Month: February 2024

The INC faculty will hold a transition meeting on 2/22 from 10-11am in the INC Conference Room.   I have attached the agenda, meeting minutes from our 2/15 meeting and unit proposed bylaws.   Agenda: Funding, effort reports Promotion Vote on proposed bylaws.  

David Cuillier, director of the Brechner Freedom of Information Project, is quoted in “’I Like Mexicans’ Omitted from San Fran State Crime Announcement” published in The College Fix on Feb. 14. The article focuses on the actions of officials at San Francisco State University who won’t explain why they redacted a witness statement to the police […]

Cynthia Barnett, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications senior lecturer and director of Climate and Environment Reporting Initiatives, received the City of Gainesville Mayor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts for “extraordinary contributions in the field of literature.” Gainesville Mayor Harvey Ward, B.S. Public Relations 1991, presented the award during his State of […]

Join the CJC for coffee, conversations, and creating community! Free coffee, tea, and snacks will be provided. When? February 28th, from 10am – 12pm in Weimer Hall, Studio 2, G009

Calling all journalism students: Don’t miss these upcoming career development opportunities, hosted by TEGNA and Sinclair Broadcast Group! Digging Deeper, a boot camp presented by TEGNA Anchor/Investigative Reporter Emerald Morrow In this professional development boot camp, Emerald will discuss the following topics: Finding story ideas in public records and non-obvious places Ways to add context […]

Jasmine McNealy, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and Technology associate professor, is quoted in “Taylor Swift Doesn’t Want People Tracking Her Private Jet. Here’s Why It’s Legal” published in USA Today on Feb. 7. The article focuses on Taylor Swift’s threat to pursue legal action against Jack Sweeney, a […]

Pat Ford, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Public Relations professional-in-residence, and Julie Frey, UFCJC Office of Careers and Corporate Partnerships director, were the presenters during the session “The Jedi Mind Trick of Crisis Communications” at the 5th annual Small Business Summit: The Dark Side of Leadership and How to Find The Force […]

A new study has found that although artificial intelligence (AI) news differs from human news, machine-generated news is not necessarily more biased compared to human news regarding gender and race/ethnicity. The findings by Seungahn Nah, Dianne Snedaker Chair in Media Trust and research director for the Consortium on Trust in Media and Technology at the […]

Description of event:   AD DASH Competition – Spring 2024 This event will be on Saturday, February 17th, from 12pm-5pm! Ad Dash is a valuable experience where you and your team will collaborate on a brief! You will be given a few options and with your team you will choose a brief and gain real […]

We have three upcoming workshops in the Atlas Lab —– Discover Talkwalker 02/16  2:00 – 3:30 PM Atlas Lab (WEIMER G033) This hands-on session teaches the basics of social media listening. Includes FREE trial access to Talkwalker social listening platform and training from Atlas Lab Director, Nathan Carpenter.   Discover Facebook Ads Library 02/23  2:00 […]

The UF Office of Sustainability and the Healthy Gators Coalition are excited to announce that the nomination period for the 2024 Champions for Change Awards is now open! The Champions for Change Awards is a celebration of those who have demonstrated exceptional leadership, innovation, and dedication to driving positive change in the area of sustainability or health & wellness […]

NBCU Academy Senior Night Live: Launching Your Career, Network & Financial Freedom  Join NBCU Academy Senior Night Live: Launching Your Career, Network and Financial Freedom on Thursday, March 7, to celebrate the graduating class of 2024! Seniors, graduate students, juniors, faculty, staff and administrators are welcome to attend. We will be joined by NBCUniversal talent and Early Career recruiters! […]