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University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications student journalists received national recognition in the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) 2023 National Mark of Excellence (MOE) Awards competition. The awards honor the best collegiate work published or broadcast in 2023. The winners are: Radio In-Depth Reporting: Journalism junior Siena Duncan,…

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) student journalists, WUFT News staff, The Independent Alligator staff and editorial board, alumni and a Miami Herald intern were honored in the Region 3 2023 Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Mark of Excellence (MOE) Awards competition. The awards recognize the best…

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Journalism freshman Madilyn Gemme received 14th place in the 2023-2024 Hearst Journalism Awards Photo II Picture Story/Series competition. The contest included 88 entries from 54 schools submitted in the second and final photo competition of the year. Gemme’s winning photo story,…

Hub Brown, dean of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, is the author of the opinion column “Black History? Our History” published in the Independent Florida Alligator on Feb. 12. Brown recalls how his family was part of “The Great Migration” when six million African Americans moved…

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Journalism senior Alan Halaly and Journalism junior Kylie Williams placed sixth and eighth, respectively, in the 2023-2024 Hearst Journalism Awards Feature Writing Competition. There were 152 entries from 82 schools submitted in the first writing competition of the academic year. Halaly…

Jon Roosenraad, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Journalism professor emeritus, passed away at age 78 on Sept. 13 in Gainesville. Roosenrad joined the UFCJC faculty in 1968 at the age of 23. He was the last faculty member hired by Rae Weimer, the first dean of…

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) students, staff and alumni from WUFT News, Fresh Take Florida and The Independent Florida Alligator were honored in the 2023 Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Florida Pro Chapter Sunshine State Awards Competition. The awards recognize outstanding journalism produced in 2022. UFCJC…

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism rising senior Chris Will and  the student staff of The Independent Florida Alligator are the recipients of Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) 2022 National Mark of Excellence (MOE) Awards. These awards honor the best collegiate work published or broadcast in 2022.…

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) student journalists, WUFT News staff, The Independent Alligator staff and editorial board, and floridagators.com interns were honored in the Region 3 2022 Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Mark of Excellence (MOE) Awards competition. The awards recognize the best collegiate journalism in…

Diane McFarlin, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications dean, is featured in The Independent Florida Alligator podcast episode “News: What Could Be Better Than This” on Dec. 6. McFarlin, B.S. Journalism 1976, spoke with senior Journalism Major Thomas Holton, The Alligator Podcast host and producer, about her eight-year…

Matt Duffy, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Master’s student, is featured in “Born Zillennial: UF Graduate Student Creates Viral Online Community” published in The Independent Florida Alligator on Nov. 8. Duffy created the Born Zillennial Facebook Group as part of a semester-long project for his Social Media…

Frank LoMonte, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Brechner Center for Freedom of Information director, and Journalism senior Kyle Wood were quoted in “College Newspaper Reporters are the Journalism heroes for the Pandemic Era” published in The Washington Post on Sept. 19. The article focuses on college newspapers…