Antoine Haywood, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor - Department of Journalism
Office: 3070 Weimer
Phone: 352-846-4996
Email: ahaywood2@ufl.edu
Antoine Haywood, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor - Department of Journalism
Antoine Haywood studies community participation and representation in local media. He is keen on understanding how communities use local communication infrastructure such as community-made video, radio, press, and digital publications to articulate regional identity, build social capital, and fill local news and information gaps.
As a community-engaged scholar, Haywood is passionate about developing collaborative research projects that involve community organizations, civic associations, health and human service initiatives, and creative arts groups that use diverse, participatory storytelling methods to foster collective learning, civic engagement, and community care.
His scholarly work has been published in Journalism Practice, Javnost – The Public, the Journal of Information Policy and the Journal of Popular Music Studies. He has presented over 20 papers and lectures at academic and professional practitioner conferences and authored several book chapters.
Before earning his Ph.D., he spent fifteen years directing public engagement programs, youth media initiatives, and local documentary projects at community media centers in Atlanta and Philadelphia. He has served on numerous governance boards for organizations such as Radio Free Georgia (WRFG), the Alliance for Community Media (ACM), and the Philadelphia-based Independence Public Media Foundation (IPMF).
Haywood is also a steward in the News Futures network—an emergent collective of people, ideas, and spaces focused on building a participatory and networked future for local news. For him, creating and using credible local news and information is crucial to building public trust and healthy civic participation.
Education
Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
News
- Antoine Haywood receives 2026 ACM Dirk Koning – George Stoney Award for Humanistic Communication (June 9, 2026)
- Tell Me About It: Antoine Haywood on Community Journalism (June 8, 2026)
- CJC hosts inaugural Florida Natural Disaster and Journalism Summit (March 23, 2026)
- Antoine Haywood receives American Journalism and Journalism History diversity micro-grant (March 9, 2026)
- Three UFCJC faculty recognized as a 2026 Faculty Champion by the Center for Community News (February 4, 2026)
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Recent Refereed Journal Articles
Haywood, A. (2025). Community Media Archive, Access Humboldt and the Internet Archive, https://archive.org/details/communitymedia?tab=collection. American Journalism, 42(2), 206–208. DOI: 10.1080/08821127.2025.2487958
Christian, A.J., Aufderheide, P., Haywood, A., & Clark, J. (2023). REPARATIVE MEDIA: REVOLUTIONARY STORYTELLING AND ITS ENEMIES IN A STREAMING ERA. AoIR Selected Papers of Internet Research. DOI: 10.5210/SPIR.V2023I0.13523
Shaker, L., & Haywood, A. (2023). Using a Digital Entertainment Tax to Strengthen Local Information Infrastructure in The United States: A Conceptual Exploration. Journal of Information Policy, 13, 159–187. DOI: 10.5325/JINFOPOLI.13.2023.0014
Haywood, A. (2021). Cover Art. Journal of Popular Music Studies, 33(3), 26–30. DOI: 10.1525/JPMS.2021.33.3.26
Haywood, A., Aufderheide, P., & Sánchez Santos, M. (2021). Community Media in a Pandemic: Facilitating Local Communication, Collective Resilience and Transitions to Virtual Public Life in the U.S.. Javnost - The Public, 28(3), 256–272. DOI: 10.1080/13183222.2021.1969617
Crittenden, L., & Haywood, A. (2020). Revising Legacy Media Practices to Serve Hyperlocal Information Needs of Marginalized Populations. Journalism Practice, 14(5), 608–625. DOI: 10.1080/17512786.2020.1759124
Book Chapters
Haywood, A., Schmidt, H.C., & Pickard, V. (2023). Public Access Television: An Untapped Resource for Local News. In H.C. Schmidt (Ed.), Issues in Contemporary American Journalism. Routledge. ISBN: 9781032325514
Presentations
Community Media Centers and the Future of Local News. Individual Oral Presentation. August 1, 2025.
Consolidating Community Power: A History of Philadelphia Public Access TV Coalition Campaigns. Individual Oral Presentation. July 1, 2025.
Surveying the Community Media Landscape. Individual Oral Presentation. March 25, 2025.
Community Media: Tech Equity and Our Democracy in a Digital Age. Individual Oral Presentation. March 8, 2025.
CMCs and the Future of Local News. Individual Oral Presentation. March 6, 2025.
Rebuilding Local Journalism: Opportunities and New Coalitions. Keynote/Plenary Address. March 6, 2025.
Reflecting on the Principles of the American Community Television Movement. Keynote/Plenary Address. November 21, 2024.
Community Media Assets Survey. Individual Oral Presentation. October 31, 2024.
Telling Our Stories: Celebrating 15 Years of Public Access Television in Philadelphia. Individual Oral Presentation. October 23, 2024.
Community Media Assets Survey. Individual Oral Presentation. September 19, 2024.
Research
Summary
Antoine Haywood studies community participation and representation in local media. He is keen on understanding how communities use local communication infrastructure such as community-made video, radio, press, and digital publications to articulate regional identity, build social capital, and fill local news and information gaps. As a community-engaged scholar, Haywood is passionate about developing collaborative research projects that involve community organizations, civic associations, health and human service initiatives, and creative arts groups that use diverse, participatory storytelling methods to foster collective learning, civic engagement, and community care.
Interests
Community Journalism, Civic Media, Media History, Community Media, Telecommunications Policy