Month: November 2023

Three University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) 2023 Advertising alumni Emily Goodenow, Gabrielle Fehring, and Helen Abernethy Madden are the recipients of a merit award in The One Club Awards Miami 2023 in the Student/Interactive category for The Cancer Detector Bra for Nike + Susan G. Komen. The winning ad features a […]

By Lenore Devore, B.S. Journalism 1984 Former University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications News Directors Catherine Harwood and Tom Krynski taught their students how to work on deadline and get things done in minutes, or even seconds, instilling in them a hard-work ethic that Christine van Blokland, B.S., Broadcast 1995, appreciates to this […]

A new study has found that different types of conversations can either facilitate or hinder the formation of public opinion on a controversial topic in a digital platform. The findings by Huan Chen, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Advertising associate professor and department chair, and UFCJC Advertising Associate Professor Yang Feng […]

The American Meteorological Society is hosting an internship and career panel with reporters, meteorologists, and producers from FOX Weather in New York City THIS WEDNESDAY, the 29th at 6pm! Come join us in Turlington 3018 for pizza and networking! Join our GroupMe for more updates on meeting times and weather opportunities within the organization. www.linktr.ee/amsatuf  

Ad Society GBM – Thursday, Nov. 30th @ 6pm – Gannett Auditorium. Guest speaker (in person) is Christopher Bower, Head of Global Brand & Social @ Cirque du Soleil (and past CJC grad)! Open to everyone!

advnt – Submissions OPEN for advnt vol. 6! Submit your best creative work to advnt vol 6. Whether it was a project for a class, a personal project, a work project, etc. we want to see it!

The application portal for the Fall 2024 abroad program just opened! Work on the Paris Paralympics and spend Fall 2024 in Europe! This unique, three-month study abroad program is open to any undergraduate student! It includes 12 credit hours and is divided into three phases: Phase 1, Aug. 19 to Sept. 10: Students will cover […]

David Arreola is a Democratic candidate running for Florida House District 22. His team is seeking applications for interns. To be considered, applicants need to complete this Campaign Internship Application and should review the Internship Overview. Reach out to Corbin Verschaeve campaign@davidarreola.com with any questions about the campaign for the internship in general.

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications doctoral student Brittany Shaughnessy is the author of “2020 Election Coverage Was Rife with Authoritarian Language, Study Finds” published on poynter.com on Nov. 27. In the article, she references a recent study by a team of political communication researchers, including Shaughnessy, that examined the 2020 presidential election […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Public Relations Professor and Executive Associate Dean Spiro Kiousis is one of the co-authors of “Public Relations as a Driver of Social Change,” a chapter included in Navigating Changes: Recommendations for Advancing Undergraduate Public Relations Education – The 50th Anniversary Report published on Nov. 3, 2023. In […]

By Michelle Castano, Professional Master’s student How could FOX Sports best promote the prestigious FIFA Women’s World Cup™? That was the task for five University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications students as part of the annual FOX Sports University challenge. The result: first prize in this year’s challenge. FOX Sports University is a […]

By Marisa Braverman, Media Production, Management, and Technology senior Marisa Braverman was one of 15 students who participated in the Globalizing American Sports study-abroad program from the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, held Nov. 1-6, 2023 in Frankfurt, Germany. To read other stories from the program, visit here. As my college experience is starting to […]

Seungahn Nah, Dianne Snedaker Chair in Media Trust and research director for the Consortium on Trust in Media and Technology at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC), is the editor of  the Research Handbook on Artificial Intelligence and Communication. The Handbook is a collection of studies from more than 50 leading […]

McClatchy’s Virtual News Career Fair Time: 1-5 PM EST Dates: December 13, 14 and 15, 2023. Are you a professional journalist looking to ring in the new year with your next big career move? McClatchy is hiring! Breaking News Reporters | Education Reporters | Political Editors | Senior Editors, Opinion Writers | Service Journalism Reporters  […]

By Aurora Martínez, Journalism senior It “takes a community” to produce the University of Florida’s annual Homecoming Parade in Gainesville, Florida, held each Friday on homecoming weekend. While hundreds of people watched and cheered for the parade floats passing by 13th Street and University Avenue on Oct. 6, a team of UF College of Journalism […]

Four University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) faculty and two doctoral students are included in the Research Handbook on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Communication edited by Seungahn Nah, Dianne Snedaker Chair in Media Trust and research director of the UF’s Consortium on Trust in Media and Technology. The book is scheduled to […]

Sylvia Chan-Olmsted, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Media Production, Management, and Technology professor and director of consumer media research, recently  presented insights on the Sustainable Media Management (SuMM) project at the Sustainable Media & Brand Management Symposium hosted by the IU International University of Applied Sciences in Hamburg, Germany, on Nov. […]

A new study has found that political fandom moderates the effects of partisanship on biased information seeking and sharing. The findings by Won-Ki Moon, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Advertising assistant professor, and Soobyn Lee from Incheon National University in Korea are featured in “Who Seeks and Shares Misinformation About Politicians? Focusing […]

“Americanish,” the award-winning romantic comedy directed by Iman Zawahry, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and Technology lecturer and one of the first hijabi American-Muslim filmmakers, was included in Entertainment Weekly’s “What to Watch” list published on Nov. 15. The film is now available via video-on-demand on services like Apple […]

Jasmine McNealy, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and Technology associate professor, is author of “Design + Power:  Policy for Ecology of Influence,” a chapter in the Research Handbook on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Communication edited by Seungahn Nah, Dianne Snedaker Chair in Media Trust and research director of the […]

Florida TaxWatch, the Florida Council of 100 and the state of Florida have announced that University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Division of Media Properties Executive Director Randy Wright, Chief Meteorologist and Florida Public Radio Emergency Network (FPREN) Director Jeff George, and Senior Multimedia Meteorologist Megan Borowski are the recipients of a […]

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, the NCA Political Communications Division Lynda Lee Kaid Outstanding Dissertation Award and the NCA International and Intercultural Communication Best Dissertation and/or Master’s Thesis Award. Wagner defended […]

Linjuan Rita Men, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Public Relations professor and director of Internal Communication Research, and UFCJC Journalism Assistant Professor Celeste Wagner are the recipients of the College’s 2023 International Educator of the Year Senior Faculty and Junior Faculty awards, respectively. The awards presented at the UF International Center […]

Janet Coats, managing director of UF’s Consortium on Trust in Media and Technology (CTMT), and Kendall Moe, CTMT senior project manager, are the co-authors of “Choose Your Words Wisely: The Role of Language in Media Trust” published in the InContext newsletter by Digital Content Next on Nov. 16. In the article, the authors examine how […]