Month: May 2024

WUFT Media Services, in the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Division of Media Properties, is the recipient of a 2024 Communicator Awards Award of Excellence in the General-Live Events category for a “WUFT Amplified” episode featuring Casey Jones II. “WUFT Amplified” features rising stars from North Central Florida’s vibrant music culture . […]

Huan Chen, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications  Advertising associate professor and chair, was named a 2024 University of Florida Research Foundation (UFRF) Professor. The three-year professorships are awarded to UF faculty who have a distinguished record of research and a strong research agenda that is likely to lead to continuing distinction in […]

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC)  and Democracy Fund today announced a $225,000 grant to support a multi-university research project that will aid government agencies in handling unduly burdensome public records requests without restricting the flow of civic information. In recent years, some state and local government agencies have been deluged […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) alumnus Silas Morgan, B.S. Journalism 2024, was selected for the 2024 class of the POLITICO Journalism Institute (PJI), an intensive training program designed to advance newsroom diversity. The competitive program, from May 28 – June 7, is hosted by POLITICO, a political journalism organization that covers […]

Ted Bridis, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Michael and Linda Connelly Senior Lecturer in Investigative Reporting, is quoted in “Data Glitch Leads to Error and a Reminder for Journalists” published on poynter.com on May 2. The article features what happened after an inaccurate restaurant inspection was published in the Orlando Sentinel. […]

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) Bateman Case Study Competition team has received first place in the 2024 national contest. The UFCJC team, led by Public Relations Lecturer Christine Bucan, was comprised of Public Relations seniors Shandia Lewis-Booker, Olivia Maroney, Janelle Puckering, Tatiana Rodriguez […]

Jiawei Liu will join the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications in August 2024 an assistant professor in the Advertising Department and in the STEM Translational Communication Center. Liu is currently a research associate in the Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy at Cornell University. His research uses a variety of empirical […]

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) placed fourth overall in the third annual Broadcast Education Association (BEA) rankings of schools based on the creative achievement of their students. UFCJC placed third in News, fourth in Documentary, sixth in Film & Video, and ninth in Sports. The rankings were derived from the […]

David Barasoain will join the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Innovation News Center (INC) as an Associate In faculty member and news manager on May 1. Barasoain is an experienced broadcast journalist and educator and will be teaching undergraduate courses, managing students and student content creation in INC and anchoring or […]