Month: April 2020

Roxane Coche, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Sports Journalism and Communication associate director and Telecommunication assistant professor, is the author of “Using Oral History to Create a Student-Driven Interdisciplinary Service Learning Project that Culminates in a Feature Documentary” published in Broadcast Media Association’s Journal of Media Education, Volume 11, Number 2, April […]

Miranda Spivack, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Brechner Center for Freedom of Information Journalism fellow and veteran Washington Post journalist, is the author of the opinion column “An Early Casualty of the Coronavirus” published in Newsday on April 19. Spivack chronicles the suspension or delay of open meetings and public records requests […]

Frank LoMonte, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Brechner Center for Freedom of Information director, was quoted in “Local Governments Are Hard to Find as Coronavirus Ends Public Meetings” published in The Wall Street Journal on April 19. The article looks at struggles by many communities to run city-council meetings amid bad connections […]

Cynthia Barnett, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications and Bob Graham Center for Public Service Environmental Journalist-in-Residence, is the author of “In the Days of Social Distancing, Getting the Goods…Virtually” published in the Society of Environmental Journalists Journal (SEJournal) on April 15. Barnett teaches an environmental journalism course at UF each semester. The […]

Rita Men, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Public Relations associate professor, is the author of “Learning in Wartime: Five Ways CEOs Should Communicate With Their Workers During Coronavirus” published in The Conversation on April 16. Men focuses on the important leadership role America’s CEOs play in helping their workers stay healthy and […]

Moni Basu, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Michael and Linda Connelly Lecturer for Narrative Nonfiction, has been named the 2019-2020 University of Florida Teacher of the Year. The award encourages and rewards excellence, innovation, and effectiveness in undergraduate teaching. A testimonial from one of her students sums up Basu’s impact: “In my […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Fresh Take Florida student reporters, Journalism senior Tobie Nell Perkins and Journalism junior Karina Elwood, are the recipients of the weekly Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) College Coronavirus Coverage Award. This is the third consecutive week that UF student journalists have received the national honor. Perkins was […]

Benjamin Johnson, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Advertising assistant professor, is the co-author of “Self-Control and Need Satisfaction in Primetime: Television, Social Media and Friends Can Enhance Regulatory Resources Via Perceived Autonomy and Competence” published in Psychology of Popular Media on April 6. Johnson, and co-authors Allison Eden, Leonard Reinecke, Tilo Hartmann, […]

Forrest Smith, B.S Broadcasting 1981 and University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Innovation News Center deputy morning news director, has announced that he will retire in August 2020 after 35 years at CJC. During his tenure, Smith has held various news manager positions at WRUF-AM/FM and WUFT/WJUF-FM and has anchored multiple newscasts, special […]

From December 2007 until June 2009, the U.S. was in the middle of what came to be known as The Great Recession, the most severe economic recession since the Great Depression of the 1930s. We asked CJC alumni who graduated in the midst of the Great Recession to share their experience during that time and […]

When: Monday April 20 Time: 1p.m – 2 p.m (Information Session); 2 p.m – 5 p.m (pre-scheduled interviews Attend the Information Session The information session is open to all students and faculty. Those who would like to attend should complete this short form and we will email them the link to the Zoom meeting: https://ufl.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_87kVpQhqkWlAMtL […]

Two University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications student journalists were recognized in the 2019-2020 Hearst Journalism Awards Multimedia Competition. Journalism seniors Mackenzie Behm and Gaby Eseverri placed third and seventh, respectively, in the Multimedia III: Digital News or Enterprise Story category. Behm’s WUFT News Special Report, “Abaco’s Dark Clouds: Five Months After Hurricane […]