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Four UFCJC Faculty Included in 2024 Stanford Top 2% Scientists List

Monday October 7, 2024

Four University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications faculty have been included in the 2024 Stanford University Top 2% Scientists List that shows which scientists have had the biggest …
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Frank Waddell Receives KTA Research Grant to Investigate Audience Expectations for AI-Generated News

Thursday October 19, 2023

Frank Waddell, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism associate professor, will receive a $1,000 research grant from the college honor society Kappa Tau Alpha to …
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Frank Waddell Named a 2020 Journal of Media Psychology Distinguished Reviewer

Wednesday March 31, 2021

Frank Waddell, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism assistant professor, was named a 2020 “Distinguished Reviewer” by the Journal of Media Psychology. The …
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Frank Waddell Receives Mass Communication and Society Top Reviewer Award

Tuesday July 7, 2020

Frank Waddell, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism assistant professor, has received one of two Mass Communication and Society “Top Reviewer” awards. The …
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Frank Waddell Receives JMCQ 2019 Article of the Year Award

Friday May 29, 2020

Frank Waddell, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism assistant professor, has received the Journalism and Mass Communications Quarterly (JMCQ) 2019 Outstanding …
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Study Finds Troubling Trends in Virtual Reality Research

Wednesday July 31, 2019

Academic research on virtual reality is also common, but what insights can be gleaned from this large body of work?  A new study identifies issues with previous research on VR.

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Frank Waddell Comments on Military Retail Outlets Featuring Sports on Their In-Store Televisions

Tuesday April 16, 2019

Frank Waddell, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism assistant professor, is quoted in “Retailer on Military Bases Says TV News Is Too ‘Divisive.’ Its …
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Frank Waddell Pens Article On Reactions to News in Public Places

Tuesday September 11, 2018

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism Assistant Professor Frank Waddell’s article “When MSNBC or Fox News airs in public places, how do people react?” was …
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People Trust Human Journalists Over Algorithms

Tuesday June 26, 2018

News organizations are starting to experiment with automated content. Research suggests readers perceive news written by algorithms as less credible than if it’s written by a human. However, this perception can be reduced by exposure to robots in popular culture.

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Frank Waddell Receives UF Excellence Award for Assistant Professors

Thursday May 3, 2018

Frank Waddell, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism assistant professor is the recipient of the UF Excellence Award for Assistant Professors. Waddell was chosen …
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How to Counter Violence in Media

Tuesday November 28, 2017

Seeing violence in media that sanitize, justify or trivialize violent acts may normalize it and make it more enjoyable. Frank Waddell, assistant professor of Journalism, worked with a team of researchers to examine techniques for reducing the effects of viewing violence in media.

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Frank Waddell Honored by the Journal of Media Psychology

Thursday July 27, 2017

Frank Waddell, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism assistant professor, has received one of five 2016 Distinguished Reviewer Awards from the Journal of Media …
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Navigating the Fake News Landscape

Thursday June 29, 2017

To understand why fake news stories are successful, we must understand our human tendency to believe what we read, but that doesn’t mean our natural instincts can’t be reversed.

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Frank Waddell Honored by UF Graduate Student Council for Outstanding Service

Thursday April 27, 2017

Frank Waddell, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism assistant professor, was one of two recipients of UF’s Outstanding Service by a Faculty Member on behalf of …
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Frank Waddell Featured in Roundtable Discussion on the Future of Journalism After Trump’s Election

Monday December 5, 2016

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism Assistant Professor Frank Waddell participated in Experts Roundtable: The Future of Journalism in Trump’s America published …

Frank Waddell Joins UF CJC as Assistant Professor, Journalism

Monday December 14, 2015

Thomas “Frank” Waddell, a predoctoral fellow in the College of Communications at Pennsylvania State University, will join the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications in …