Month: May 2022

Jasmine McNealy, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications associate director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project and associate professor, Media Production, Management, and Technology, is the author of “Before the Algorithm, What’s in the Imagination?” published in Computing Machinery Interactions, Volume 29, Issue 3. In the article, McNealy focuses on algorithmic […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications student journalists were honored in the Florida Association of Broadcast Journalists (FABJ) professional and college competitions for content produced in 2021. Winning categories included Best Newscast and Best Reporter in the College Radio competition, and Best Public Affairs and Best Sports Reporting in the College Television Competition. […]

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) has won the 2021-2022 Hearst Journalism Awards Intercollegiate Writing competition with the highest accumulated student points from the five writing competitions held during the academic year. This is the first time UFCJC has won the Intercollegiate Writing Competition since 1984. Students and alumni who propelled […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Journalism senior Elise Elder received first place in the 2021-2022 Hearst Journalism Awards Investigative Reporting Competition. Houston Harwood, B.S. Journalism 2022, received third place in the contest, which included 67 entries from 41 schools. Elder has qualified to participate in the Hearst National Writing Championship to […]

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) today announced that broadcast journalist and UFCJC alumna Heather van Blokland will join the College as WUFT Executive Producer and Host starting on May 9, 2022. WUFT includes WUFT-FM, the local NPR affiliate operated out of the College, local PBS affiliate WUFT-TV, WUFT Classic and […]

Roxane Coche, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and Technology (MPMT) associate chair and assistant professor, was one of four researchers awarded a $2,400 Broadcast Education Association (BEA) Research Grant. The grant money will be applied to her research project on evaluating the legacy of the 1924 Parris Summer Olympics. […]

Huan Chen, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Advertising associate professor, and Benjamin Johnson, Advertising assistant professor, have been named to the Journal of Advertising Editorial Review Board. Chen and Johnson will serve on the board with CJC Advertising faculty members Michael Weigold and Kasey Windels. Advertising Professor Debbie Treise serves as an […]

Iman Zawahry, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and Technology lecturer and award-winning filmmaker, was one of more than 200 prominent American Muslims to attend a White House reception celebrating Eid al-Fitr on May 2. Eid al-Fitr is a Muslim religious holiday marking the end of the month-long dawn-to-sunset fasting […]

Matthew Hodge, B.S. Advertising 1994, has been named the University of Maryland (UMD) Vice President for University Relations effective July 1. Hodge has served in several development roles since joining UF in 2010 and currently is the UF Associate Vice President of Development & Chief Development Officer. In his new role, Hodge will build on […]

Myiah Hutchens, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Public Relations Associate Professor, has been named Interim Chair of the Public Relations Department. She has served as Associate Chair since September 2021. Hutchens replaces former Department Chair Marcia DiStaso who was named UFCJC Associate Dean for Research. Hutchens joined the College in 2018 […]

Natasha Sherwood, B.S. Public Relations 1996, M.A.M.C 1998, has been appointed to the State Apprenticeship Advisory Council (SAAC) by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. Sherwood is currently the Executive Director of Independent Electrical Contractors (IEC) Florida West Coast Chapter in Tampa. IEC offers a wide range of resources including apprenticeship programming, workforce recruiting, manpower sharing and […]

By Lenore Devore, B.S. Journalism 1984 Samantha Chery, B.S. Journalism 2022, is proof that hard work and involvement, the ability to overcome burnout, and brushing off microaggressions pays off.  The journalism senior received four awards at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications’ spring 2022 Awards Banquet:  the Outstanding Journalism Scholar Award, the […]