Month: April 2017

Clay Calvert, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Brechner Eminent Scholar in Mass Communication and director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project, was named a University of Florida Research Foundation Professor for 2017-2020. UFRF Professors are faculty who have a distinguished current record of research and a strong research agenda that […]

Yulia Stekalova, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications research assistant professor and director of Grants Development, has received a $15,000 UF Clinical and Translational Science Institute Translational Pilot Program Phase 1 award. Strekalova received funding for the project “Stakeholder Engagement and Patient Centered Communication in Leukemia Genetic Research,” a collaborative effort with the […]

The University of Florida has named Ted Spiker, UF College of Journalism and Communications Journalism Department chair and professor, the 2016-17 University of Florida Teacher of the Year. The award was presented on at UF’s annual Faculty Awards reception, hosted by UF President Kent Fuchs, on April 6, 2017.  The awards encourage and reward excellence, […]

A statewide investigation of compliance with Chapter 119 of the Florida Public Records Act by WUFT News in Gainesville, Fla., has found that the state lacks a uniform system to enforce the public records law. WUFT investigated compliance with the state public records law in all 20 Florida district state attorney’s offices. The Chapter 119 […]

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications has earned six top 10 finishes and two first place finishes in the prestigious 2016 Hearst Journalism Awards, the best performance in the competition in many years. Winners include: Caitie Switalski: first place in Radio Reporting Drea Cornejo: first place in Multimedia Enterprise, sixth place in […]

Lauren Griffin, research manager for the Journal of Public Interest Communications housed in the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, co-authored “Who Are You Calling Anti-Science?” with Troy H. Campbell, assistant professor of marketing at the University of Oregon. The article was published in Scientific American on April 6. The article highlights some […]

Annie Neimand, frank research director at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, authored “To Win Against False Information, We Must Play Offense” published in Stanford Social Innovation Review Online on April 5. Neimand comments on the “post-truth world” and cites research suggesting that rather than defending your cause, seek to preemptively prepare […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications students received six grand prize awards in the annual National Broadcasting Society-Alpha Epsilon Rho (NBS-AERho) Awards competition. CJC had the second most winners of any participating University. Honorees include: Alexa Lorenzo, Audio News Package, “Superintendent Controversy” (Tie for first place) Caitie Switalski and Amaury Sablon, Audio Newscast, […]

University of Florida alumnus Jordan Alpert will join the University’s College of Journalism and Communications Advertising Department this summer as an assistant professor specializing in media planning. Alpert’s research focuses on how technology, such as electronic health records and patient portals, can facilitate communication between patients and providers. He also is exploring how health issues […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications faculty and graduate students presented papers and received awards at the 48th annual AEJMC Southeast Colloquium at the Texas Christian University Bob Schieffer College of Communication. The Colloquium is the oldest and most successful regional journalism and mass communication meeting. Clay Calvert, Brechner Eminent Scholar in Mass […]

We want to let the world know how great our students are, but we need your help.  We are asking all of our CJC Gators that have recently secured jobs and internships to share their good news on social media.  To join in this challenge* complete the following steps: Print the appropriate sign CJC Job Sign CJC […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications alumna Mary Sellers, B.S. Public Relations 1989, president and CEO of United Way of Central Iowa, has been promoted to U.S. president of United Way Worldwide effective May 8. In her current role, Sellers has led one of the most successful United Way associations in the country, […]