Month: October 2017

Cuba: Outside In was a finalist in the 2017 EPPY Awards College/University Investigative or Documentary Feature category. The 22nd annual EPPY competition, sponsored by Editor & Publisher, honors the best international digital-media websites across 30 diverse categories. The website chronicled the May 2017 Cuba study abroad trip by University of Florida College of Journalism and […]

Cynthia Barnett, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications environmental journalist-in-residence is the author of “Can We Engineer a Way to Stop a Hurricane?” published in National Geographic on Oct. 13. In the article, Barnett comments on the intense 2017 hurricane season and rekindles the notion of possibly cooling the warm seas that energize […]

Mira Lowe, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Innovation News Center (INC) director and Multimedia News Manager Ryan Vasquez are the authors of “How Students Covered Richard Spencer’s Talk at Florida” published in MediaShift on Oct. 30. Lowe and Vasquez describe the process they followed to get more than 100 student journalists and […]

Andrew Selepak, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications director of the online  Master’s program with a specialization in social media, was quoted in “Here’s Why R-Rated Horror Movies are Making a Comeback on the Big Screen” on CNBC on Oct. 28. Selepak comments on the uptick in theater attendance for horror movies this […]

Cynthia Barnett, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications environmental journalist-in-residence, was quoted in “Learning the Ropes: Environmental Journalism Programs Prepare Tomorrow’s Journalists” published in the October 2017 edition of News Pro. Barnett states that a growing audience for coverage of environmental issues has resulted in more demand for beat reporters who can cover […]

Andrew Selepak, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications director of the online  Master’s program with a specialization in social media, is featured exclusively in “Social Media, Personal Branding and Job Search Tips for Journalists” published on Oct. 23 on RoosterGNN, a non-profit news agency that promotes freedom of expression and journalism education. In […]

Frank LoMonte, director of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Brechner Center for Freedom of Information, is the author of “No, Schools Can’t Punish Student-Athletes for Taking a Knee” published on the Education Week website on Oct. 23. LoMonte comments on the current trend of student-athletes taking a knee during the national […]

Janice Krieger, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications  STEM Translational Communication Center director, was one of six contributors to a research paper referenced in “When the Teenager Asks, ‘Did You Smoke Weed?’” published in The New York Times on Oct. 19. The paper, Parental Messages about Substance Use in Early Adolescence: Extending a […]

Andrew Selepak, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications director of the online  Master’s program with a specialization in social media, was featured in “McCain Backs Bill to Regulate Political Ads” on CNBC on Oct. 19. Selepak joined Sara Fischer, Axios media and advertising reporter, to discuss the proposed bill that would regulate political […]

Jasmine McNealy, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Telecommunication assistant professor, is the author of “Readers React Negatively to Disclosure of Poster’s Identity” in the Newspaper Research Journal published on Oct. 17. In the article, McNealy states that negative consequences can face a news organization that “outs” an anonymous online commentator, according to […]

Clay Calvert, director of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project was interviewed by several major publications regarding the Oct. 19 speech by Richard Spencer at the UF Performing Arts Center. In “University of Florida Braces for Richard Spencer,” published in The New York Times on Oct. […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism senior Ethan Bauer tells the story of four CJC alumni working at the Las Vegas Review-Journal who covered the largest mass shooting in American history on Oct. 1. Scott Davidson, B.S. Journalism 2013, Wade Millward, B.S. Journalism 2014, Rachel Crosby, B.S. Journalism 2015 and Briana Erickson, […]