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Great Storytellers: Claire Smith

Wednesday February 28, 2018

Claire Smith is a pioneering, female sports journalist who has been covering baseball for more than three decades, including seven years as a national baseball writer and columnist for The New York …

Getting Russia Right in the Era of Fake News

Wednesday February 21, 2018

David Filipov,  former Moscow Bureau Chief of The Washington Post and writer for The Boston Globe, speaks at the Bob Graham Center on Feb. 20, 2018 in the Pugh Hall Ocora about the U.S. news …

David Biello: “You Are Not an Asteroid”

Monday October 2, 2017

David Biello (@dbiello), the science curator for TED and author of The Unnatural World, talks about how people’s impacts on the planet are now pervasive, profound, and permanent, like the asteroid …

The Rising Cost of Natural Hazards and Growing Disaster Risk

Thursday September 28, 2017

Former FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate (@WCraigFugate) talks about the future of disaster response, increasing disaster risk, the rising costs associated with natural disasters and his experiences …

Mario Lapin – “Ludoactivism: Scalable Impact in the Era of Play”

Tuesday March 21, 2017

Ludoactivism (‘ludic’: related to games and play, from Latin ludus) refers to playful ways to create positive social, civic, environmental and health changes in the real world. This …

Michael Connelly and James Patterson

Friday February 24, 2017

Best-selling authors Michael Connelly (B.S. Journalism 1980, Alumnus of Distinction 2003) and James Patterson spoke in the Reitz Union as part of GatorNights on February 24, 2017. The event was …

CJC at the International Communication Association Conference

Monday May 18, 2015

Below is a list of conference papers by University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications faculty and students that were accepted and will be presented at the International Communication …

New York Times Senior Reporter and Columbia University Professor Howard French keynotes UF Conference on the Rise of China in Africa

Thursday April 2, 2015

Howard French, author of China’s Second Continent: How a Million Migrants Are Building a New Empire in Africa, will address China’s continental impact on Africa, from historical and global …

UF alumna Sharyl Attkisson speaks about Freedom of Information

Thursday March 12, 2015

Sharyl Attkisson keynote video Panel discussion video Preview: Keynote speech kicks off Freedom of Information conference Investigative journalist and author Sharyl Attkisson will speak on “The …

Former Gainesville resident establishes endowed fund to inspire excellence

Monday March 9, 2015

Gale King grew up attending the Homecoming parades and dreaming of being a Gator University of Florida alumna Gale King has pledged $1 million to the university to establish an endowed fund for …

Foley to interview James Franco for ACCENT

Monday February 16, 2015

Master Lecturer Mike Foley will interview actor, writer and director James Franco as a part of the ACCENT Speakers Bureau at the University of Florida on Feb. 25. “I’m flattered to be asked once …

Ten CJC alumni named to Gator100 list

Friday February 6, 2015

Ten University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications alumni are being recognized this weekend as one of the Gator100, the top 100 Gator-owned or Gator-led businesses around the world. …

Tampa Bay Times environmental reporter Craig Pittman speaks at UF

Monday February 2, 2015

Tampa Bay Times environmental reporter Craig Pittman, one of the nation’s top environmental reporters, shares raucous stories about the environmental beat: From covering secret Texas hunting trips …

Terry Anderson to speak at Graham Center on March 16

Wednesday January 21, 2015

In March 1985, Associated Press reporter Terry Anderson was abducted off the streets in Beirut and held at the mercy of his Hezbollah Shiite captors. He lived for nearly seven years in chains …

Tampa Bay Times environmental reporter Craig Pittman speaks at UF

Tuesday January 13, 2015

Preview story Tampa Bay Times environmental reporter Craig Pittman will give a public lecture at the University of Florida Monday, Feb. 2 at noon in Smathers Library (East), Room 100. Attendees are …

David Epstein shares expertise as UF Science Journalist in Residence

Tuesday January 6, 2015

David Epstein, author of “The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance,” will spend Jan. 27-30 on the University of Florida campus as part of the university’s new …
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Pulitzer Prize Winning Journalist: Lucy Morgan to speak Thursday, Nov. 20

Monday November 17, 2014

Lucy Morgan will speak at the Bob Graham Center in Pugh Hall on Thursday, Nov. 20 at 6 p.m. Morgan has been a reporter at the Tampa Bay Times since 1968, where she served as Capital Bureau chief in …

New York Times columnist Samuel G. Freedman to speak at UF

Thursday January 23, 2014

Samuel G. Freedman, an award-winning author, professor and New York Times columnist, will speak about his book, “Breaking the Line: The Season in Black College Football that Transformed the Game …

Conversation on human trafficking in Florida to be held at UF on Thursday, Nov. 21

Thursday November 7, 2013

Panel of journalists, advocates and law enforcement officials to discuss A panel of journalists, advocates and law enforcement officials will discuss the issue of human trafficking, both domestic and …

David Finkel talks about Immersion Journalism

Tuesday October 29, 2013

David Finkel, TEL 1977, currently the Enterprise Editor and Reporter for the Washington Post spoke to Professor Mike Foley’s reporting class about immersion journalism on October 24, 2013 . …

Video: Connected Minds Ignite Ideas featuring Jonathan Jones

Monday April 1, 2013

  On Tuesday, March 26, UF PRSSA and the PR Advisory Council presented “Connected Minds Ignite Ideas” featuring Jonathan Jones in Gannett Auditorium. Jones is the Sr. Manager for …

Former NYT editor Howell Raines talks with students

Friday March 1, 2013

Former New York Times Executive Editor Howell Raines talks with students and faculty of the College on Feb. 26, 2013 in Gannett Auditorium. Raines, a Pulitzer Prize winning writer, talks about a …

Former New York Times editor Howell Raines to speak Feb. 25

Wednesday February 13, 2013

Video of the event [iframe src=”http://mediasite.video.ufl.edu/Mediasite/Play/3d38c4de15284f939a1c47ea9d9c60531d” width=”100%” height=”480″] Related: Howell Raines …

Marks, Jankowski talk about the “Changing Media Landscape”

Tuesday November 6, 2012

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