalism and Communication Program Director and Sports Lecturer Eric Esterline, participated in a study abroad program in the United Kingdom to learn about English football and the culture around it. This is a first-person account from one of […]

Julie Frey, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Office of Careers and Corporate Partnerships director, will be inducted as president-elect of the Florida Public Relations Association (FPRA) on Aug. 7 at the Waldorf Astoria in Orlando. In her new role, she will work with chapter presidents-elect, assist chapters with their policies and by-laws […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) doctoral student Alexandrea Matthews is the recipient of one of two Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) 2023 Collaborative Scholar Awards for her research proposal “Polarization by Examining How Targeted Ideological Messaging through Use of Moral Cues May Stimulate Political Participation and Influence Attitudes in […]