Month: May 2021

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project and Brechner Eminent Scholar in Mass Communication at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, is featured in “Social Media Policing in Florida” on the “First News with Jimmy Cefalo” on iHeartRadio on May 25. Calvert comments on Senate Bill 7072 signed […]

Athena Masson, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Division of Media Properties Multimedia Meteorologist, is the author of “Why Hurricanes Devastate Some Places Over and Over Again – A Meteorologist Explains” published in The Conversation on May 27. Masson shares information on how hurricanes form, their intensity based on when they form during […]

Ann Christiano, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Center for Public Interest Communications director, Center Research Director Annie Neimand, and Jack Barry, a post-doctoral research associate for the Center, are three of the co-authors of Invest in Trust: A Guide for Building COVID-19 Vaccine Trust and Increasing Vaccination Rates Among CNAs. The new […]

The UF Consortium on Trust in Media and Technology has named five UF Trust Consortium Scholars for 2021-2022 who exemplify its commitment to working across disciplines to examine ways trust is being eroded and how it can be restored. The work of these scholars ranges from examining the ways humans interact with robotic technology to […]

Heidi Makady, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications doctoral student, is the recipient of the second place student paper award in the Electronic News Division from the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC). Makady is the author of “I Wouldn’t React to it Because of the Algorithm: How Can Self-Presentation […]

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 “Gov. DeSantis Signs Bill Aimed at Holding ‘Big Tech’ Firms Accountable for Banning, Blocking Accounts” posted on firstcoastnews.com on May 24. The story focuses on a bill […]

Steve Baron, B.S. Telecommunication 1994, has been promoted to senior vice president and head of programming for Fox Weather based in New York. Fox Weather, part of Fox News Media, has a team of more than 75 meteorologists from stations owned and operated by parent company Fox Corp. along with Fox News newsgathering personnel. The […]

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David Lawrence, B.S. Journalism 1963 and Hall of Fame 1982, has been reappointed to the Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) Board of Trustees by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. Lawrence has served on the FAMU Board of Trustees since 2015. He is the former publisher of the Miami Herald and the Detroit Free Press, retiring […]

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) placed fourth overall in the 2021 Hearst Journalism Awards Intercollegiate Writing Competition. Syracuse University finished first with the highest accumulated student points from the five writing competitions, followed by Indiana University and Arizona State University. In addition, two UFCJC student journalists, representing a team of […]

Jasmine McNealy, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications associate director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project and Telecommunication associate professor, is part of a 12-member team and a researcher for a new online site Dark Patterns Tip Line. The free online site, led by a team of designers, academic researchers, legal […]

When: June 10, 2021 Time: 9AM-4PM Here’s how the fair works: Create a profile on Career Fair Plus and upload your resume. Visit Career Fair Plus to view the list of participating companies. Use the filters on the left to search by industry, job type, or required major or class year. If you find a […]