Month: August 2022

CJC alumni Natalie Asorey, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Public Relations lecturer and associate director for Student Engagement at The Agency, and Nicholas Suriel, Client Services and Operations supervisor at The Agency, are the recipients of two 2022 Special Recognition Awards in the prestigious PRNEWS Platinum Awards competition. Asorey, B.S. Public […]

The recipients will be chosen by a selection committee formed by the Association of Black Alumni. This year, the ABA will award up to several $1,000 scholarships during the Black Alumni Reunion Weekend October 7th through October 9th, 2022.   Applications should be submitted to this email address: abaufscholarship@gmail.com (we’re in the process of updating our website and […]

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, will be the 2022 First Amendment Day keynote speaker at the UNC Center for Media Law and Policy in Chapel Hill, North Carolina on Sept. 21 at […]

WHEN: Wednesday  September 7th WHERE: Weimer Hall Atium and Weimer Lawns TIME: 10AM-3PM  

By Lila Greenberg, B.S. Telecommunication 2022 Elliot Tritto, B.S. Journalism 2023, would have never expected to attend the University of Florida, let alone be a journalist. At a young age, Elliot was diagnosed with a language processing disorder (LPD), a disability that makes it difficult for him to understand new information and express his thoughts […]

By Lenore Devore, B.S., Journalism, 1984 Moving from Puerto Rico to Miami when Claudia Forestieri’s father was promoted at Eastern Airlines was a traumatizing event for the 7-year-old. But it shaped her life and now inspires her writing for HBO Max’s “Gordita Chronicles,” a comedy about the immigrant experience of the main character, Cucu. Forestieri, […]

By Sue Wagner, CJC Communication “Need a little hope in the world?” asked Jack Barry, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Center for Public Interest Communications post-doctoral research associate, when reflecting on a recent trip to the Medenine region in southern Tunisia. “Just look at what young social entrepreneurs are doing around the […]

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Office of Careers and Corporate Partnerships (OCCP) received a 2022 Florida Public Relations Association (FPRA) Golden Image Award in the Internal category for the Gator-to-Gator Coaching Program. The award was announced at FPRA’s  annual conference in Orlando on Aug. 9. The coaching program, launched during […]

Angela Bradbery, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Frank Karel Chair in Public Interest Communications, is quoted in “The Inflation Reduction Act Is a Climate Bill. Just Don’t Call It One” published on bloomberg.com on Aug. 15. The article focuses on a new law that could be the most significant U.S. climate legislation […]

A new study by Benjamin Johnson, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Advertising associate professor, and colleagues has revealed that movie spoilers may provide contextual information that improves the ability to make sense of and fully experience narratives. “Challenging” films (those that are emotionally difficult or mentally complex) were also more likely to […]

As part of the Go Greater Campaign, CJC alumna Sheryl Gold established the Sheryl F. Gold Graduate Scholarship in Public Interest Communications to support scholarships for graduate students working with the College’s Center for Public Interest Communications. Ms. Gold is particularly interested in increased and improved interaction across the social lines of race, generation, geography, […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications student journalists are the recipients of two 2022 National Student Edward R. Murrow Awards. “Run, Regas, Run,” by Victor Prieto, B.S. Journalism 2021, and “Rising from the Rubble” by WUFT News Staff, won first place in the Excellence in Video Feature Reporting and Excellence in Video Hard […]