Month: February 2019

By Max Chesnes, Journalism Senior When Telecommunication Lecturer Houston Wells isn’t teaching students about video production, he’s probably 6-feet under a Florida spring with a camera in his hands and a snorkel in his mouth. For the past nine months, Wells has worked alongside his wife, Brenda, a video production crew, and local “fish-counting” groups […]

By Lenore Devore, B.S. Journalism 1984 As a young girl, Roberta Oluwaseun Roberts, B.S. Public Relations 2012, loved writing and speaking. She started writing a book, then put that on hold — but fully plans to return to it one day. She had more pressing matters ahead of her. As she prepared to graduate from […]

Ted Bridis, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Rob Hiaasen lecturer in Investigative Reporting, was cited in “Ronan Farrow Says He Also Faced ‘Blackmail Efforts from AMI’ for Reporting on the National Enquirer, Trump” published in The Washington Post on Feb. 7. The article features journalist Ronan Farrow’s claim that he and “at […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications alumna Daniela Dimitrova, Ph.D. 2003, has been named an Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) 2019 Senior Scholar. AEJMC awards up to two $5,000 grants to senior scholars to fund innovative and timely research projects. Dimitrova’s research proposal, “Terrorists, Migrants or Asylum Seekers? Understanding […]

Ron Sachs, B.S. Journalism 1972, as the editor of the Alligator from 1971-72, was charged with a felony for publishing a list of abortion clinics and counseling services, in violation of an 1868 Florida abortion law.  His court case led to a ruling that the 1868 law, and Florida’s companion 103-year-old abortion law, were unconstitutional […]

Huan Chen, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Advertising assistant professor, will receive a McGraw-Hill Distinguished Scholar Award at the 2019 Ethnographic & Qualitative Research Conference (EQRC) on Feb. 25-26 in Las Vegas. The sixth annual awards recognize quality scholarship among EQRC participants and encourage able scholars to continue participating in the conference. […]

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications online Master’s Degree in Web Design was ranked number three for “Best Front-End Development” by OnlineMasters.com for 2019. The OnlineMasters.com team of industry experts, hiring managers, current student and alumni evaluated every online master’s degree program in Web Development to determine the six best programs in […]

The Agency at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC), UFCJC Ad Society and the UF chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of American (UF PRSSA), partnered to create the first-ever Brand Bowl during the Super Bowl on Feb. 3. The Brand Bowl was designed to provide students with an opportunity […]

Jacqueline Olive, M.A.M.C. 2007, has won the 2019 Sundance Film Festival U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Moral Urgency for her film “Always in Season.” The documentary centers on the case of Lennon Lacy, an African American teen who was found hanging from a swing set in Bladenboro, North Carolina, on August 29, 2014. Despite […]

Beginning in May 2019, the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications will launch an online master’s degree with a specialization in public interest communications, the country’s only master’s program in this emerging field. Public interest communications focuses on the development and implementation of science-based, planned strategic communication campaigns with the main goal of […]

Frank LoMonte, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Brechner Center for Freedom of Information  director, is the author of “The Legislative Response to a Perceived ‘Free Speech Crisis’ on Campus” published in the American Bar Association’s Communications Lawyer Winter 2019 edition. In the article, LoMonte surveys recent legislative action addressing students’ right to […]

Erin Andrews, B.S. Telecommunication 2000 and 2018 Hall of Fame inductee, is the author of “I’m a Cervical Cancer Survivor. I Don’t Want Other Women to Become a Statistic” published in The Lily on Jan. 30. Andrews reflects on a life-changing phone call she received from her obstetrician-gynecologist about her diagnosis of cervical cancer. “The […]