John Freeman

Associate Professor - Department of Journalism

M.A., Wichita State University, 1987
B.J., University of Missouri, 1975

Office: 3070 Weimer
Phone: (352) 352-392-0430
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Biography

John Freeman has headed the photojournalism program at the University of Florida since joining the faculty in 1991. His research interest focuses on successful photojournalists and has been published in Visual Communications Quarterly and News Photographer magazine. He has mentored six undergraduate students on University Scholars research projects.

Freeman previously taught a variety of journalism classes at Wichita State University between 1981-91.  

He has a master’s in communication for Wichita State University (1987) and a bachelor of journalism degree from the University of Missouri School of Journalism (1975). 

His professional experience includes six years as a staff photographer at The Wichita Eagle in Kansas and college internships at The Arizona Republic and Palm Beach Post.

Freeman was awarded an American Society of Newspaper Editors fellowship for six weeks of work at The Record in Hackensack, N.J., during summer 2002. He had previously updated his newsroom and photographic skills by shooting assignments as a staff photographer at The Los Angeles Times Orange County Edition during summer 1995. In 1996, he was awarded a fellowship for eight weeks of study at National Geographic magazine.

Freeman is also active in the National Press Photographers Association and was named NPPA Educator of the Year in 2001. He is a two-time winner of the College of Journalism ’s Teacher of the Year award.

During Freeman's tenure, the photojournalism program has won two national championships and seven second places in the Hearst Intercollegiate Photojournalism Competition. He is active nationally in the AEJMC Viscom Division and also teaches during UF's Summer Journalism Institute for high school students.

Since summer 2005, Freeman has conducted a two-week study-abroad journalism course in Berlin, where he lived as a high school student. Website links are below. 

Berlin 2005 -- Berlin 2006 -- Berlin 2007 -- Berlin 2008 -- Berlin 2009