Month: February 2021

Frank LoMonte, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Brechner Center for Freedom of Information director, is quoted in “Legal Experts: Sarah Parcak’s Tweet About Rush Limbaugh Protected by the First Amendment” published on Alabama Media Group’s al.com on Feb. 23. The story focuses on an alleged derogatory tweet by University of Alabama Birmingham […]

Two University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications student journalists were recognized in the 2021 Hearst Journalism Awards Audio Competition. Telecommunication seniors Anthony Montalto and Taylor Levesque were two of the top 20 finalists placing eighth and twelfth, respectively. The Hearst Journalism Awards Program was founded in 1960 to provide support, encouragement and assistance […]

COVID-19 has greatly affected cancer care. During the onset of the pandemic, clinicians and patients faced uncertainty about the safety of meeting face-to-face and continuing treatment. Protocols were altered and clinicians were thrust into using new technology to communicate with patients. Telemedicine became standard practice, even though it was rarely used before the pandemic. Secure […]

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, is quoted in the editorial “DeSantis’ Attacks on Big Tech Are Political Theater and Go Against the First Amendment” published in the Miami Herald on Feb. 23. The article focuses on Governor DeSantis’ proposed […]

Herbert Lowe, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism lecturer, is the author of “America Owes Bryan Monroe a Debt of Gratitude” published on theundefeated.com on Jan. 16. Lowe writes about the late Bryan Monroe, former vice president and editorial director at Ebony and Jet magazines in Chicago. According to Lowe, “The magazines’ […]

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications will induct four alumni into the College’s Hall of Fame at a virtual awards ceremony on April 16. This honor was created in 1970 to recognize alumni who have excelled in their careers and has been awarded to only 165 alumni out of some 35,000 graduates. […]

We are awarding three college scholarships of $1,000 each for high school seniors, college students or adults with a commitment to activities including: social justice and peace, Black Lives Matter, conflict resolution and/or nonviolent social change. Veterans for Peace created these scholarships to give financial support to students in Alachua County, Florida who are planning […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications STEM Translational Communication Center Director Janice Krieger is quoted in “UF Health Virtual Human Intervention Allows for Colorectal Cancer Screening from Home” published on ufhealth.org on Feb. 15. The article focuses on a new virtual health assistant that gives patients who qualify the opportunity to access colorectal […]

Effective communication between healthcare workers and patients is critical to shaping risk-reducing practices and coping with rigorous treatment for life-threatening diseases. But communication between family members can be as important in dealing with medical issues. For example, studies show that conversations about risk-reducing breast cancer information between mothers and daughters can influence a daughter’s habits […]

As a finalist for the fellowship, you’ll have the opportunity to find placement as a paid, full-time journalist at a participating news outlet, joining colleagues who are passionate about journalism and the critical role of the free press in society. You’ll learn from each other, on the job, and from a robust, real-world curriculum presented by […]

Every year the Association of Hispanic Alumni at the University of Florida (UF-AHA) has the honor of recognizing Latinx students who have shown extraordinary scholarship, service, and leadership at the University of Florida, the greater Gainesville community, as well as their own communities. Applications for the 2020-2021 school year are open now. The deadline to […]

This story originally appeared in the Feb. 18 edition of the UF at Work newsletter. For more on CJC’s AI activity, visit: www.jou.ufl.edu/ai. The College of Journalism and Communications is a leader in preparing the next generation of communication professionals and scholars. The strength of its programs, faculty, students and alumni throughout its history has […]

Linda Hon, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Public Relations professor, was selected as one of four recipients of a 2020-2021 UF Doctoral Dissertation Advisor/Mentoring Award. The annual awards are given to faculty doctoral advisors selected on a competitive basis recognizing promotion of doctoral studies and excellence in doctoral student mentoring. Hon was […]

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, will make a presentation on social media and society at the Florida House of Representatives Commerce Committee in Tallahassee on Feb. 17 at 4 p.m. A copy of Selepak’s presentation […]

Five student ambassadors from the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) chapter received first place in the national 2020-2021 PRSSA Ethics Competition. Public Relations seniors Macayla Bricarell and Sophie Hanneken, juniors Yafit Gani and Sarah Main, and freshman Desiree Anello contributed to the winning entry. The […]

Benjamin Johnson, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Advertising assistant professor, is a co-author of “Stories Enlarge the Experience of Self: Evidence for the Temporarily Expanded Boundaries of the Self (TEBOTS) Model, a chapter in the book The Oxford Handbook of Entertainment Theory to be published by Oxford University Press in April 2021. Johnson, […]

Despite more than 450,000 deaths from COVID-19 so far in the U.S., nearly a third of Americans say they definitely or probably will not get the vaccine, according to a recent Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs survey. If those numbers hold, it will be well short of the number needed to prevent the spread […]

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Center for Public Interest Communications and the International Labour Organization (ILO) FUNDAMENTALS Branch have collaborated to produce a new strategic communications training course for ILO staff entitled “Become a More Effective Advocate for Change.” The six-part course, designed to maximize the potential of the 2021 International […]

Cindy Jara was only 10 years old when she first walked onto the campus of the University of Florida. The bright-eyed 5th-grader gaped at the tall buildings and tried out the twin bed in her sister Diana’s dorm room, eagerly taking in every detail. “We were helping move my sister on campus, and it was […]

Rachel Grant, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism assistant professor, will be an instructor for the virtual “Black Women Journalists” course offered by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at the University of Nebraska Lincoln (UNL) on Feb. 16. Grant will discuss the contributions of Black female journalists including the first credentialed black […]

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, is featured in the podcast “What the Politics?!: Analyzing the First Amendment” from the CBS television affiliate WNCT Channel 9 in Greenville, North Carolina. Calvert explains the First Amendment and what is and what […]

Are media choices based on political ideology? Do such choices for news media align to the user’s political leanings, or does news consumption overlap in a bipartisan fashion? Most importantly, is there a significant difference between liberals and conservatives in their tendency to be selective with regards to news media consumption? The common belief is […]

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Frank LoMonte, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Brechner Center for Freedom of Information director, will be a presenter at a virtual law school symposium, Workers’ Rights in the Wake of a Global Pandemic, presented by the Seattle Journal for Social Justice on March 5. LoMonte will present a soon-to-be-published research paper about […]