Month: November 2021

Jieun Shin, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and Technology assistant professor, is featured in “Ways to Make Social Media Less ‘Viral’” published in the Financial Times on Nov. 23. Fake news can spread like COVID-19 and social media platforms have options to stop it. Research by several scholars on […]

Are you an undergraduate looking for an internship or research position in the Spring 2022 semester and interested in developing your personal-professional skillsets? The Active Learning Program (ALP) is a 1-semester internship and research program that connects eager, well-trained undergraduate students with UF faculty and community mentors engaged in internship and research projects. Interested students apply […]

Ron Rodgers, former University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism associate professor and Journalism Department graduate coordinator, has been granted emeritus status by UF Provost Joseph Glover. Rodgers retired this year after 16 years at the College. He joined the faculty in Fall 2005 after more than 20 years as a journalist. He […]

Books by Cynthia Barnett, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Environmental Journalist-in-Residence, and John Woodrow Cox, B.S. Journalism 2008, M.S. Business Administration 2010, have been chosen for the Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Books of the Year 2021 list. Barnett’s The Sound of the Sea: Seashells and the Fate of the Oceans features an […]

La Jolla Mom sees the value in digital journalism and would like to support students who may be pursuing a similar career path. Scholarship Name: La Jolla Mom Communications Scholarship Eligibility: Undergraduate applicants must be majoring in a communications field of study and attend or be planning to attend an accredited college or university during the […]

Eric Cooks, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications STEM Translational Communication Center Postdoctoral Associate, is the co-author of “Hostile Media Perception on Twitter: The Effect of Mediated Social Identity Cues on Biased Perception” published in the Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media on Nov. 11. Cooks and Anneliese Bolland examined the effects of […]

For over 50 years, the American Society of Magazine Editors has sponsored the Magazine Internship Program—a ten-week program for college students at magazines in New York and Washington. Since the program was founded in 1967, 2,000 college juniors and seniors have worked as ASME interns. Nearly 500 have gone on to successful careers in print and […]

“Five Questions With…” is a series of profiles of recent CJC graduates and the career paths they chose. Kaitlyn McGrath, B.S. Telecommunication 2014 1. Tell us about your current job? I am a Meteorologist at WUSA in Washington D.C. I deliver the forecast for the noon and 5:30 p.m. newscasts. In addition to my forecasting […]

“Five Questions With…” is a series of profiles of recent CJC graduates and the career paths they chose. Kaitlyn McGrath, B.S. Telecommunication 2014 1. Tell us about your current job? I am a Meteorologist at WUSA in Washington D.C. I deliver the forecast for the noon and 5:30 p.m. newscasts. In addition to my forecasting […]

Frank LoMonte, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Brechner Center for Freedom of Information director, is quoted in “Kansas Allows Private Companies to Hide Public Information” published on kansaspublicradio.org on Nov. 18. Across the country, journalists are struggling to get public documents that involve private companies. Places like Kansas are even letting corporations black out public […]

The Florida Magazine Student Association (FMSA) is back, and we’re looking for new members! Applications are open for the roles of Vice President, Publicity Director and Treasurer for the Spring 2022 Executive Board. These are all great opportunities to gain leadership experience and network with professionals in the magazine industry! Applications for our Spring trip […]

“Five Questions With…” is a series of profiles of recent CJC graduates and the career paths they chose. Olivia Clark, B.S. Advertising 2020 1. Tell us about your current job. I am project coordinator at RPA, an advertising agency based in Santa Monica, California. I work as an internal lead on projects. I act as […]