Month: February 2018

It all started when he picked up a film camera for a class assignment. This simple task sparked the defining moment that would set the tone for Jerry Ketcham’s successful film career. “I was able to write, direct and edit my little film. When it was completed, I projected it on a sheet for my […]

Dania Alexandrino’s dream was to be the first person in her mother’s family to attend college.  And then in high school, another dream emerged. “I wanted to be an international lawyer and work in an embassy,” said Alexandrino, Spanish-language news manager in CJC’s Innovation News Center. “But after joining Junior Air Force ROTC in high […]

Each year, the Gator100 recognizes and celebrates the 100 fastest-growing Gator-owned or Gator-led businesses in the world. Five University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications graduates were part of the 2018 list.

Clay Calvert, director of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project, was quoted in “Blac Chyna’s Lawyer Calls Release of Revenge Porn Video a Crime – But Exactly What is It?” published on Yahoo Lifestyle on Feb. 20.

Frank LoMonte, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Brechner Center for Freedom of Information director, was quoted in “Nikolas Cruz’s Threats to Shoot Up School Were Enough Warning to Act, Legal Experts Say” published in the Green Bay Press Gazette on Feb. 21.

The new University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Center for Public Interest Communications (CPIC) and Ann Christiano, Frank Karel Endowed Chair in Public Interest Communications and CPIC director, were featured in “Can Behavioral Science Help Make Stories and Reporting More Complete?” published on poynter.org on Feb. 20.

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications will honor four Alumni of Distinction at its annual awards banquet on April 20, 2018. With more than 31,000 graduates with degrees in advertising, journalism, public relations and telecommunication, only 152 individuals have been selected to receive this honor since its creation in 1970.

Frank LoMonte, director of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Brechner Center for Freedom of Information, is quoted in “The Time is Right for a Journalism Protection Law. But We Need a Federal Shield Law” published in the Columbia Journalism Review on Feb. 9.

Clay Calvert, director of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project, was quoted in “Judge Orders Las Vegas Review-Journal to Destroy Autopsy Report” written by Rachel Crosby, B.S. Journalism 2015, and published in the Las Vegas Review-Journal on Feb. 9.

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Public Interest Communications (PIC) program has been granted center status by UF and the Florida Board of Governors. The new Center for Public Interest Communications will be first of its kind in the nation and demonstrates CJC’s leadership and dedication to the growing public interest communications discipline.

Andrew Selepak, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications lecturer and director of the online Master’s program with a specialization in social media, was quoted in “CNN Boss Jeff Zucker Slashing Digital Operations by Cutting Jobs, Scaling Back ‘High Profile’ Initiatives” posted on FoxNews.com on Feb. 12.

Clay Calvert, director of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project, was quoted in “A Las Vegas Newspaper Killed a Story on Steve Wynn. Why Can’t Anyone Recall the Details?” published in The Washington Post on Feb. 5.

Jeff Klinkenberg, B.S. Journalism 1971 and 2010 University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications’ Alumni of Distinction, is the 2018 recipient of the Florida Humanities Council Lifetime Achievement Award for Writing.

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 “How Online College Can Cost Less Than a Campus Program” published on Accredited Schools Online. Selepak also was featured in “99 Thought Leaders Share the Five Most Important Things Needed […]

Newsworthy video from school surveillance cameras can’t be withheld from the public on the grounds of student privacy, a group of open-government groups argues in a brief filed with a Pennsylvania appeals court. The brief, authored by the Brechner Center’s Frank LoMonte and David Jadon, supports television journalists from Harrisburg who used their state’s Right-to-Know-Law […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Telecommunication seniors Christophe Charre and Sabrina Simpson will receive a prestigious “Best of” award from the 2018 Broadcast Education Association (BEA) Festival of Media Arts – Student Film & Video Competition for their film “Ability.”