Month: June 2019

Ron Rodgers, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism associate professor and graduate coordinator, is the author of “Lincoln’s Messengers:  Norman Hapgood’s and Ida Tarbell’s Biographies of the ‘Great Soul’ at the Dawn of the Progressive Era” published in Americana: The Journal of American Popular Culture (1900-present), Spring 2019, Volume 18, Issue 1. […]

Yu-Hao Lee, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Telecommunication assistant professor, is the co-author of “Training Law Enforcement Officers to Identify Reliable Deception Cues with a Serious Digital Game” published in the International Journal of Game-Based Learning, 2019. Lee, and co-authors Claude Miller, Norah Dunbar, Mathew Jensen, and Zachary Massey, studied traditional methods […]

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) announced today that marketing veteran Laurent Burman has been named Consulting Executive Director of The Agency, the College’s strategic communication agency staffed by students under the guidance of a team of professionals and faculty. Burman is co-founder of BlueHive, a digital marketing and ecommerce advisory […]

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, is the author of “These Four Letters Spawned Five Supreme Court Opinions” published on CNN.com on June 24. Calvert comments on a recent decision made by the Supreme Court that will allow businesses to […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Advertising Assistant Professor Huan Chen and Telecommunication Assistant Professor Jasmine McNealy have been granted tenure and promoted to the rank of associate professor. Chen joined UFCJC in 2015 as an assistant professor in the Advertising Department. This past year, she was a co-winner for UFCJC’s Faculty […]

Raegan Burden, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Advertising lecturer of cultural engagement, was interviewed by China Global Television Network (CGTN) on June. 24. In the interview by CGTN anchor Rachelle Akuffo, Burden comments on the U.K.’s ban on gender stereotypes in advertising. Burden talks about the role disparity between the way men […]

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, was quoted in “President Trump, Proven Leaker” published in The Washington Post on June 21. Erik Wemple, Post columnist and media critic, writes about a Time magazine interview with President Trump in the Oval […]

Frank LoMonte, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Brechner Center for Freedom of Information director, is quoted in “Bombshell Ruling Against Leading Florida Environmentalist; is State Supreme Court Next Stop?” published in The Palm Beach Post on June 19. The article focuses on the Florida 4th District Court of Appeal’s ruling against an environmental […]

Pat Ford, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Public Relations visiting professional-in-residence, is quoted in “One Step to a Successful Life: Keep Going” published in Thrive Global on June 12. The article features tips for graduates from 100 successful people. The top response themes that resonated for a successful life included mindset, presence, […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications faculty and graduate students presented their research at the UF Institute on Aging (IOA) Research Day on June 18. Public Relations Associate Professor Carma Bylund, Advertising Associate Professor Carla Fisher, and doctoral students Amanda Kastrinos, Michaela Devyn Mullis, Greenberr​y “Tripp” Taylor and Easton Wollney were selected to […]

Rob Hiaasen, B.S. Telecommunication 1981 and Hall of Fame 2018, was honored posthumously with the Richard M. Clurman Award at the annual Livingston Awards luncheon in New York for encouraging and nurturing young journalists. Hiaasen, the former assistant editor and columnist for the Capitol Gazette newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland, was killed during a mass shooting […]

Annie Neimand, Center for Public Interest Communications director, and Samantha Wright, Exposure Labs managing director of impact, are the co-authors of “How to Use Stories to Bring ‘Us’ and ‘Them’ Together” published in Stanford Social Innovation Review on June 17. In the article, Neimand and Wright suggest that social organizations break down the prevailing “us” […]