Month: September 2017

  Frank LoMonte, director of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Brechner Center for Freedom of Information was quoted in “A Nationwide Movement Protecting the Student Press from Censorship Gaines Momentum” published in the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press on Sept. 8. The article focuses on the building popularity of […]

Ophir Lehavy, student success coach at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications was quoted in “Helping Freshman Succeed: Tips from College Advisors” in The Washington Post on Sept. 11. Lehavy teaches online courses for the College’s Global Strategic Communications and Public Relations programs. In the article, she recommends that parents ask their […]

Eunice Kim, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Advertising assistant professor, was named a Leadership Fellow with the Lillian Lodge Kopenhaver Center for the Advancement of Women in Communication at Florida International University (FIU). Kim is among 47 women from colleges and universities across the U.S. selected to be a Fellow and participate […]

Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project Director Clay Calvert was quoted in “Without Formal Complaint, Richard Spencer Will Not Be Able to Speak at UF” broadcast on Gainesville, Fla. ABC-affiliate WCJB-TV on Aug. 31. Calvert commented on UF’s decision to deny a request to rent space on Sept. 12 for a speech by National Policy […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project Director Clay Calvert was quoted in “’Calling Someone Transgender is Not an Insult’: Landmark Ruling in Richard Simmons Case” published on INTO on Aug. 31. In the article, Calvert argues that while there might be setbacks from the ruling in the […]

Frank LoMonte, director of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Brechner Center for Freedom of Information, commented in “Tennessee’s Two Largest Districts Defy State Order to Share Student Info with Charters” published in Chalkbeat on Aug. 28. Memphis and Nashville school leaders are digging in their heels against a state order to […]

A photo essay by University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications May 2017 Berlin Study Abroad students, as well as a feature story by CJC Journalism Associate Professor John Freeman,  are included in the September/October issue of Our Town magazine. “Berlin’s Graffiti” offers a photo montage of the city’s creative street art.  Freeman’s story, […]

Tom Kelleher, professor and chair of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Advertising Department, was quoted in “CEOs Parted from Trump – as Local Business Leaders Stay Silent. Why?” published in The Palm Beach Post on Aug. 30. Kelleher comments on Palm Beach County businesses’ silence on the president’s remarks after Charlottesville […]

Rick Schneider, B.S. Telecommunication 1984 and 2013 Alumni of Distinction, executive vice president and chief operating officer of WETA, was elected chair of the Affinity Group Coalition (AGC). AGC is a forum for addressing system-wide issues of interest to public television stations. It is comprised of representatives from the Independent Public Television Station Association, the […]