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Study: How Black Communities Effectively Used Humor to Communicate and Critique Health Information During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Wednesday January 31, 2024

A new study has found that Black communities were able to effectively communicate about the COVID-19 pandemic through humor, while thoughtfully critiquing the very systems they’ve been …

All: COVID-19, Vaccines, and Global Health Inequities

Sunday September 10, 2023

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 …
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Study: News Media Use Can Impact Perceived Psychological Distance to COVID-19

Wednesday September 6, 2023

A new study has found that conservative media use is associated with greater perceived distance to COVID-19, while less partisan news use is associated with a smaller perceived distance. The findings …
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Chris Chu Co-Authors Research Papers on Deepfake Narratives, Vaccine Communication and Risk Efficacy

Friday September 1, 2023

Haoran Chris Chu, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Public Relations assistant professor, and colleagues have recently published research on deepfake resurrection …
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Study: Narrative Moral Judgment Theories Explain Reactions to COVID-19 Death Stories

Tuesday July 25, 2023

A new study has found that reactions to online COVID-19 death stories can be explained by narrative moral judgment theories. The findings by incoming University of Florida College of Journalism and …
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Jay Hmielowski Comments on How America’s Culture War Has Extended To Medicine

Friday January 20, 2023

Jay Hmielowski, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Public Relations associate professor, was quoted in “America’s Culture Wars Extend Into Medicine” …
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Study: Family Conversations Can Help in the Fight Against Vaccine Hesitancy

Wednesday January 4, 2023

A new study has found that considering family conversation patterns in the fight against vaccine hesitancy is critical. The findings by University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications …
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Study: Corporate Social Responsibility Ads Increased Consumers’ Sense of Well-Being During COVID-19

Monday June 20, 2022

A new study has found that COVID-19-related corporate social responsibility ads increased the individual consumer’s sense of well-being. The ads had a positive effect on brand outcomes but a …
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Mask-Wearing as a Partisan Issue: Social Identity and Communication of Party Norms on Social Media Among Political Elites

Monday April 4, 2022

Mask-wearing has remained controversial throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, even though health authorities in April 2020 recommended that everyone should wear masks to prevent the spread of the virus. …
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Secure Messaging and COVID-19: A Content Analysis of Patient–Clinician Communication During the Pandemic

Friday April 1, 2022

The global pandemic changed how almost every industry communicates, but none more so than in the healthcare sector. Secure messaging (SM) became a critical mode of communication for healthcare …
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Jieun Shin’s Research is Referenced in Article on How to Make Social Media Less Viral

Monday November 29, 2021

Jieun Shin, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and Technology assistant professor, is featured in “Ways to Make Social Media Less …
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Marcia DiStaso Comments on How the Pandemic Has Affected PR Education and Jobs

Monday August 30, 2021

Marcia DiStaso, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Public Relations Department chair, is quoted in “COVID on Campus: A Look into the Pandemic’s Effect on Future PR …
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Ann Christiano Comments on Center for Public Interest Communications Vaccine Hesitancy Research

Friday August 13, 2021

Ann Christiano, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Center for Public Interest Communications director, was featured in the “Understanding Vaccine Hesitancy” broadcast …
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Clay Calvert Comments on COVID Misinformation in Public Meeting Videos

Monday August 9, 2021

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project and Brechner Eminent Scholar in Mass Communication at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, is …
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How to Talk to Patients About the COVID Vaccine

Sunday August 8, 2021

This article by Carma L. Bylund,  Lindsay A. Thompson, and Stephanie A. S. Staras, originally appeared on MedPage Today on July 30, 2021. Ms. Clark comes for her annual visit. You notice on her …
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Kim Walsh-Childers Comments on Criticism of Pandemic Media Coverage

Friday August 6, 2021

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism Professor Kim Walsh-Childers was quoted in “White House Voices Frustrations Over Pandemic Media Coverage,” …
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Kim Walsh-Childers Comments on the “Get The Facts Jax” Vaccine Promotion Campaign

Wednesday August 4, 2021

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism Professor Kim Walsh-Childers was quoted in “Can ‘Get The Facts Jax’ Vaccine Campaign Change Minds?” published …
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Center for Public Interest Communications Mentioned in White House Press Briefing

Monday April 26, 2021

The Center for Public Interest Communications at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications on April 23, 2021 was mentioned in the White House press briefing by the Biden …
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3 Ways Employers Could Help Fight Vaccine Skepticism

Monday March 22, 2021

This article by Public Relations Associate Professor Rita Men originally appeared in The Conversation on March 18, 2021.  Ending the pandemic depends on achieving herd immunity, estimated at …
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Research and Insights: Effective Telemedicine Delivery During the COVID19 Pandemic

Wednesday February 24, 2021

COVID-19 has greatly affected cancer care. During the onset of the pandemic, clinicians and patients faced uncertainty about the safety of meeting face-to-face and continuing treatment. Protocols …
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Effective Telemedicine Delivery During the COVID19 Pandemic

Wednesday February 24, 2021

COVID-19 has greatly affected cancer care. During the onset of the pandemic, clinicians and patients faced uncertainty about the safety of meeting face-to-face and continuing treatment. Protocols …
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Benjamin Johnson Co-Authors Article on College Student Media Use While Coping with COVID-19

Tuesday November 10, 2020

Benjamin Johnson, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Advertising assistant professor, is the co-author of “Media for Coping During COVID-19 Social Distancing: Stress, …
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Center for Public Interest Communication Collaborates on Videoconferencing Study

Monday October 19, 2020

“Unmuted: What Works, What Doesn’t, and How We Can All Do Better When Working Together Online” is a new report released by The Goodman Center in partnership with  the University of Florida …
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Revised Travel Policy

Wednesday May 13, 2020

To:    All UF Employees Fr:    Joe Glover, Provost, and Charlie Lane, Chief Operating Officer  On March 16, 2020, President Fuchs prohibited non-essential university travel.  Travel that …