Month: August 2020

Despite the emergence of ubiquitous mobile devices and social media, television continues to be the most widely used and trusted platform for information and breaking news on extreme weather, according to recent research from the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC). The findings are a result of a study, led by Sylvia […]

QUALIFICATIONS: Enrolled at UF for at least 6 credit hours per semester for duration of internship Have completed at least 2 semesters at UF Be in good academic standing (2.0 GPA or higher) Interns will be expected to commit up to 10 hours per week to their position with the Office of Sustainability. The internship […]

Many technology companies like Amazon and Facebook use algorithms to determine what content should be presented to users based on their previous behavior and preferences.  Search algorithms are also a key determinant of what information is presented. Platform search results are one of the main ways people retrieve and believe information. But how algorithms work […]

Andrew Selepak, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Telecommunication lecturer and coordinator of the online Master’s program with a specialization in social media, was quoted in “Here’s Why Microsoft Wants to Buy TikTok and What Trump Has to Do With It” published in USA Today on Aug. 4. The article features Microsoft’s possible […]

Ron Rodgers, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism associate professor, is the author of The Social Awakening’s Resonance in a Time of Inflection, Infection and Insurrection – a research essay to accompany the publication of “The  Social Awakening and the News: A Progressive Era Movement’s Influence on Journalism and Journalists’ Conceptions of Their Roles” […]

Frank LoMonte, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Brechner Center for Freedom of Information director, and Sara Ganim, Brechner Hearst Journalism fellow, were interviewed for episode 20 of “The Intercollegiate” on Aug. 3. The interview featured the new Brechner podcast, “Why Don’t We Know,” and the first installment, “More Than a Code of […]

A consortium of student reporters from seven journalism schools including the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) produced “Nowhere to Go,” focusing on the plight of the homeless in the U.S. Originally published in May on wuft.org, the Associated Press will now handle national distribution of the multimedia collaboration. The project, which […]

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, comments in “Colleges are Revoking Admissions Offers Due to Racist Posts” posted on today.com on July 31. The article focuses on college admissions being rescinded over racist social media posts. According to Calvert, the […]

Frank LoMonte, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Brechner Center for Freedom of Information director, is quoted in “How Many Healthcare Workers Has COVID Killed? Fla. Says it Has No Data. False, Ex-Data Guru Says” published in the Miami Herald on July 30. The article addresses the state’s failure to disclose the rate […]