Month: January 2023

The Florida Supervisors of Elections will be awarding four $1200 scholarships to students studying political science, public or business administration, or journalism/mass communications. Applicants must be at least a junior in college, or have enough credits for enrollment as a junior prior to the application deadline and be enrolled or accepted as a full-time student […]

Lauren Witte, B.S. Journalism 2022, has placed tenth in the 2022-23 Hearst Journalism Awards Photojournalism 1 – News and Features competition. The first of two photojournalism competitions of the academic year featured 119 entries from 68 schools. Prior to graduation, Witte was a photo intern at the Tampa Bay Times, the Texas Tribune and The […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Advertising senior Ariana Britto has been selected for the American Advertising Federation’s 2023 Most Promising Multicultural Students program from Feb. 13-16, 2023 in New York City. Since 1997, the Most Promising program is one of the organization’s premier initiatives promoting diversity, equity and inclusion within the advertising […]

Hi student journalists! AAJA is excited to announce some new opportunities and wanted to remind you of those that have upcoming deadlines. For those of you who are graduating and will enroll in college, AAJA’s joint scholarship with WHCA, the White House Correspondents’ Association Scholarship, is accepting applications until January 15, 2023. The selected scholar […]

A (Thursday) NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM Museum Nights: AWE-some & Fab-YOU-lous! THURSDAY, January 12, 6 pm – 9 pm Get ready for some serious affirmation, folks! The Harn’s newest exhibition, AWE-some: time :: materiality :: meaning, has us inspired to encourage even more fab-YOU-lous-ness. Learn more about the stunning photography from awesome curator Carol McCusker in a Museum […]

By Lenore Devore, B.S. Journalism 1984 Being told by a high school teacher he would never get into the University of Florida paved the way for Bryan Ruiz, B.S. Advertising 2006, professionally and personally, a path in which he feels emboldened to always get to “yes.” Not only did he attend UF, he is now […]

Are you searching for PAID opportunities in the sports, media, and entertainment industry? 2023 PGA WORKS Fellowships is a paid, entry-level experience for recent graduates to gain valuable experience in sports business. Applications are open now! Finding your first opportunity in sports may not start with your favorite team or the sports you grew up […]

By Emma Behrmann, B.S. Journalism 2024 When the cameras roll, it is Shawn Humphrey’s time to perform. And the morning of the Oct. 8 University of Florida homecoming parade was no different. He sat behind a table draped in a royal blue tablecloth next to his co-anchor Journalism senior Ophelie Jacobson. The anchors faced the […]

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications today announced that Christen Buckley will be joining the College in fall 2023 as assistant professor in the Department of Public Relations. Buckley is currently a doctoral candidate at the Pennsylvania State University Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications. Her dissertation is titled “A Return to […]

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications today announced that Rebecca Frazer will be joining the College in fall 2023 as assistant professor in the Department of Public Relations. Frazer is currently a doctoral candidate at The Ohio State University (OSU) School of Communication. Her dissertation is titled “Measuring and Predicting Character Depth […]

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University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Media Production, Management, and Technology senior Jordan Frye and Journalism senior Macie Goldfarb have placed 8th and 20th, respectively, in the 2022-23 Hearst Journalism Awards Multimedia Video Narrative Storytelling Competition. In the first of three multimedia competitions, entries consist of a story on any topic that […]

A new study has found that trust is a focal element in determining users’ behavioral intentions.  The findings by Jieun Shin, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Media Production, Management, and Technology assistant professor, and Sylvia Chan-Olmsted, UFCJC Media Production, Management, and Technology professor and Media Consumer Research director, are featured in […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) doctoral student Diliara Bagautdinova has received a 2022 UF Health Cancer Center (UFHCC) Predoctoral Award.  The $10,000 grant is in support of her dissertation research which is focused on understanding supportive family and clinical communication to enhance the psychosocial care of adolescent and young adult cancer […]

Two University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) student journalists were recognized in the first 2022-23 Hearst Journalism Awards Television News Features competition. Journalism junior Chris Will and Journalism senior Ophelie Jacobson received first and fourth place, respectively. Will’s first place honor includes a $3,000 award and automatically qualifies him for a spot […]

A new study has found that considering family conversation patterns in the fight against vaccine hesitancy is critical. The findings by University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) doctoral students Chelsea Moss and Shelby Thomas, and UFCJC Journalism associate professor Frank Waddell,  were featured in “Hesitancy in the Home: The Relationship Between Family […]

A new study has found that the efficiency of a group’s adaptation to a threat is particularly pertinent to its survival. The findings by Cynthia Morton, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Advertising professor, doctoral students Sophia Mueller and Hye Soo Chang, alumnus Naa Amponsah Dodoo, Ph.D. 2017, and University of Illinois […]

A celebration of life for John Wright will be held on Jan. 19, in person and via Zoom. For  more information, visit: https://calendar.ufl.edu/jou/event/25710-1. The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) mourns the loss of Dean and Professor Emeritus John Wright, who passed on Dec. 31, 2022, at the age of 73. During […]