Mike Loizzo has joined the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Division of Media Properties as a multimedia content producer in the Innovation News Center. Loizzo will assume the role of “Morning Edition” news anchor joining local host Glenn Richards beginning Jan. 30. “Morning Edition” is broadcast…
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Katie Hyson, M.A.M.C. 2020, joined the College’s Innovation News Center in June 2021 as a Report for America journalist for WUFT. Report for America is a national, non-profit service program that places journalists into local newsrooms to report on under-covered issues and communities. We interviewed Katie on Dec. 6, 2021…
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WRUF/ESPN Gainesville will host shadow opportunities for students interested in getting involved in sports in the Innovation News Center. Please click the link below to sign up for one day and time and email Eric Esterline (eestserline@ufl.edu) to confirm. Sign Up Here You can reach out to Eric Esterline with…
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WUFT News, a leading news organization in Gainesville, Florida, is the recipient of a Report for America (RFA) reporter position to cover racial inequity in East Gainesville. WUFT News is located in the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications’ Innovation News Center and provides news to several broadcast…
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Kalisha Whitman, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Innovation News Center senior TV news manager, is one of eight journalists from around the world to be nominated in the Mobile Journalism Awards Best Mobile Journalism Reporting category. Whitman was selected for her entry “Nancy & the EF3.” The…
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Kalisha Whitman will join the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Innovation News Center as the Senior TV News Manager on Jan. 3. Whitman will train students on how to report and produce engaging original content that connects with diverse audiences for TV and digital platforms. Her specialty…
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A new Legislative Tracker, developed by the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, will offer North Central Florida residents the ability to easily keep track of their state legislators’ activity throughout the current legislative session. The College’s Innovation News Center (INC) built the tool that tracks the work…
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Mira Lowe, director of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Innovation News Center, is the author of “The Year of the Local Watchdog” published in NeimanLab Predictions for Journalism 2018. Lowe offers her predictions for the upcoming year and suggests that accountability reporting has never been more…
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Mira Lowe, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Innovation News Center (INC) director and Multimedia News Manager Ryan Vasquez are the authors of “How Students Covered Richard Spencer’s Talk at Florida” published in MediaShift on Oct. 30. Lowe and Vasquez describe the process they followed to get more…
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The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Innovation News Center has launched a new weekly podcast exploring issues facing the local television news industry. Broadcast Bits: A Time of Change in TV News is hosted by CJC News Manager Harrison Hove. Each podcast will include multiple perspectives and guests…
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Gary Green, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Innovation News Center deputy news editor and digital director, authored “The new Norm: A case study of the Orlando Sentinel’s adaptation of new media technologies during high-profile trial coverage.” The article was published in Journalism Practice, Volume 11 –…
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By Ethan Magoc Where do I find story ideas? It’s the most common day-to-day and semester-to-semester inquiry from students at the Innovation News Center at the University of Florida’s College of Journalism and Communications. We have a 100-seat working public media newsroom, and there are hundreds of new names, faces…
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