Month: April 2021

The summit will offer educational and professional development panels and unique discussions with renowned Hollywood producers, executives and talent including: Script to Screen: Ted Lasso – Jason Sudeikis joins cast and crew to discuss the making of the hit Apple TV+ comedy A Conversation with two Foundation Internship Program alumni: Albert Lawrence (Innovation Nation) and […]

Criteria for Selection: The candidate must have demonstrated an interest in and ability to produce news for television, radio or online.  Excellent writing skills, a demonstrated ability to produce a newscast and a good base of editorial judgment are important. The candidate must be interested in a career as a Television News Producer. He/she must […]

Frank LoMonte, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Brechner Center for Freedom of Information director, is the co-author of “From After-School Detention to Detention Center: How Unconstitutional School-Disruption Laws Place Children at Risk of Prosecution for ‘Speech Crimes’” published in Lewis and Clark Law Review Vol. 25.1. LoMonte and UF Law student and […]

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications today announced that it will be changing the name of its Department of Telecommunication to the Department of Media Production, Management, and Technology to better describe the department’s academic and scholarly activities. The name change will be effective as of June 28, 2021. The department currently […]

The Center for Public Interest Communications at the University of Florida has received funding for two new projects that will offer science-informed tools to build support for COVD-19 vaccination among groups proving to be slower to accept the vaccine. After developing a science-informed communication guide for practitioners to address anticipated COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, the Center […]

Juan Andrade, B.S. Journalism 1986 and Hall of Fame 2021, president and CEO of Everest Re Group, an international insurance and reinsurance company, was featured in “15 CEOs Reflect on Lessons from Their Pandemic Year” published in The Wall Street Journal on April 2. The article focuses on heads of companies across sectors including finance, […]

Harrison Hove, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Journalism lecturer, is the recipient of a 2021 Rising Star Award from the UF Center for Teaching Excellence. The Rising Star Awards recognize faculty for their commitment to ongoing educational improvements and excellence. Rising Star faculty participate in professional development of teaching activities through […]

Mindy McAdams, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism professor and Knight Chair in Journalism Technologies and the Democratic Process, was the speaker for “Implementation of Data Journalism Curriculum in the Classroom” a virtual workshop organized by Journocoders Indonesia for 32 journalism lecturers in Indonesia on March 27. The presentation was part of […]

On March 30, 2021, Telecommunication Professor and Director of Media Consumer Research Sylvia Chan-Olmsted discussed new research from her and Advertising Associate Professor Huan Chen, “Fairness in Information Access Through Culturally Competent AI Systems,” at the spring 2021 University of Florida HiPerGator Symposium.

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Telecommunication Professor Tim Sorel had a lot of people fooled.  Sorel was the creator of UF President Kent Fuch’s elaborate 2021 April Fools social media videos that showed the university president stepping down and the campus being run by UF’s supercomputer. The initial reaction on social media […]

Frank LoMonte, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Brechner Center for Freedom of Information director, is quoted in “As Pandemic Wears On, FCC Press Access Limited” published in Communications Daily on March 17. The article addresses the Brechner Center’s “government gagged” research about prohibitions on government employees speaking freely with the news media. […]

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, is quoted in “Florida Senators Debate Intellectual Freedom and Cancel Culture” published on floridapoliticalreview.com on April 2. The article focuses on proposed Senate Bill 264 mandating public universities in Florida to perform an annual […]

Three University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Advertising seniors were recognized in the American Advertising Federation 4th District Florida/Caribbean 2021 ADDY Award Competition. Andrea Wood, Nicole Lopez and Alexa Schummer received two Gold ADDY’s for “Unshared Memories” in the Social Media – Single Execution and Social Media Campaign categories. They also received two […]

Go to @UFBPRSS on Instagram to apply. Applications are open now until April 19. Please contact @ufbprss@gmail.com if you have any questions.

Fitz Koehler was enjoying a career as a professional race announcer and running her own fitness empire, Fitzness International, when her world was turned upside down. Seven weeks after a clean mammogram in December 2018, she found a lump in her breast. “It felt like a bean, and there was no question in my mind […]

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, is quoted in “Big Tech Tries to Dodge Changes as Both Parties Seek Reforms” published on newsmax.com on March 25. The article focuses on Congressional testimony by social media companies […]