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Ann Searight Christiano and Aaron Zeiler Co-Author Article on How the Use of Jargon Impedes Clear Communication of a Foundation’s Mission

Wednesday April 17, 2024

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Center for Public Interest Communications Director Ann Searight Christiano and Aaron Zeiler, director of partner strategies, are …
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Russians with a More Diverse Media Diet Show Higher Opposition to Ukraine War

Tuesday June 14, 2022

Russians using the social media app Telegram are more likely to oppose the invasion of Ukraine than those that only use TV as their source for news, according to University of Florida College of …
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Rita Men Authors Article on How Employers Can Help Fight Vaccine Skepticism

Friday March 19, 2021

Rita Men, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Public Relations associate professor, is the author of “Three Ways Employers Could Help Fight Vaccine Skepticism” …
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Rita Men Authors Article on What Leaders Should Focus on During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Monday April 20, 2020

Rita Men, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Public Relations associate professor, is the author of “Learning in Wartime: Five Ways CEOs Should Communicate With Their …
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Clay Calvert Pens Article on the First Amendment and True Threats of Violence

Tuesday January 29, 2019

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, is the author of “Rap Music and Threats of Violence: …
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CJC Doctoral Student Authors Article on Overcoming Vaccination Myths

Thursday August 16, 2018

Amanda Sams Bradshaw, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Advertising doctoral student and health communications researcher, is the author of “Overcoming Vaccination …
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Clay Calvert Comments on Judge’s Ruling on the Status of Trump’s Twitter Account

Thursday May 24, 2018

Clay Calvert, director of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project, is the author of “Federal Judge Rules Trump’s Twitter …
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Jasmine McNealy Authors Article on the Perils of Internet Doxxing

Thursday May 17, 2018

Jasmine McNealy, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Telecommunication assistant professor, is the author of “What is Doxxing, and Why is it So Scary?” …
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Frank LoMonte Co-Authors Article on First Amendment Protections for Public University Professors

Tuesday May 8, 2018

Frank LoMonte, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Brechner Center for Freedom of Information director, was the co-author of “Don’t Expect Professors to Get Fired When …
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Frank LoMonte Comments on Facebook and the Communications Decency Act

Friday April 20, 2018

Frank LoMonte, director of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Brechner Center for Freedom of Information, is the author of “The Law That Made Facebook What It Is …
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Clay Calvert Pens Article on National School Walkout Day and Free Speech

Wednesday March 14, 2018

Clay Calvert, director of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project, authored “What the National School Walkout Says About …
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Clay Calvert Poses First Amendment Questions for Supreme Court Nominee Gorsuch

Friday March 10, 2017

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project Director Clay Calvert’s article, “Neil Gorsuch and the First Amendment: Questions the …
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Annie Neimand and Lauren Griffin Publish Article on the “Partisan Divide”

Thursday January 26, 2017

Annie Neimand, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications communication manager and frank research director and digital strategist, and Lauren Griffin, frank director of external …

Walsh-Childers: The Murky Ethics of Gay Talese’s ‘The Voyeur’s Motel’

Monday April 18, 2016

The Conversation on April 14, 2016 published, “The murky ethics of Gay Talese’s ‘The Voyeur’s Motel’,” an article co-authored by Journalsm Professor Kim …

Weigold: Why do people risk their lives – or the lives of others – for the perfect selfie?

Thursday March 24, 2016

The Conversation on March 24, 2016 published, “Why do people risk their lives – or the lives of others – for the perfect selfie?,” an article by Advertising Professor and Associate …

Calvert: Does the First Amendment protect people who film the police?

Wednesday March 23, 2016

The Conversation on March 18, 2016 published, “Does the First Amendment protect people who film the police?,” an article by Brechner Eminent Scholar in Mass Communication Clay Calvert …

Calvert: Can schools punish students for off-campus, online speech?

Tuesday January 12, 2016

The Conversation on January 12, 2016 published, “Can schools punish students for off-campus, online speech?,” an article by Brechner Eminent Scholar in Mass Communication Clay …

Calvert: Businesses can actually sue you for posting negative reviews – and now Congress is fighting back

Tuesday November 10, 2015

The Conversation on November 10, 2015 published, “Businesses can actually sue you for posting negative reviews – and now Congress is fighting back,” an article by Brechner Eminent …

Calvert: How do libraries get away with banning books?

Friday October 2, 2015

The Conversation on October 2, 2015 published, “How do libraries get away with banning books?,” an article by Brechner Eminent Scholar in Mass Communication Clay …

Morris: How advertising research explains Donald Trump’s profound appeal

Thursday September 17, 2015

The Conversation on September 14, 2015 published, “How advertising research explains Donald Trump’s profound appeal” an article by Advertising professor Jon Morris and Ph.D. candidate …

Tappan: Why did Google’s logo rollout go smoother than Yahoo’s?

Tuesday September 8, 2015

The Conversation on September 4, 2015 published, “Why did Google’s logo rollout go smoother than Yahoo’s?” an article by Public Relations lecturer Kay Tappan. Business Insider picked …

Morris: Why does social media advertising fall flat?

Wednesday May 27, 2015

The Conversation on May 26, 2015 published “Why does social media advertising fall flat?,” a study on the effectiveness of Facebook ads by Advertising Professor Jon …