Month: June 2023

Hub Brown, dean of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC), has been elected vice president of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication (ASJMC). His term will run from October 2023 through September 2024. In October 2024, Brown will become president-elect and then president the following year. He will […]

Kim Walsh-Childers, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communication Journalism professor, has accepted the position of chair of the Behavioral/Non-Medical Institutional Review Board (IRB-02) effective July 1, 2023. The board is responsible for reviewing and monitoring a subset of the research with human subjects conducted at UF, including non-medical behavioral, social and educational projects. […]

Four University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) alumni have been selected to participate in the Gotham EDU Film and Media Career and Development Program. The program is dedicated to championing and empowering young professionals as they face the challenges of transitioning from student to industry professional. The UFCJC students selected are 2023 […]

UF Alumnus Robert Judin, B.S. Journalism and Sports Management 2015, will join the College in fall 2023 as a lecturer in the Public Relations Department. Currently, Judin is director of marketing and creative media at The Draft Network, a collection of NFL Draft analysts and former NFL scouts, who provide coverage of college football, the […]

Janet Coats, managing director of UF’s Consortium on Trust in Media and Technology, will be a participant in the Tech and the Future of News Workshop at the Computer History Museum (CHM) in Mountain View, California, on June 20. Her discussion will focus on technology and disinformation/misinformation. CHM, a leading museum dedicated to decoding technology […]

The INC Multimedia News Manager search committee will meet: Thursday, June 15 at 9am. Agenda: Receive charge from HR https://ufl.zoom.us/j/93848664193?pwd=TFROd29pcjNERi93WWlIL2swSGExdz09 Thursday, June 15 at 230pm. Agenda: Finalize applicant screening tool and develop interview questions. https://ufl.zoom.us/j/91713175369?pwd=dlZoQktqa0RQcXVxd01ZN2s1WnBLUT09 Friday, June 16 at 1230pm. Agenda: Evaluate candidate pool https://ufl.zoom.us/j/94445836913?pwd=UmxjMnp0UFBkU0l3Titoakc0dDRmQT09

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications doctoral student A. Kix Patterson is one of two recipients of the 2023 Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Visual Communication Division’s Sandy Utt Excellence in Teaching Award. The award recognizes instructors who demonstrate exceptional teaching skills, a high level of engagement in the […]

A new study on “In Real Life” (IRL) streaming has found that community identification is associated with different dimensions of social presence derived from the streamers and other viewers. The findings by Yu-Hao Lee, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and Technology associate professor, and National Taiwan University (NTU) Associate […]

Janice Krieger, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Advertising professor, has been selected for the International Communication Association Fellows Class of 2023, one of the most prestigious honors in communication research. Krieger is one of 30 notable scholars included into the 2023 ICA Fellows Class. Fellow status is primarily a recognition of […]

Diverse perspectives and trauma-informed copywriting are among the topics explored in the latest issue of the Journal of Public Interest Communications. This is the first issue of the revamped, peer-reviewed, open-access journal, which is dedicated to advancing public interest communications scholarship and bringing together the voices of both academics and professionals. The latest issue highlights […]

By Claire Grunewald, Journalism senior Throughout Matt Gilhooly’s life, he chose the paths with the most resistance. So when he enrolled in the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications’ (UFCJC) online master’s program, he signed up for classes that would push him to his limits, which eventually led him to founding The Life […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism rising senior Chris Will and  the student staff of The Independent Florida Alligator are the recipients of Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) 2022 National Mark of Excellence (MOE) Awards. These awards honor the best collegiate work published or broadcast in 2022. Will received first place in […]