Month: September 2023

By Derrah Getter, Journalism senior Sleeping on the floor of a radio booth in the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communication’s Innovation News Center (INC) is something I never thought I’d be proud of, but after 36 hours, I was just as giddy as ever. During Hurricane Idalia, which hit Florida on Aug. […]

“Americanish,” the award-winning romantic comedy directed by Iman Zawahry, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Media Production, Management, and Technology lecturer and one of the first hijabi American-Muslim filmmakers, will premiere in select theaters in California and Arizona on Oct. 6, 2023, before its video-on-demand release through Sony Pictures Home Entertainment on […]

By Hannah Darroch, Master of Arts in Mass Communications student, Reighan Sheppard, Journalism Sports and Media senior, Manuel Uribe, Advertising senior University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) alumnus Richard Johnson’s radiant smile lights up any room he walks into. His exuberant personality cascades through his work as a college football writer, television […]

Jon Roosenraad, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Journalism professor emeritus, passed away at age 78 on Sept. 13 in Gainesville. Roosenrad joined the UFCJC faculty in 1968 at the age of 23. He was the last faculty member hired by Rae Weimer, the first dean of the college. He served as […]

David Cuillier, director of the  Brechner Freedom of Information Project, is quoted in “What Are They Hiding? State Agency Quotes High Fees to Bog Down Requests” published in the Las Vegas Review-Journal on Sept. 8. The article focuses on public records requests made by the Las Vegas Review-Journal to find out more information on complaints […]

WRITER’S ROOM APPLICATIONS ChomPics Productions is a student run-film production club that writes a five-episode web series in the Fall and films in the Spring. Our Writers’ Room is where we develop the story for our series through a creative and collaborative process. The goal of Writers’ Room is to recreate the experience of a […]

Atrium Magazine is an award-winning magazine with the goal of sharing True Florida Stories outside the bounds of traditional news journalism. If you like Storytelling, Writing, Reporting, Editing, Designing, Photography, Audio Production or Video production, reach out or come to a meeting! Instagram: @atriummagazine 

The University of Florida Association of Black Journalists goal is to establish a strong union among students of color who are pursuing degrees in journalism at the University of Florida. The Gator Chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists strives to educate its members in the journalism field and provide them with scholarship, internships, […]

The UF Career Connections Center has a handful of upcoming events in Arts, Communication, Media, and Marketing. Schedule an Appointment with Rob Kairuz, The CJC’s C3 Liaison for Resume Critiques and Career Coaching. See flyer below for Rob’s hours at the CJC office and upcoming career center events. Link to schedule an appointment with Rob: Make […]

  As football fans watch the Tennessee Volunteers face off against the Florida Gators on the gridiron, another set of competitors will be charging out onto the digital playing field. This first-ever Game Day Data Battle features Florida’s brand-new Atlas Lab taking on veteran Tennessee’s Adam Brown Social Media Command Center in a competition to […]

Everyone is welcome — students, faculty, and staff — to visit the Public Speaking Lab for your presentation practice and consultation needs. The Lab is open for visitors! Do you need to practice a dissertation defense with an impartial listener? Do you need your students to get more support in researching and developing their presentation ideas? Do […]

Cynthia Barnett, Environmental Journalist in Residence at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC), has been named director of Climate and Environment Reporting Initiatives for the college. Barnett, a senior lecturer in the Department of Journalism, joined UFCJC in 2015 as a Hearst Visiting Professional to develop the College’s first environmental journalism […]

Clay Calvert, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications professor emeritus and current senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, is quoted in “The Obnoxious Absurdity of Elon’s Threat to Sue the Anti-Defamation league for Defamation” published on mediaite.com on Sept. 6. The article focuses on Elon Musk’s recent comments about the Anti-Defamation League’s […]

Andrew Selepak, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and Technology instructional assistant professor, is the author of the guest column “We Need to Start Talking About the Endangered Male on College Campuses” published in the Tampa Bay Times on Sept. 7. Selepak comments on the growing gender gap on college […]

A new study has found that consumers can respond favorably to integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into the news production process as long as humans remain in the lead. The findings by Sylvia Chan-Olmsted, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Media Production, Management, and Technology professor and director of Consumer Media Research, and […]

Herbert Lowe, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Journalism senior lecturer, is the author of “What a journalism Educator Learned During a Summer at the Los Angeles Times” published on poynter.org on Sept. 11. Lowe spent seven weeks as a visiting academic fellow in the Times Sports Department. While there, he earned […]

A new study has found that chatbot anthropomorphism can intersect with emotional appeals and influence persuasive outcomes in science communication. The findings by Jinping Wang, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Advertising assistant professor, and Huazhong University of Science and Technology postdoctoral associate Lulu Peng are featured in “Striking an Emotional Chord: Effects […]

Sponsor: Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting Funding Opportunity Title: COVID-19, Vaccines, and Global Health Inequities Key words: COVID-19, Global Health System, Mass media, journalism, documentary film Link to RFP:  https://pulitzercenter.org/grants-fellowships/opportunities-journalists/covid-19-vaccines-and-global-health-inequities Deadline: Applications accepted on a rolling basis. Funding available: We do not have a budget range. We will consider projects of any scope and size, and […]

Sponsor: Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting Funding Opportunity Title: Gender Equality Grants Key words: Gender Equality, Women, Mass media, journalism, documentary film Link to RFP:  https://pulitzercenter.org/grants-fellowships/opportunities-journalists/gender-equality-grants Deadline: Applications accepted on a rolling basis. Funding available: We do not have a budget range. We will consider projects of any scope and size and we are open to […]

Sponsor: Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting Funding Opportunity Title: Threats to Democracy Key words: Democracy, Misinformation, Mass media, journalism, documentary film Link to RFP:  https://pulitzercenter.org/grants-fellowships/opportunities-journalists/threats-democracy-us Deadline: Applications accepted on a rolling basis. Funding available: We do not have a budget range. We will consider projects of any scope and size, and we are open to supporting […]

Sponsor: Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting Funding Opportunity Title: Science Misinformation: Journalism in the Age of Truth Decay Key words: Misinformation, Mass media, journalism, documentary film Link to RFP:  https://pulitzercenter.org/grants-fellowships/opportunities-journalists/science-misinformation Deadline: Applications accepted on a rolling basis. Funding available: We do not have a budget range. We will consider projects of any scope and size, and […]

Sponsor: Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting Funding Opportunity Title: Machine Learning Reporting Grants Key words: Machine Learning, Mass media, journalism, documentary film Link to RFP:  https://pulitzercenter.org/grants-fellowships/opportunities-journalists/machine-learning-reporting-grants Deadline: Applications accepted on a rolling basis. Funding available: We do not have a budget range for these Machine Learning Grants. We will consider projects of any scope and size […]

Sponsor: Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting Funding Opportunity Title: War in Ukraine Initiative Key words: Ukraine, Mass media, journalism, documentary film Link to RFP:  https://pulitzercenter.org/journalism/initiatives/war-ukraine Deadline: Applications accepted on a rolling basis. Funding available: Awards cover reporting costs and are based on reasonable, detailed budgets. Most awards for international travel are between $5,000 and $10,000, but […]

Sylvia Chan-Olmsted, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Media Production, Management, and Technology professor and director of consumer media research, and UF Computer & Information Science Professor My T. Thai have received a National Science Foundation Grant for $930,000 to support research on “Information Integrity: A User-Centric Intervention.” Their project proposes a […]