Month: January 2024

Each semester, the UF Bob Graham Center for Public Service and UF Office of Federal Relations (the university’s federal lobbying office) sponsor a semester-long undergraduate internship program in Washington, D.C. that places students in Florida congressional offices. The WIP interns are provided housing and are eligible for a modest cost of living scholarship to help […]

The Joseph L. Brechner Freedom of Information (FOI) Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications is joining the National Freedom of Information Coalition (NFOIC) in promoting research in access to government information. The two organizations will co-sponsor the annual Freedom of Information Research Competition, which, for the past five years, has […]

Jieun Shin, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Media Production, Management, and Technology assistant professor, has joined the editorial board of the Journal of Communication. The Journal of Communication (JOC) is the flagship journal of the International Communication Association and is intended for all communication specialists and policy makers. JOC is published six times […]

Benjamin Johnson, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Advertising associate professor and interim director of the STEM Translational Communication Center, will join an editors’ panel and give a research presentation at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (UC Chile) in Santiago, Chile, from Jan. 15-19. Johnson will participate in the five-person panel discussion […]

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) will offer students a unique opportunity to produce a live, one-hour sports preview show backed, in part, from the latest allocation of strategic funds from the office of the University of Florida President. The new show, modeled after ESPN’s College GameDay program, will provide valuable […]

Andrew Selepak, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and Technology instructional assistant professor, is the author of the opinion piece “Are We Finally Getting Sick of the Media Outrage Machine? The Numbers Don’t Lie” published on The Hill on Dec. 25. “This waning trust in the news, combined with a […]

Antoine Haywood will join the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications in August 2024 as assistant professor in the Department of Journalism. Haywood currently is a Ph.D. candidate and Penn Presidential Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg School for Communication. His studies have focused on local media ecosystems, community-engaged journalism, civic communication […]

A new study has found that frequent consumption of artificial intelligence (AI)-related news amplifies political discussion about AI and leads to increased AI literacy and support of AI policies and regulation. The findings by University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) doctoral students Fanjue Liu and Heidi Makady, Dianne Snedaker Chair in Media […]