Month: April 2019

By Lenore Devore, B.S. Journalism 1984 Allen Alexander was a sophomore at the all-male University of Florida when Pearl Harbor was attacked in 1941. The then-history and political science major remembers that Sunday, and the next day, when he was talking with several students about how long they thought the war would last — six […]

Two University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications students, Journalism junior Camille Respess and Journalism senior Alexandria Ng, have received prestigious Dow Jones News Fund Internships (DJNF). DJNF provides paid summer internships in digital media, business reporting, news editing and data journalism for undergraduate and graduate students. Interns attend one-week summer residencies at five […]

By Monica Meng, CJC Master’s student Aundre Larrow, B.S. Journalism and Economics 2013, loved taking photographs in high school, snapping pictures of family and friends, then running to the nearby Walgreens to have them developed. But when he was considering college, he applied to the University of Florida to focus on his writing skills, honing […]

Scott Sanders, B.S. Advertising 1979 and 2006 Hall of Fame, and Flody Suarez, B.S. Journalism 1983, received a total of 14 Tony Award nominations in the 2019 competition. Sanders received 11 nominations for his new musical “Tootsie,” including Best Musical. Suarez received three nominations for “The Cher Show” including Best Performance by an Actress in […]

John Kaplan, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism professor, is the first non-Nobel Prize winner to join the distinguished Nobel Laureates Forum Lectureship series held in China’s Sichuan and Shaanxi provinces. During the series, Kaplan conducted three sole-lectureship presentations entitled “The Power of the Lens.” University presidents introduced Kaplan at each venue, […]

Yulia Strekalova, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications research assistant professor and director of Grants Development, has received a 2019-2020 UF Creative Campus Catalyst Grant. For the Creative Campus project, “Promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Through Online Education and Reflection on Sensitive Topics,” Strekalova will collaborate with the UF College of the Arts […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications student journalists were honored in the 2019 Suncoast Student Production Awards competition sponsored by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) Suncoast Chapter. In the College Newscast category, Sofia Millar, Dolores Hinckley, Laurel Biddy, Alexis Howard, Claudia Perez-Brito, Gisselle Garcia, and Dayanira Feliciano received first […]

Frank Karel Chair in Public Interest Communications Ann Christiano, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications director of the Center for Public Interest Communications, won this year’s Faculty Entrepreneurship Award from the UF Warrington College of Business Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center (EIC). The Entrepreneurship Award is given annually to one of the EIC’s Entrepreneurship […]

Five University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications alumni are part of the South Florida Sun Sentinel team whose series of stories and editorials on the aftermath of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shootings in Parkland, Florida, won the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. Brittany Wallman, B.S. Journalism 1991, and Susannah Bryan, […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Telecommunication Associate Professor Tim Sorel’s film, “My Kid is Not Crazy: A Search for Hope in the Face of Misdiagnosis,” is now available on Amazon Prime Video. Prime is the exclusive Over-the-Top (OTT) distributor for the film through 2020. In addition, New York City-based Big Media has reached […]

WUFT-FM and WUFT-TV, operated by the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, are the winners of eight Region 13 RTDNA Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards. WUFT-FM received six and WUFT-TV received two regional awards and the winning entries will go on to the national competition. Radio awards include: Breaking News Coverage: WUFT-FM, “Gilchrist […]

Art Levy, B.S. Journalism 1984, is the author of “Made in Florida: Artists, Celebrities, Activists, Educators and Other Icons in the Sunshine State” published by University of Florida Press on April 23. The book is a compilation of 90 “Florida Icon” interviews Levy produced for Florida Trend magazine between 2007 and 2018.  Interviewees include Carl […]

Carla Fisher, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Advertising associate professor, is the co-author of “Exploring Patient Perspectives of Prediabetes and Diabetes Severity: A Qualitative Study” published in Psychology and Health on April 23. The article, by Fisher and co-authors Dean Seehusen and Military Primary Care Research Network researchers Heather Rider, Angela […]

Andrew Selepak, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications director of the online Master’s program with a specialization in social media, was featured in “If Social Media Companies Don’t Regulate Themselves, There Will Be Government Overreach” broadcast on CNBC on April 22. Selepak joined CNBC’s “Power Lunch” team to talk about how Sri Lanka […]

Carma Bylund, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Public Relations associate professor, and Carla Fisher, Advertising associate professor, have received a grant for $323,000 from the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society for “Improving Family and Healthcare Communication for Caregivers of Parents with Blood Cancer.” They will be conducting a nationwide survey of caregivers […]

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) today announced the creation of The Collier Prize for State Government Accountability, a prize that will be awarded annually at the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner starting in 2020. The $25,000 prize, one of the largest journalism prizes in the nation, is designed to […]

Mira Lowe, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Innovation News Center (INC) director, has been promoted to the new position of Assistant Dean for Student Experiences. She will continue in her role as INC Director. In her expanded role, Lowe will be a team leader and facilitator for all administrators who oversee the college’s […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) today announced that Advertising Department Professor and Chair Tom Kelleher has been named Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Research. He succeeds Advertising Professor Debbie Treise who will step down from the position this fall after 16 years. As associate dean, Kelleher will be leading one of […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism (UFCJC) announced today that Professor and alumna Sandra Chance will retire after 26 years at the College. Chance has taught media law at the College since 1993 and, for 18 years, served as executive director of the Brechner Center for Freedom of Information, which she helped […]

Roxane Coche, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Sports Media assistant professor, is the recipient of a University of Florida Office of Teaching Excellence Rising Star Award. The Rising Star Awards recognize faculty for their commitment to ongoing educational improvements and excellence. Rising Star faculty participate in professional development of teaching activities through […]

The Peabody Awards on April 18 announced that “Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj,” directed by CJC alumnus Richard Preuss, B.S. Telecommunication 1996, will receive a 2019 Peabody Award in the Entertainment category.. According to a LinkedIn post by Preuss, an Emmy Award-winning live television director based in Los Angeles, “the level of collaboration between news, […]

Jay Hmielowski will join the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UF CJC) this fall as assistant professor in the Public Relations Department. He will be teaching public relations research. Hmielowski is currently an associate professor in the Edward R. Murrow College of Communication at Washington State University (WSU). Prior to his time […]

Austin Vining, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project Graduate Research Fellow and doctoral student, is the author of “No Means No: An Argument for the Expansion of Rape Shield Laws to Cases of Nonconsensual Pornography” published in William & Mary Journal of Women and the Law, Volume […]

CALLING ALL CREATIVE WOMEN: DO YOU WANT TO WORK IN ADVERTISING? Wunderman Thompson calls for applications by June 3rd , 2019. Wunderman Thompson’s Helen Lansdowne Resor (HLR) Scholarship awards five individual scholarships for up to $10,000; an internship at a Wunderman Thompson office in her respective region; a WT mentor and “first-look” placement consideration upon graduation.  No advertising […]