Month: June 2020

Moni Basu, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Michael and Linda Connelly Lecturer for Narrative Nonfiction, is the author of “The Stories I Will Live By” published in The Bitter Southerner on June 10. Basu writes about how the COVID-19 pandemic can provide stories that will offer guidance once it is over. The […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Public Relations Assistant Professors Jay Hmielowski and Myiah Hutchens are the co-authors of “Communication Behaviors During Presidential Elections: An Examination of Time, Events and Battleground States” published in Public Opinion Quarterly on June 11. In the article, Hmielowski, Hutchens, William Kelvin, David Silva, Michael Beam, Rebecca Donaway […]

Jasmine McNealy, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project associate director and Telecommunication associate professor, was a panelist during the virtual CogX 2020 Global Leadership Summit and Festival of AI & Emerging Technology on June 9. McNealy, Jonnie Penn and Michael Running Wolf were panelists for On Data […]

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 […]

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications today announced that sports broadcaster and producer Geoff Thompson, an alumnus of the College, has been hired as a Lecturer in Telecommunication. He will join the College in January. For the past four seasons, Thompson, B.S. Journalism 1994 and M.A.MC. 2002, has been the commentator for […]

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications today announced that award-winning creative director Mariano German Coley has been named lecturer in creative in the Department of Advertising. He will join the College in July. German has had more than 15 years of international experience as a creative director in Europe, Latin America and […]

Dear Students: We are grateful to all of you who participated in our Student Town Hall on June 5.  We appreciate how much you shared and admire your courage for being open about what’s on your mind and in your heart. We heard you and your desire for a continued dialogue, and are scheduling a […]

It pleases me to inform you that we are offering 200 FREE TICKETS to the 2nd Hispanic Media Conference at UTA! Media Trends & Demographics Saturday, August 15, 2020 The Second Hispanic Media Conference will bring together media professionals, scholars, and students to examine media, trends, and demographics shaping the present and future of Hispanic […]

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, is quoted in “A North Carolina Professor Who Sparked Outrage with His Tweets Still Has His Job. Why? It’s Called the First Amendment” published in USA Today on June 11. Mike Adams, a professor […]

Yu-Hao Lee, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Telecommunication assistant professor, is the co-author of “Emotional Framing of News on Sexual Assault and Partisan User Engagement Behaviors” published in Journalism & Mass Communications Quarterly on June 10. Lee and UF CJC doctoral student Mo Chen examined how emotional frames (anger, anxiety, sexual) of […]

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, comments in “UF Reverses Admission Decision After Racist Post Resurfaces” broadcast on WCJB-TV20, that ABC television affiliate in Gainesville, Florida on June 9. The story focuses on a prospective student’s rescinded admission to UF […]

A four-part series telling the story of how corporate cash corrupted one of the greenest states in America earned The Oregonian the first Collier Prize for State Government Accountability. The $25,000 award, offered by the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, is one of the largest journalism prizes in the nation. The February […]