Month: April 2018

The 2018 Summer Study Abroad program will be headed to Florence, Italy in May.  We will highlight student work on this page.

John Kaplan, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Journalism professor and Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer, checked out Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird from the library of a Delaware high school where he was a student 43 years ago. “I was just shocked and aghast that when I started paging through this dog-year-old […]

We begin with baseball. With an impressionable 12-year-old boy at Tampa’s Al Lopez Field to watch a Cincinnati Reds spring training game circa 1972. The hits and catches and strikes and outs are unimportant to him. His eyes are on the bleachers. There, nailed into the flat metal rows, was a three-foot plywood desk occupied […]

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) and the News Integrity Initiative are forming a new partnership to examine what research from multiple academic disciplines tells us about community engagement and trust in news. The yearlong, $250,000 project will also develop experimental curriculum and training for local newsrooms to help implement best […]

WUFT-FM and WUFT.org, operated by the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, were awarded five Region 13 RTDNA Edward R. Murrow Awards including best Web site and overall excellence. The 2018 competition recognized the best electronic journalism produced by radio, television and digital news organizations around the world. Regional winners include: Excellence in […]

The American Association of Advertising Agencies announced that 19 University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications participants have been placed in positions at top agencies as part of their Multicultural Advertising Internship Program (MAIP). MAIP’s mission is to provide the highest quality, diverse talent and to provide the advertising industry with unparalleled, developed diverse talent. […]

Pro Master’s students Laura Barrero, Darling Hill and Ambar Mejia examine the effects of pesticides on the health of farm workers.  This project investigates agricultural labor policies, the toxicity of pesticides, the perceived necessity of pesticides, community-based solutions, and the temporary guest worker program. https://farmworkerhealth.wixsite.com/fwhi

Pro Master’s students Liandra Larsen, Xiangyu Cao, Shujing Hu and Yi Zhang investigate the challenges faced by homeless residents in severe weather.  From cold to heat to hurricanes, those without permanent shelter face daily threats to their health and safety that are not easily overcome or solved by the existence of emergency shelters. This project […]

Pro Master’s student Ephraim Rudolph has designed a website that focuses on teaching children about climate change.  This strategic communication campaign focuses on educating children about energy conservation to help save coastal communities from sea level rise. http://mrfluud.com/

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Environmental Journalist in Residence Cynthia Barnett is the author of “How A Hurricane Whipped Up Student Energy/Poverty Project,” published in the Society of Environmental Journalists EJ Academy on April 18. The article focuses on “Energy Burden,” a five-day series investigating the intersection of energy and poverty, completed […]

Three University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Telecommunication alumni were recently recognized for their work at two prestigious Florida film festivals – the Palm Beach International Film Festival and the Gasparilla International Film Festival. Matthew Baquero, B.S. Telecommunication 2017, and Elias Zouak, B.S. Telecommunication 2017, received the Vanilla Ice Music Video Award for […]

In this project, Pro Master’s students Zhouyan He, Zhihao Zhang and Xin Lu report on the challenges faced by homeless residents who cannot find gainful employment. They examine some of the misconceptions surrounding homelessness and unemployment and offer potential solutions to make it easier for the homeless to find and keep jobs. They tell their […]

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications honors its best and brightest students, faculty and alumni each year. The annual College Awards Banquet was held on April 20 at the UF Hilton and Conference Center in Gainesville. Telecommunication senior Andrew Briz received the Ruth and Rae O. Weimer Award – the highest award […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications student journalists were recently recognized at the 2018 Florida Associated Press Broadcasters Conference in Orlando. The annual Florida AP Broadcasters Competition is divided into professional and college categories. In the professional competition, students’ entries are judged alongside professional broadcasters. The 2018 professional contest received 597 entries from […]

Washington Post Reporter John Woodrow Cox, B.S. Journalism 2008, M.S. Business Administration 2010, and CJC Outstanding Young Alumnus for 2017-18, was named a finalist for the 2018 Pulitzer Prize in Feature Writing. According to the Pulitzer site, Cox was nominated for “a gripping portfolio of stories rendered with keen observation and graceful yet simple writing […]

Harrison Hove, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications multimedia news manager, was quoted in “Broadcast Giant, Sinclair, Sues Two Former WPEC-Channel 12 Reporters,” published in the Palm Beach Post on April 17 The article focuses on Sinclair Communications’ decision to sue two former employees for breach of contract after they experienced “consistent right-wing […]

Andrew Selepak, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications director of the online Master’s program in social media, was quoted in  “Facebook Will be Regulated…But Likely Not by Congress,” published in Kiplinger on April 13 The article focuses on the lack of knowledge that members of Congress have about Facebook. It suggests that this […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Public Relations senior Woody Joseph was one of six college student contributors to the AECOM National Millennial Community blog. Joseph’s comments were featured in “Speaking with Millennial Changemakers” posted on April 13. AECOM Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing and Communications Officer Heather Rim invited students from […]

Frank LoMonte, director of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Brechner Center for Freedom of Information, is the author of “The Law That Made Facebook What It Is Today,” published in The Conversation on April 11. In the article, LoMonte discusses the impact of the Communications Decency Act and focuses on Facebook. […]

Rhina Garcia, a University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism senior, has received a 2018 UF Presidential Service Award from the David & Wanda Brown Center for Leadership & Service. The award recognizes undergraduate and graduate students who dedicate themselves to promoting social justice, community awareness, and civic engagement on campus and in […]

Austin Vining, a University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications doctoral student, is the author of “Kids These Days: Are They Really Worse?” published in the Orlando Sentinel on April 4. In the commentary, Vining discusses whether today’s kids have worse behavior and morals than kids did decades ago. His research suggests that this […]

By Alexa Asendorf, B.S. Public Relations, 2013 A perfect GPA and nationally ranked athlete. An academic unicorn? If so, we found one at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC). Twenty-two-year-old Mary Josephine “Josie” Kuhlman is a UFCJC public relations senior with a 4.0 and a national College tennis ranking as high […]

Before Rico Pasqualini was the president of the world’s leading backpack maker, he was a public relations student at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications. Much has changed in his life between then and now, but one aspect remains the same: At both the CJC and JanSport, he is part of a […]

Churchill Roberts, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Telecommunication professor, was in Memphis on April 4, 1968, the fateful day when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated. His experience during that time led to his first documentary film, produced when he was a University of Iowa doctoral student in 1971. “Keep Your […]