Month: August 2018

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, was selected by the UF Honors Program to serve as an Elizabeth Wood Dunlevie Honors Term Professor for 2018-19. As part of this program he will teach an Honors Signature Seminar, “Free Speech and […]

Ann Christiano, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Frank Karel Chair in Public Interest Communications and Center for Public Interest Communications (CPIC) director, and Annie Neimand, CPIC research director, are the authors of “The Science of What Makes People Care.” The article is featured as the cover story for the Fall 2018 issue […]

Frank LoMonte, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Brechner Center for Freedom of Information director,  is the author of “Mitch Daniels’ Dystopian Nightmare” published in Medium on Aug. 15.​ LoMonte responded to an Aug. 13 Washington Post opinion column written by Purdue University President Mitch Daniels. In the column, Daniels claims that America’s […]

Amanda Sams Bradshaw, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Advertising doctoral student and health communications researcher, is the author of “Overcoming Vaccination Myths: Could Addressing the Facts During Prenatal Visits Help?” published in The Conversation on Aug. 15. In the article, Bradshaw reports on studies, including her own, that examine how frequently expectant […]

Andrew Selepak, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications director of the online Master’s program in social media, was quoted in “Asian Games 2018: League of Legends Dominates Esports Schedule, As Survey Shows Most Prefer Video Games to Real Football” published in the South China Morning Post on Aug. 10 The article features a […]

Pro Master’s students Tori Rubloff, Alejandro Lopez and Lindsey Lutz investigate the changing religious landscape in the U.S. by looking at what faith means to the millennial generation. Within their findings, they noticed that millennials have adopted what appears to be a much more casual approach to religion than their parents and grandparents did. https://www.fateoffaith.com/

Pro Master’s students Evyn Moon, Micayla Delesparra, Samantha Score and Chelsea Nesbeth created “Check Your Sources” with the goal to combat the issue of fake news in our society. The purpose of their website is to teach the younger generation, along with uprising voters, how to recognize potentially fake or misleading organizations. https://www.mediamentorproject.com/

https://soundcloud.com/wuft/interview-with-george-solomon Solomon is the former sports editor of The Washington Post and the first ombudsman for ESPN. He currently serves as director of the Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism at the University of Maryland and continues to write a weekly Sunday column for the Post. Solomon has received many honors during his distinguished sports […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications faculty and graduate students were honored at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) annual conference in Washington, D.C. Award winners include: -CJC Journalism Professor and Chair Ted Spiker named Educator of the Year in the Magazine Division. –Sylvia Chan-Olmsted and doctoral student Rang […]

Elizabeth Flood-Grady, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications STEM Translational Communication Center Postdoctoral Research Associate, conducted a webinar on best practices in using social media to recruit participants for clinical research studies. The webinar included three parts: engaging key university stakeholders to develop institutional guidelines for teams interested in using social media for […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications student journalists, alumni and staff from WUFT-TV/FM, Noticias WUFT and The Independent Florida Alligator were honored in the 24th annual Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Sunshine State Awards competition. A total of 22 awards were received in both professional and student divisions for work on radio, television, […]

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications online Master’s Degree in Mass Communications has received the number one ranking by TheBestSchools.org for 2018. The top online degree ranking was based on the quality of the program and range of courses provided, as well as school awards, rankings and reputation. TheBestSchools.org team reviewed all […]