Month: April 2019

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Brechner Center for Freedom of Information Director Frank LoMonte’s opinion article “Finding University Presidents in Secret Helps Profiteers, Not the Public” was published in the Orlando Sentinel on April 8. LoMonte comments on legislation that recently passed the Florida House Senate Affairs Committee to close public access […]

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications announced today that the Brechner Center for Freedom of Information has been awarded $125,000 from the Hearst Foundations for the Center’s “Data Deserts” initiative. The initiative, which will be named the Hearst Data Deserts Project, is intended to improve the quality of civic data by spotlighting […]

Two University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications students were selected for the International Radio Television Society (IRTS) Summer Fellowship Program in New York City.  Telecommunication junior Kaylin Bailey will intern with the NBC Universal Sales Department and Telecommunication junior Sam Houle will intern at the Television Bureau of Advertising (TVB). The Summer Fellowship […]

Kelly Kelly, a University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications doctoral student, has received a 2018-19 UF Graduate Student Teaching Award. Each academic year, the UF Graduate School recognizes the best, brightest and most industrious of UF’s graduate teaching assistants for their work as instructors in the classroom and laboratory. In addition to her […]

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications was selected as number four in the nation by College Magazine. The ranking was included in “The Top 10 Journalism Schools 2019” published on April 4. CJC was honored for the extensive immersion, mentorship and networking opportunities offered to students, and access to student organizations including […]

Frank LoMonte, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Brechner Center for Freedom of Information director, is quoted in “Edgewater’s ‘Family Affair’ Government Leads to Possible City Council Violations” published in The Daytona Beach News-Journal on March 30. In the article, LoMonte comments on a government organization’s failure to archive social media posts, potentially […]

Eric Esterline is the new director of Sports Journalism and Communication at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications. As director, Esterline will work on Sports Media curriculum development, initiate outreach and networking opportunities with alumni and other stakeholders in sports media and communications, advise students and facilitate student groups and student internships. […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications doctoral student Yewande O. Addie is the recipient of a grant from the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board for research in Nigeria. Addie’s research specializes in West African public health messaging, cultural communication, health disparities, global media systems and the representation of Africa and the African […]

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, is quoted in “Free Speech or Censorship? Social Media Litigation is a Hot Legal Battleground” published in the April 2019 ABA Journal. The article raises concerns about the future of free speech, including attempts […]

A team of investigative journalists at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, whose reporting led the City of Atlanta to overhaul its practices for responding to public-records requests, is the winner of the 2019 Brechner Freedom of Information Award. The award, presented annually by the Joseph L. Brechner Center for Freedom of Information at the University of Florida, […]

Two University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications students were honored at the UF Campus Movie Fest 2019. Telecommunication senior Will Hinson received the Silver Tripod for Best Director, and Advertising senior Spencer Kane received the Silver Tripod for Best Performance, for the film “Fidelity.” “Fidelity,” conceptualized around the irrational pursuit of perfection in […]