Month: April 2024

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, has been selected as the 2023-2024 UF Undergraduate Teacher of the Year. The award encourages and rewards excellence, innovation and effectiveness in undergraduate teaching.  On April 20, she was named […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Public Relations senior Angelina Gamba and Pubic Relations sophomore Pristine Thai were chosen for the 2024 cohort of the Frank Karel Fellowship in Public Interest Communications. The eight-week paid summer program, from June 16 to Aug. 9 in Washington, D.C., encourages first-generation and/or Black, Indigenous, or Person […]

Are you looking for a new opportunity? Join us next week for the inaugural Summer 2024 Alumni/Student Virtual Career Fair At this event, UF College of Journalism and Communications students and alumni can connect with companies hiring in advertising, journalism, public relations, media production and related communications industries! Date: Wednesday, May 8th Time: 10 a.m. to 2 […]

Are you a UF undergraduate student interested in learning more about how environmental issues have long shaped and continue to shape communities along the Gulf of Mexico? As part of UF Gulf Scholars, the Bob Graham Center for Public Service and the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program invite you to take part in an exciting oral history […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Advertising senior Layla Dubreucq and Journalism senior Brett Posner-Ferdman were selected by the UF Alumni Association and the UF Honors Program as Outstanding Scholars. The Outstanding Student Scholars selection committee considers grade point average, curriculum, academic awards and a research project or honors thesis. While at […]

Luigi Bencosme, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and Technology (MPMT) senior, received first place in the 29th annual Palm Beaches Student Showcase of Films (SSOF) College Feature/Short category for his independent study film “Sweet Nothing.” The film was chosen from 529 entries reviewed by 47 industry judges from around […]

A University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) faculty member and alumna will be featured in “Once Upon a Time in Florida: Roots and Rivers” on May 1 at the Matheson History Museum in Gainesville, Florida. The panel discussion on Florida’s environment will include Cynthia Barnett, UFCJC senior lecturer and Climate and Environment […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) student journalists, WUFT News staff, The Independent Alligator staff and editorial board, alumni and a Miami Herald intern were honored in the Region 3 2023 Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Mark of Excellence (MOE) Awards competition. The awards recognize the best collegiate journalism in Region 3 […]

Nathan Carpenter, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Atlas Lab director, Myiah Hutchens, UFCJC Public Relations associate professor and chair, and Andrew Selepak, UFCJC Media Production, Management, and Technology instructional assistant professor, will be presenters at the Florida Public Relations Association (FPRA) Ocala Chapter COMMference: The Conference for Communicators on April 26. The […]

David Cuillier, director of the Brechner Freedom of Information Project, is quoted in “Lombardi Puts A Gag on City Employees” published in the Lockport (New York) Union-Sun & Journal on April 25. The story focuses on Lockport mayor John Lombardi III’s written directive to all city employees to refrain from contact with the press. Cuillier suggested […]

Ted Bridis, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Michael and Linda Connelly Senior Lecturer in Investigative Reporting, is the author of the opinion column “Investigative Journalism is Not Dying, it’s Adapting” published in the Tampa Bay Times on April 23. In the column, Bridis focuses on the importance of training the next […]

Report for America reporter Rose Schnabel will join the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Innovation News Center in July as part of the new Florida Environment & Ag Desk. She will cover the agriculture, water and climate change beat in North Central Florida for WUFT News. Report for America is a […]

A new study has found that intersectional media narratives can humanize Black women and dismantle media stereotypes by breaking down monolithic identities. The findings by Rachel Grant, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Journalism assistant professor, and Benjamin Johnson, UFCJC Advertising associate professor and interim director of the STEM Translational Communication Center, […]

Summer 2024 Alumni/Student Virtual Career Fair At this event, UF College of Journalism and Communications students and alumni can connect with companies hiring in advertising, journalism, public relations, media production and related communications industries! Date: Wednesday, May 8th Time: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Event Type: Virtual Career Fair Starting today (April 24), students and alumni can book 1-on-1 […]

Summer 2024 Alumni/Student Virtual Career Fair At this event, UF College of Journalism and Communications students and alumni can connect with companies hiring in advertising, journalism, public relations, media production and related communications industries! Date: Wednesday, May 8th Time: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Event Type: Virtual Career Fair Starting today candidates can book 1-on-1 meetings with employers […]

Three University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Advertising seniors are the recipients of a 2024 American Advertising Federation (AAF) Fourth District Florida/Caribbean Silver Student ADDY Award. The awards honor creative work completed in 2023. Miguel Correa, Katherine George and Elizabeth Wagner received the award for “Mars Makeover” in the Out of Home & […]

The search committee for the Innovation News Center’s faculty position in television news production will meet virtually on Monday, April 29, at 10 a.m. to establish a candidate screening rubric and interview question list.   Zoom link: https://ufl.zoom.us/j/92499805585?pwd=K3VDMVl5RHJlQ25XK3pEZk96Wm9idz09    

Fresh Take Florida, the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) student news service producing investigative reporting on Florida’s state government or other issues of statewide, regional or national interest, is featured in “University of Florida’s Fresh Take Florida Launches Journalism Careers” published by the University of Vermont’s Center for Community News on […]

A collaboration among the Texas Tribune, ProPublica and FRONTLINE to report on the tragic mishandling of the active-shooter situation at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24, 2022, received the 2024 Collier Prize for State Government Accountability. Public Health Watch and several partner organizations won second place for “Toxic Texas Air.” The Democrat […]

Cheryl Oberlin, assistant director of University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) online graduate program, will serve on the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) Board of Directors starting in July 2024. This prestigious role underscores Oberlin’s extensive dedication and contribution to online education, a field in which she has been a pivotal […]

David Cuillier, director of the Brechner Freedom of Information Project, is quoted in “Out-of-State Public Records Experts Weigh in on a Louisiana Bill that is Drawing Lots of Criticism” published on fox8live.com on April 19. The story focuses on a bill that would exempt Louisiana’s public records law of “any records reflecting advisory opinions, recommendations and […]

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) annual Awards Banquet on April 20, 2024, celebrated achievements from students, faculty and staff and honored five new alumni Hall of Fame members. To download the Awards Banquet program, click here.  For a photo gallery from the event, click here. 2024 Hall of Fame Inductees: […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) student journalists were honored in the Florida Association of Broadcast Journalists (FABJ) college competition for content produced in 2023. The awards honor outstanding work from college-level broadcast journalists in the Sunshine State. Twelve of the 20 awards given were for first place. In the College Radio […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) alumna Lucille Lannigan, B.S. Journalism 2023, received first place in the 2023-24 Hearst Journalism Awards Personality/Profile Competition. There were 127 entries from 68 schools submitted in the fourth writing competition of the academic year. Her entry, “Moving Forward Through the Rubble” published in UFCJC’s Atrium Magazine, […]