Month: March 2019

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) has won the 2018-19 Hearst Journalism Awards Intercollegiate Broadcast competition. UFCJC had the highest accumulated points from the radio and television competitions. Contributing to the point total was the first-place finish for Telecommunication seniors David Jones in Television News and Grace King in the Television […]

Harrison Hove, B.S. Telecommunication 2005, will join the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism department as a lecturer for the fall 2019 semester. Hove has been a Multimedia News Manager in the CJC Innovation News Center since 2017, overseeing content creation, primarily for WUFT-TV broadcasts, with award-winning results from the Hearst Journalism […]

Pedro Ylisastigui has joined the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications STEM Translational Communication Center (STCC) as research coordinator. He will work on various projects including the $3.04 million, five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that is testing the efficacy of using virtual technology to increase colorectal cancer screening among […]

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 featured in the podcast “Building a Communication Strategy for Diversity and Inclusion” posted on the Stanford Social Innovation Review website on March 26. […]

Stuart Newman, B.S. Journalism 1946 and 1994 Hall of Fame inductee and one of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications’ oldest living alumnus, passed away on March 24 in Miami. He was 96. Newman joined the Air Force in 1943 while still a University of Florida student. As a bombardier and navigator, […]

Iman Zawahry, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Telecommunication lecturer is featured in “Meet Filmmaker Iman Zawahry, One of UF’s Inspirational Women” published on hercampus.com on March 26. Zawahry is recognized for her dedication to empowering Muslim-American women and portraying them in a positive light in her films. “I’ve always had a strong […]

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 “Could 2019 Be the Year of the Social Media Influencer?” broadcast on WKMG News 6, Orlando’s CBS television affiliate. The story focuses on the possible confusion over Facebook posts and […]

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, was quoted in “Trump Wants Appeals Court to Let Him Block Critics” on Twitter published on Bloomberg News on March 24. The article focuses on a federal judge’s ruling that President Trump cannot block […]

Janice Krieger, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications STEM Translational Communication Center (STCC) director, and STCC postdoctoral Associate Elizabeth Flood-Grady, postdoctoral Research Fellow Samantha Paige, undergraduate Research Assistant Zack Savitsky, and doctoral students Donghee Lee and Rachel Damiani collaborated on “A Pilot Study Determining Comprehension and the Acceptability of a Cancer Research Study […]

Myiah Hutchens, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Public Relations assistant professor, is the author of “Political Discussion Online: Intersections Between Interpersonal Communication and Technology” a chapter published in Reflections on Interpersonal Communication Research, 2019. In the book chapter, Hutchens describes her research about political communication online, highlighting ways in which technology changes […]

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, was quoted in “Trump Praises First Amendment a Day After Attacking ‘Phony’ Press” published in The Washington Post on March 21. The article features President Trump’s executive order supporting college students’ right to freedom […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications student journalists were honored in the annual National Broadcasting Society-Alpha Epsilon Rho (NBS-AERho) 2018-19 National Undergraduate Student Electronic Media Awards competition. Honorees include: Video Feature Package: Winner, Dolores Hinckley, “Inspiring Cover Girl” Video Feature Segment: Winner, Alexa Lorenzo, “Python Hunters” Video Magazine Program: Winner, WUFT News student […]