Month: May 2017

(UFCJC) alumna Yvette Miley, B.S. Broadcasting 1985 and Alumni of Distinction 2000, is the recipient of the 2017 Chuck Stone Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ). The Chuck Stone Lifetime Achievement Award is bestowed upon a journalist with at least 15 years of experience in the journalism industry with a […]

Three University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications seniors were recognized by the UF Alumni Association (UFAA) for Spring 2017 Outstanding Leader Awards. Each semester, UFAA recognizes graduating Gators who exemplify leadership by inspiring peers and leaving a positive legacy  while demonstrating respect, integrity and excellence. Journalism student Jenny Clements received first place honors […]

Founded in 1990, NLGJA (National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association) is an organization of journalists, media professionals, educators and students working from within the news industry to foster fair and accurate coverage of LGBT issues. NLGJA opposes all forms of workplace bias and provides professional development to its members. Below is a list of opportunities […]

Dr. Carma Bylund, a distinguished cancer communication scholar,  will join the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications STEM Translational Communication Center (STCC) in August. She will be the latest preeminence faculty member to join the College. Bylund is currently associate director, Medical Education at the Hamad Medical Corporation in Doha, Qatar and associate […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications student journalists from WUFT-TV/FM, Noticias WUFT and The Independent Florida Alligator are finalists in the 23rd annual Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Sunshine State Awards competition. Students were recognized in both professional and student divisions for their work on radio, television, print and online. Finalists in the […]

“Catching Cops on Camera” was the theme of University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project Director Clay Calvert’s TEDxUF talk on April 1 at the Phillips Center in Gainesville. TEDxUF2017 featured nine speakers exploring the idea of transparency, sharing experiences and new perspectives from a wide range of […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications students have placed in the top 20 in the 2017 Hearst Journalism Awards Team Multimedia category. Students created the team entries in Journalism Associate Professor John Freeman’s Special Topics Hearst #Winning class.  “The Invisible Disease: PTSD” by Kaitlin Hall, Grace King, Zachariah Chou and Raina Barnett received […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications alumna Kelli Kaufmann, B.S. Public Relations 2017, has been appointed the new Business Development Coordinator at The Agency at UF. Kaufmann will engage with advertising and public relations agencies across the country to strategize and implement research-inspired creative assignments designed to help brands engage more authentically with […]

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications has published the first academic journal dedicated to the theory and science of strategic communication for social change. The first issue of the quarterly Journal of Public Interest Communications (JPIC) features seven invited essays from emerging and established scholars, including scholarship from Ph.D. student Jasper Fessmann […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project Director Clay Calvert was quoted in “Trump and Trickle-Down Press Persecution” published in the Columbia Journalism Review Spring 2017 edition. Calvert was one of five press freedom experts speaking on the reinvigoration of the press and the possible consequences for state […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications students are receiving a crash course in Cuban culture during the 10-day UF in Cuba: CJC Edition multimedia workshop. “University of Florida Students Get Hands-On Experience in Cuba,” published on Miami’s WPLG Local 10 news website,  features comments by the CJC Journalism student Caitie Switalski and CJC […]

“Voting Wars”, an in-depth report on voting rights and regulations by the Carnegie-Knight News21 Initiative, produced by students from 18 universities, has  won the  Investigative Reporters & Editors (IRE) Award for Student Reporting in the large university category. Ali Schmitz, B.S. Telecommunication 2016, was one of 31 News21 fellows who traveled to 31 states to […]