Month: January 2019

Cynthia Barnett Is the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications and Bob Graham Center for Public Service Environmental Journalist-in-Residence. The National Book Award nominee’s writing wraps environmental insight in appealing packages from rain showers to seashells, while her teaching spans civics and storytelling. What will you explore in your book about seashells? “I […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Journalism Department Chair Ted Spiker and doctoral student Rachel Damiani are the co-authors of “Everywhere in Your Body is Tissue Called Fascia. Scientists are Unlocking Its Secrets,” published in The Washington Post on Jan. 26. Damiani and Spiker’s article looked at the science and future of […]

Pam Fine, B.S Journalism 1979, has been named the eighth editor of The Chronicle of Higher Education. As editor, she will lead the nation’s largest newsroom covering colleges and universities. Fine previously served as the John S. and James L. Knight Chair for News, Leadership and Community and as journalism professor at the University of […]

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, is the author of “Rap Music and Threats of Violence: A Case for the Supreme Court to Decide” published in The Conversation on Jan. 29. In the article, Calvert focuses on Knox v. Commonwealth […]

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) today announced the launch of Fresh Take Florida, an effort to provide coverage of Florida state government at a time when state capitals are increasingly under-covered. Six student journalists, all graduating seniors, will be covering executive-branch agency operations as well as legislation throughout the 2019 […]

Journalism Professor Clay Calvert, director of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project, and Frank LoMonte, director of the College’s Brechner Center for Freedom of Information, co-authored “The Open Mic, Unplugged: Challenges to Viewpoint-Based Constraints on Public-Comment Periods” published in Case Western University Law Review, Vol. 69, […]

Frank LoMonte, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Brechner Center for Freedom of Information director, was quoted in “When Public Officials Fight on Facebook, Are They Breaking the Law?” published in the Miami Herald on Jan. 25. The article focuses on a proposed welcome sign at the entrance to Miami Beach. Commissioner John […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Journalism Associate Professor John Freeman’s article “An Ethnographic Study: The Duality of Collaborated Smartphone Images” was published in Visual Communication Quarterly, Volume 24, 2018, Issue 4. The article features 10 of his photographs including one image used for the cover. The article describes his collaboration with […]

The UF College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Department of Journalism is hosting three recent grads during the Spring 2019 semester as part of its ongoing Young Alumni Bootcamp series. The visitors will offer a limited enrollment intensive “bootcamp” course on a specialized topic for students and guest speak in UFCJC classes and with faculty during […]

Huan Chen, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Advertising assistant professor, is the co-author of “The Influence of Dialogic Engagement and Prominence on Visual Product Placement in Virtual Reality Videos” published in the Journal of Business Research on Jan. 18. Chen and Washburn University Art Associate Professor Ye Wang studied effective strategies for […]

Roxane Coche, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Telecommunication assistant professor, was one of three faculty advisors for the one-hour documentary, “Once More at the River: From MLK to BLM,” which premiered in Memphis, Tennessee, on Jan. 21. Coche, in collaboration with University of Memphis faculty members Aram Goudsouzian and Joe Hayden, […]