Month: March 2021

By participating in equipping sessions, student leadership committees, service-learning, and other hands-on experiences, LAP-2 students will hone their leadership skills in order to fulfill their purpose. To apply, click here! For more information or questions, please contact Emma Sells at esells@aa.ufl.edu or check out our website!

You will have the opportunity to hear from a live panel of WSJ journalists about how our newsroom adapted to working remotely in 2020 and how the team covered the biggest stories of the year. All attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions during the online event. These events are exclusively for WSJ members. […]

By Mia Marks, B.S. Journalism 2021 Since the age of 4, Catalina Santana has prided herself on being a responsible and self-aware individual, oftentimes out of necessity. Santana, now 22 and a senior at the University of Florida’s College of Journalism and Communications (CJC), has battled three autoimmune blood disorders, overcoming each to pursue her […]

By Nora O’Neill, B.S. Journalism 2023 Jake Best, B.S. Journalism 2018, had just finished helping Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff win an election that is partly responsible for giving Democrats control of the Senate. The win has also made Ossoff — who was 33 when elected in the January 2021 runoff — the youngest and first […]

Michael Hoefges, B.S. Advertising 1982, J.D. 1985, M.A.M.C. 1996, Ph.D. 1998, passed away on March 9. He was 61. After receiving his law degree, Hoefges practiced as a civil litigation defense attorney licensed by the Florida Bar Association. He then taught media law at Trinity University, University of Tennessee and University of North Carolina at […]

Frank LoMonte, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Brechner Center for Freedom of Information director, is quoted in “COVID Demanded Transparency. Has Nevada Delivered?” published in the Las Vegas Review-Journal on March 14. The article addresses how the events of the past year demonstrated the importance of open government. Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak […]

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 opinion column “Trump and the Capitol Riot: What Could a Trial Look Like” published in Asbury Park (New Jersey) Press on March 12. Columnist Rob Miraldi describes what a possible […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Advertising students and staff are the recipients of 2021 Student and Professional American Advertising Federation (AAF) Gainesville ADDY Awards. The annual competition for creative work completed in 2020 is coordinated by AAF Gainesville, a member of the AAF Florida/Caribbean 4th District. The local student competition includes entries […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Division of Graduate Studies and Research Associate Dean Tom Kelleher’s textbook Public Relations (2nd edition) was selected by the Public Relations Society of America Universal Accreditation Board (UAB) as a valuable resource for candidates studying for Accreditation in Public Relations (APR). Kelleher’s textbook was reviewed by several […]

Frank LoMonte, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Brechner Center for Freedom of Information director, is quoted in “Football Has Long Been the Third Rail for College Leaders. It’s Even More Perilous Now” published in The Chronicle of Higher Education on March 9. The article focuses on how colleges wrestled with the decision […]

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Cynthia Barnett, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Environmental-Journalist-in-Residence, was interviewed for a Zócalo Public Square podcast on March 9. In “The Best Water Comes from My Sink,” Barnett recounts how she was inspired to become a journalist after serving as editor for her Girl Scout troop; claims that the best water she […]