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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 …