Month: August 2023

By Alexis Mundy, Journalism senior, Ellie Shreve, Journalism/Sports Media senior, and Perry Yalkut, B.S. Journalism/Sports Media 2023 In a CJCxNYC and Sports@CJC collaboration,13 CJC students traveled to New York City from July 17 – 22, 2023, to learn about and from sports media professionals. Among other assignments and activities, students met with CJC alumni. This […]

By Grace Huff, Public Relations senior, and Zackary Weiss, Journalism/Sports and Media senior  In a CJCxNYC and Sports@CJC collaboration,13 CJC students traveled to New York City from July 17 – 22, 2023, to learn about and from sports media professionals. Among other assignments and activities, students met with CJC alumni. This is one of five […]

David Cuillier, director, Brechner Freedom of Information Project, was quoted in “Nebraska Governor’s Use of ‘Executive Privilege’ to Withhold Records Troubles Transparency Advocates” published on flatwaterfreepress.org on Aug. 17. The article focuses on Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen’s use of “executive privilege” to deny media requests seeking access to email messages. Executive privilege is not included […]

The WATERSHED project, created by a 13-member team of University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) undergraduate student journalists, received the 2023 Online Journalism Awards (ONA) Student Journalism Award in the Student Team Portfolio category. The project is the result of a six-month investigation of Florida’s water quality to mark the 50th anniversary […]

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications today announced that Madison Mimnaugh and Cody Sprague have joined the College as assistant directors of Advancement and Alumni Relations. Mimnaugh previously was an account manager at Actalent, a talent solutions and technical services capabilities company, where she was responsible for prospecting and serving target accounts. […]

The Public Relations Department assistant/associate professor search committee will meet at 3 p.m. Friday, Aug. 18, in Weimer 3201. Agenda: Hear the charge from Dean Hub. Discuss and finalize job description.

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) has announced that five faculty have been promoted. Environmental Journalist in Residence Cynthia Barnett has been promoted to senior lecturer. Barnett has covered water and climate stories worldwide and she has led UFCJC student multimedia projects on current environmental concerns including Living on the Edge, […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC)   student journalists are the recipients of two 2023 National Student Edward R. Murrow Awards in the Audio Hard News and Video Hard News categories. “Sunken Homes” by Jack Prator, B.S. Journalism 2023, was the winner in the Audio Hard News category. The story, broadcast on public […]

Rachel Grant, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism assistant professor, has been named a 2023 Kopenhaver Center Fellow by the Lillian Lodge Kopenhaver Center for the Advancement of Women in Communication at Florida International University. As one of the 2023 cohort of distinguished fellows, Grant participated in the “Women’s Faculty Moving Forward: […]

Spiro Kiousis, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Public Relations professor and the College’s executive associate dean, was quoted in “Trailing in Polls, DeSantis Turns to Attention-Grabbing Moves” published in the Tampa Bay Times on Aug. 11. The article focuses on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ attention-grabbing political moves. He is attempting to get […]

A new study has revealed optimistic prospects for using robots’ behavioral outcomes and social positions to promote pro-social behavior. The findings by Kun Xu, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and Technology assistant professor in emerging media, were featured in “A Mini Imitation Game: How individuals Model Social Robots Via […]

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications today announced that Andre Sanders has joined the College as a newscast director in the Innovation News Center (INC), its multimedia newsroom serving the North Central Florida community. Sanders’ primary task will be to introduce students to advanced newscast production technology and help them program, automate […]