Month: May 2018

Jim Ross, an adjunct instructor at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications and managing editor of the Ocala Star-Banner, is the editor of “In Season: Stories of Discovery, Loss, Home, and Places In Between,” a Florida-themed essay collection just published (Spring 2018) by the University Press of Florida. Travelers to Florida often […]

Frank Waddell, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism assistant professor is the recipient of the UF Excellence Award for Assistant Professors. Waddell was chosen for the quality and innovativeness of his research on media effects and new communication technology. The award includes a one-time allocation of $5,000 in support of research. The […]

Frank LoMonte, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Brechner Center for Freedom of Information director, was the author of “Beyond the Hashtag: Saving Student Newsrooms” published on Medium on April 25. LoMonte discusses the UF-born #SaveStudentNewsrooms awareness campaign created in response to First Amendment issues at U.S. colleges and universities. Currently, 129 college […]

Ron Rodgers, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism associate professor, is the author of The Struggle for the Soul of Journalism: The Pulpit versus the Press, 1833-1923, published by the University of Missouri Press on April 30. The book examines several narratives involving religion’s historical influence on the news ethic of journalism: […]

Andrew Selepak, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications director of the online Master’s program in social media, was quoted in “Five Clever Ways Restaurants Can Use Instagram Stories,” published on NCISilver.com on April 25. The article focuses on Instagram Stories — the feature on the image-driven social media platform that allows you to […]

Tim Sorel, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Telecommunication associate professor, has received a 2018 UF Research Foundation Professorship Award. The three-year professorships recognize tenured faculty who have established a distinguished record of research and scholarship that is expected to lead to continuing distinction in their field. Sorel will receive a salary […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Master’s student Joshua Schery is the author of the opinion column, “The Reality of Living Without Net Neutrality,” published in The Gainesville Sun on May 1. Schery focuses on the official end of net neutrality that occurred on April 23. He quells the notion that its demise […]

Abby Cronin, a University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Advertising senior, won first place in the 2018 Public Service Announcements for International Disasters PSAid Contest Infographic category for “Your Two Cents.” PSAid hosts a nationwide annual contest for students to create a public service announcement (PSA) for the United States Agency for International […]

Norm Lewis, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism associate professor, has received a 2018 Fulbright Scholar Award. The award will support Lewis’ 2018-19 academic year sabbatical to teach at the Gulf University for Science and Technology in Kuwait and study data journalism in the Middle East, a region that currently has no […]