Month: June 2020

Clay Calvert Comments on the Ability of Public Universities to Rescind Admissions Offers
/Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, is quoted in “Can’t Act on Posts, Says Chief at UAFS” published in the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette on June 23. The story focuses on the ability of public universities to rescind admissions offers. According to […]
Read more »Research and Insights: Moving from Directives toward Audience Empowerment: A Typology of Recycling Communication Strategies of Local Governments
/Just when most people have become accustomed to existing recycling practices, municipalities and community members are having to change course due to the 2018 Chinese National Sword policy, which bans most U.S. imported solid waste. As a result, what was once recyclable may no longer be and can cause large swaths of materials to be […]
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Four CJC Faculty Receive Promotions
/Four University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications faculty, Carma Bylund, Yu-Hao Lee, Matt Sheehan and Tim Sorel, have recently been promoted and two were granted tenure. Bylund was granted tenure and is now a full professor in the Public Relations Department. She is also an associate professor in the Division of Hematology & […]
Read more »Research and Insights: Communication Behaviors During Presidential Elections: An Examination of Time, Events, and Battleground States
As election season continues, scholars want to know what communication behaviors look like during a campaign cycle. Do communication behaviors increase? Do events like debates and polls affect an individual’s quest for information? Does it matter where voters live, for example in a battleground state? University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Public Relations Assistant […]
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Mindy McAdams Joins Knight Chairs Nationwide Condemning Violence Toward Journalists
Mindy McAdams, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism professor and Knight Chair in Journalism Technologies and the Democratic Process, was one of 23 Knight Chairs to sign an open letter on arrests and violence directed at journalists during recent protests demanding racial justice. Open letter from Knight Chairs: In recent weeks, the […]
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CJC Doctoral Student Co-Authors Two Articles on Internal Communication
/University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications doctoral student Cen “April” Yue is the lead author of “Examining the Effects of Internal Communication and Emotional Culture on Employees’ Organizational Identification” published in the International Journal of Business Communication on March 31. Yue, Public Relations Associate Professor Rita Men and Public Relations Professor Mary Ann […]
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Myiah Hutchens Comments on Alabama Governor’s Lack of Communication During the Pandemic
Myiah Hutchens, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Public Relations assistant professor, commented in “Gov. Ivey Has Been Quiet on COVID-19. Does it Matter?” broadcast June 22 on WBHM-FM, the University of Alabama at Birmingham NPR affiliate. The story featured the Alabama governor’s lack of communication during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Hutchens, […]
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John Freeman Receives First Place in AEJMC Visual Communication Creative Research Contest
John Freeman, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism associate professor, has received first place in the 2020 Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Visual Communication Division Creative Research Competition for “Space Between Three.” The competition provides the opportunity to have creative scholarship vetted in a blind-juried, peer-reviewed forum. Freeman […]
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Jieun Shin Co-Authors Article on Amazon Algorithms and Vaccine Health Misinformation
/Jieun Shin, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Telecommunication assistant professor, is the co-author of “Algorithms and Health Misinformation: A Case Study of Vaccine Books on Amazon” published in Journal of Health Communication on June 14. Shin and Thomas Valente examined how vaccine-related books appear on Amazon, focusing on search and recommendation algorithms. […]
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Clay Calvert Comments on Racist Online Posts and Real-World Consequences
/Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, is quoted in “Students, Others Forwarding Racists Online Posts for Public Shaming, Real-World Consequences” published in The Palm Beach Post on June 17. The article focuses on public shaming of young authors of racist […]
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Yu-Hao Lee Co-Authors Article on Privacy in Social Media Ties
/Yu-Hao Lee, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Telecommunication assistant professor, is the co-author of “The Privacy Calculus of ’Friending’ Across Multiple Social Media Platforms” published in Social Media + Society on June 16. In the article, Lee and Chien Wen Yuan examine required privacy disclosures when building relationships on social network sites. […]
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Frank LoMonte Comments on the Importance of Police Transparency
Frank LoMonte, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Brechner Center for Freedom of Information director, comments in “As Jacksonville Faces Police Shootings and Coronavirus, Protesters Call for Transparency” posted on firstcoastnews.com on June 14. The article focuses on how daily protests show the importance of transparency from the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office to the […]
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