Month: January 2023

Event Details: This workshop will set you up for on-camera success. Industry experts will address professional standards for on-camera appearance for women and men. You will learn the key elements of on-camera performance (hair, make-up, apparel, jewelry and delivery) that will set you apart in the job market. Veteran talent coach Shirley Brice from Talent Trainers will […]

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 […]