Month: June 2021

Kim Walsh-Childers, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism professor, is quoted in “Women Working in Local TV News Say Harassment from Viewers Gets Out of Hand” published on prism.com on June 23. The article is part of a two-part series focusing on the harassment of women and marginalized journalists. For women of […]

The Manufacturing Institute, the workforce development and education partner of the National Association of Manufacturers, in collaboration with the University of Florida Center for Public Interest Communications, has published “Protecting the People Who Make America,” a step-by-step approach to help the nation’s manufacturing employers activate research-backed strategies to encourage vaccination among their employees and communities. […]

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 (UFCJC), and Frank LoMonte, UFCJC Brechner Center for Freedom of Information director  were published in the Washington University Journal of Law and Policy, Volume 65 (2021: The […]

Amy Jo Coffey, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Media Production, Management, and Technology associate professor and instructor in the UFCJC Online Master’s Program (UFCJC Online), has earned course certification from Quality Matters (QM) for the College’s MMC6936 Introduction to Audiences. The course is now listed on the QM directory of certified courses. The QM Certification Mark […]

Jasmine McNealy, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and Technology Associate Professor and Associate Director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project, will give a presentation sponsored by the UF Office of Research Division of Sponsored Programs on Aug. 12. She will speak on her research in media, technology, […]

Frank LoMonte, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Brechner Center for Freedom of Information director, will be a guest speaker for the free virtual webinar “Splash Into Democracy: Free Speech & How it Applies to Students on Campus” on June 29 at noon. LoMonte will join Roy Gutterman, J.D., to speak about the […]

Mira Lowe, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) assistant dean for student experiences and Innovation News Center director, was selected as a 2021-2022 Fellow for the Southeastern Conference Academic Consortium’s Academic Leadership Development Program (SECU/ALDP). SECU/ALDP identifies, prepares and advances academic leaders for roles within SEC institutions and beyond. It has three components, […]

Jasmine McNealy, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and Technology Associate Professor and Associate Director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project, is featured in a video about creating responsible AI. The video was produced by the University of Florida as part of an effort to promote opportunities for […]

Three University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Advertising students are recipients of 2021 National Student American Advertising Federation (AAF) ADDY Awards. Andrea Wood, Nicole Lopez and Alexa Schummer received two Silver ADDYs and a prestigious Judge’s Choice Award in the national student competition. Previously, their work was honored in the AAF Gainesville competition […]

Harrison Hove, College of Journalism and Communications Journalism lecturer, has received first place in the 2021 Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Promising Professors Awards competition sponsored by the Mass Communication and Society Division. The award honors new faculty and graduate students who demonstrate excellence and innovation in teaching. He will receive […]

Carla Fisher, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Advertising associate professor, faculty affiliate in the UF Center for Arts in Medicine and a member of the UF Health Center’s Cancer Population Sciences research program, will speak at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Superfund Research Program (SRP) virtual workshop, SRP Risk […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications scholars Carla Fisher and Carma Bylund and CJC doctoral students Chelsea Hampton, Taylor Vasquez and Amanda Kastrinos are the co-authors of “Blood Cancer Caregiving During COVID-19: Understanding Caregivers’ Needs” published in Translational Behavioral Medicine on May 25. Their study explored how the pandemic has affected adult child […]