Month: April 2019

Four University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications alumni were honored as part of the UF Alumni Association 2019 “40 Gators Under 40” awards. The awards honor young alumni whose achievements positively reflect UF. The CJC alumni honorees include Journalism major Karen Persis, Telecommunication majors Ashley Boxer and Laura Rutledge and Sports Communication graduate […]

By Max Chesnes, Journalism Senior At 71-years-old, Larry Lancit, B.S. Telecommunication 1970 and Hall of Fame 1992, is still hard at work. Why retire when every day brings a new adventure? Why stop now, when your work means something so deeply to you that it gets you out of bed in the morning? Long before […]

Tom Kelleher, professor and chair of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Advertising Department, was quoted in “Television Advertising is Getting More Personal” published in EContent Magazine Spring 2019 edition. The original article requires a subscription to view. The article focuses on broadcast television and how digital media are having an impact […]

Ted Bridis, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Rob Hiaasen Lecturer in Investigative Reporting, was quoted in “Glasser: What the President Gets Wrong About the Press” published in The Daily Caller on April 16. Charles J. Glasser, Jr., NYU professor of Media Ethics, asks Bridis to comment on the overly broad definition of […]

Mindy Marqués, B.S. Journalism 1986 and 2012 Hall of Fame inductee, is the 2019 Gran Caiman honoree at the UF Association of Hispanic Alumni’s (UF-AHA) Gator Guayabera Guateque. Marqués is the publisher of The Miami Herald. The Gator Guayabera Guateque (GGG) was started in 2004 by the UF-AHA and is the organization’s signature event. The […]

Frank LoMonte, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Brechner Center for Freedom of Information director, is quoted in an April 1 deadspin.com story about New England Patriots’ owner Robert Kraft’s attempt to block the release of an allegedly incriminating video. In the article, lawyers for Kraft are trying to make a case that […]

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Ted Bridis, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Rob Hiaasen Lecturer in Investigative Reporting, was part of an Associated Press team that was named a 2019 Pulitzer Prize finalist in National Reporting. Tampa Bay Times editor Kathleen McGrory, a journalism adjunct professor at the College, was a finalist in the Investigative Reporting […]

Frank Waddell, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism assistant professor, is quoted in “Retailer on Military Bases Says TV News Is Too ‘Divisive.’ Its Suggestion? Tune to Sports” published in The New York Times on April 13. The article features a decision made by the Army & Air Force Exchange Service to […]

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 Dismisses Fears Assange Case Signals Effort to Stifle Media” posted on KTXS-TV, the ABC affiliate in Abilene, Texas. The article features President Trump’s attempt to downplay the arrest of Julian […]

Kathleen Kelly, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Public Relations professor, will retire at the end of the spring 2019 semester after 16 years at the College, including three years as chair of the Public Relations Department. Kelly is widely recognized as the leading authority on fundraising as a specialization of public […]

Frank LoMonte, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Brechner Center for Freedom of Information director, is quoted in “College Admissions Scandal: Will the Students Stay in School? Colleges Don’t Have to Say” published in USA Today on April 12. LoMonte comments on the celebrity admissions-bribery scandal and whether federal privacy laws do (or […]