Month: September 2023

Celeste Wagner, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism assistant professor, is the recipient of a 2023 National Communications Association (NCA) Gerald R. Miller Doctoral Dissertation Award and the NCA Political Communications Division Lynda Lee Kaid Outstanding Dissertation Award. Wagner defended her doctoral dissertation, “Responding to Media Coverage of Gender-Based Violence in Argentina […]

Benjamin Johnson, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Advertising associate professor and interim director of the STEM Translational Communication Center, will give a research presentation and workshop at Babeș-Bolyai University (UBB) in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, from Oct. 3-8. On Oct. 4, Johnson will present his research, “Relatable, Independent, and Honest: Social Cues in […]

Sponsor: National Science Foundation Funding Opportunity Title: Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace (SaTC) Key words: Internet Privacy, Privacy Education and Protection, Security Link to RFP: https://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?WT.z_pims_id=504709&ods_key=nsf22517 Deadline: Proposals Accepted Anytime Funding available: Small projects: up to $600,000 in total budget, with durations of up to three years; and Medium projects: $600,001 to $1,200,000 in total budget, with […]

The search committee for two positions in Advertising (tenure-track assistant professor; tenure-track assistant/associate professor) will meet on Friday, 13 October, at 10:00 in Weimer 3201A (plus https://ufl.zoom.us/j/93955986046). Agenda Review applicants Begin identifying semifinalists

Pat Ford, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Public Relations professional-in-residence, was quoted in “PR Forefathers: Succession” published on prweek.com on Sept. 19. In the article, PRWeek interviews successors to PR’s forefathers to discuss their memories of an iconic lunch in 2008 that featured four legends: Harold Burson, Al Golin, Dan Edleman […]

David Cuillier, director of the  Brechner Freedom of Information Project, is quoted in “After a Decade, FOIAonline is Shutting Down. What’s Next for FOIA Requestors? ” published on muckrock.com on Sept. 26. For more than a decade, the Environmental Protection Agency hosted a portal for Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests used by dozens of […]

By Aurora Martínez, Journalism senior Landing a summer internship with NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises in Miami was the result of a chain reaction for Sofia Sueiras, a Media Production, Management, and Technology (MPMT) senior. As part of her “Understanding Audiences” class at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, which was taught by MPMT […]

​ChomPics Productions is a student-run production company based out of Weimer Hall at the University of Florida. They currently have two branches: Web Series and Branded Content. There are also opportunities to get involved with their social media efforts! ChomPics is having their next general body meeting this WEDNESDAY 9/27 at 7:15 in Weimer G030, […]

Internship and scholarship opportunities for Spring 2024 are now available on the Harn website. These Internships are open to all majors to provide professional experience, growth opportunities, and guidance for students and young professionals.   Spring 2024 Internship Projects – Open to all majors! Look for our available Spring scholarship funds in the application form. […]

The search committee for the faculty position in Journalism (tenure-track assistant/associate professor) will meet on Friday, September 29, at 17:00 on Zoom (https://ufl.zoom.us/j/2303962050).   Agenda:   Review applications

Andrew Selepak, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and Technology instructional assistant professor, is quoted in “Lachlan Murdoch Has a Huge Fox News Headache on His Hands” published in Newsweek on Sept. 23. Lachlan Murdoch will assume the reigns of Fox News after his father Rupert steps down. The news […]

David Cuillier, director of the  Brechner Freedom of Information Project, is quoted in “School District Removes Letter from Online Despite Parents’ Bill of Rights Clause” published in The Gainesville Sun on Sep. 22. The article focuses on the creation of a club at Gainesville High School that potentially violated state and federal laws. The aim […]

Herbert Lowe, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Journalism senior lecturer, is the author of “Four Girls, 60 Years, 11 Students, 2,800 Miles and a New Awareness of History” published on neimanstoryboard.org on Sept. 15. During Spring Break 2023, Lowe and three other faculty advisers led a group of students from UFCJC […]

Andrew Selepak, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and Technology instructional assistant professor, is quoted in “Pay to Post? Elon Musk talks About Charging X Users” published on thenationaldesk.com on Sept. 20. The article focuses on Elon Musk’s quest to turn X, formerly known as Twitter, into a paid subscription […]

Andrew Selepak, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and Technology instructional assistant professor, is quoted in “The Scientific Reason Why You Can’t Stop Going to Disneyland” published in the Los Angeles Times on Sept. 19. The article focuses on “travel craving” defining it as “a strong desire to modify ongoing […]

Norm Lewis, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism associate professor, was quoted in “Students, Experts Question Wall Street Journal’s UF Ranking” posted on wuft.org on Sept. 7. The story focuses on a news report from The Wall Street Journal which ranked UF as the top public university in the country. Some UF […]

UF Washington Internship Program (UF WIP) The University of Florida offers undergraduate students a semester-long internship opportunity each Fall, Spring, and Summer semester in the nation’s capital. Qualified students are placed in a semester-long internship either in the Washington, DC office of a Florida member of Congress or the UF Federal Relations Office.  Job duties […]

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications is excited to announce that we are hosting 3 virtual career fairs this year, starting with the Fall 2023 CJC Virtual Career Fair on October 10th! The Fall 2023 CJC Virtual Career Fair is now live in Career Fair Plus! Bookings are also now open to […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications alumna Jacqueline Olive, M.A.M.C. 2007, has been named to the inaugural Harvard Kennedy School Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy 2023 Documentary Film Fellows class. Olive is an independent filmmaker with nearly 20 years of experience in journalism and film. The first cohort is under […]

This talk will seek to explain why making a distinction between the globe and the planet as humanist categories calls for a new philosophical anthropology. Starting from the arguments presented in Dr. Dipesh Chakrabarty’s recent books The Climate of History in a Planetary Age (2021) and One Planet, Many Worlds: The Climate Parallax (2023), this talk will seek to […]

Are you an undergraduate or graduate student looking to receive training in communication, conflict, leadership, career, and life skills? If so, apply for the third annual intergroup dialogue facilitator training now! Changemakers’ Dialogue was founded in the Spring of 2021 as a program for students to engage in conversations centered on storytelling, reflection, and making […]

The 19th annual Gainesville Latino Film Festival is now underway! This is a FREE 8-day festival highlighting Latin American culture through film, music, and dance hosted by the Gainesville Latina Women’s League. Now running from September 14th – September 24th, 2023. Del 14 al 24 de Septiembre del 2023 Continuidad Cultural: Películas, Música y Danza […]

Elizabeth Calienes, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Advertising Lecturer and Professional Master’s Program director, will speak on “Designing Authentic Experiences: The Power of Shopper Marketing & Retail Design” at the Americas Food & Beverage Show & Conference in Miami Beach from Sept. 18-20. Her presentation will be part of the Latino Retail […]

A new study has found that artificial intelligence (AI) and crowdsourcing labels can minimize biased perspectives in fact-checking processes. The findings by Won-Ki Moon, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Advertising assistant professor, and Northeastern University Journalism Assistant Professor Muojong Chung were featured in “AI as an Apolitical Referee: Using Alternative Sources to […]