Month: September 2018

Justin Tyler, WRUF-FM brand manager, was quoted in “Radio’s Young Blood Infusion” published in Country Aircheck on Sept. 24. The article focuses the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Properties and hands-on learning opportunities for students. In the article, Tyler provides an overview of the public and commercial broadcasting stations within the […]

Frank LoMonte, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Brechner Center for Freedom of Information director, was quoted in “AC Ken Paxton Joins Court Fight in Defense of Texas Law Requiring Schoolkids to Say Pledge” published in The Dallas News on Sept. 25. The article features Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton defending a state […]

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 “15 Cool Jobs You Could Have in the Future” published in the Reader’s Digest October 2018 edition. Selepak comments on the possible future position of virtual reality programmer. He says […]

Ron Rodgers, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism associate professor and graduate coordinator, will participate in a panel on religion and the media and also present a paper on “Baseball and the News” at the annual national convention of the American Journalism Historians Association in Salt Lake City, Utah, from Oct. 4 […]

By Denise Trunk Krigbaum, MAMC 1997 What some call a side hustle, Martin Matak, B.S. Advertising 1993, thinks of as a bonus. It all started for Matak, founder of wearable tech company VERT, when he came to the University of Florida for his junior and senior years. While he earned his degree in advertising, he […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism Professor Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project, was quoted in “The Kavanaugh Controversy Meets Fake News. Real Fake News.” published in The Washington Post on Sept. 21. The opinion piece by Erik Wemple focuses on tweets posted by Ed Whelan, president […]

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (CJC) has published the fall 2018 edition of the Journal of Public Interest Communications (JPIC), an academic journal dedicated to the theory and science of strategic communication for social change. Volume 2, No. 2, “Public Relations Advocacy: Perspectives from Practice and Research on Public Interest Communications,” […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism Professor Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project, was quoted in “DeVos’ Strong Words on Suppression of Speech, State of Civics Education“, published in Education Week on Sept. 18. The article covered US. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos’ Constitution Day speech where […]

In August, a team of 11 multimedia journalists from Noticias WUFT and WUFT News spent a week in Puerto Rico nearly a year after Hurricane Maria ravaged the island. What they saw and heard will be presented in a special 30-minute report to air on WUFT-TV on Sept. 20 at 8 p.m., the one-year anniversary […]

Guardian U.S. and ProPublica with the Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville) won the fifth annual University of Florida Awards in Investigative Data Journalism at the 2018 Online News Association (ONA) Online Journalism Awards ceremony on Sept. 14.  The $15,000 prize, the largest offered by the ONA, will be shared by the winners. ProPublica and the Times-Union were honored in […]

Andrew Selepak, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications director of the online Master’s program in social media, was quoted in stories about the future of smartphones, why students should consider online education and how student social media use could affect future employment. In “What We Can Expect from the Smartphone of the Future”, published Sept. 13 […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Public Relations Department Chair Marcia DiStaso was quoted in “Four Ways to Study Public Relations Online“, published in U.S. News and World Report on Aug. 23. The article discusses the variety of online opportunities to learn about public relations. DiStaso shared that “one could describe PR as […]