Month: February 2024

As the 2024 election season ramps up, voters are looking for reliable information about candidates to help them decide who to support on election day. Unfortunately, that reliability is threatened by a wave of disinformation that is bolstered by increasingly sophisticated artificial intelligence tools. “In 2024, we should be most concerned about the role of […]

Google Pixel’s “Guided Frame” Super Bowl ad and State Farm’s ad featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger were big hits among Gen Z, according to survey responses collected during fifth annual “Brand Bowl,” a collaboration between The Agency at the University of Florida and the Atlas Lab, both housed at the University of Florida College of Journalism and […]

By Amanda Friedman, Journalism senior The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) is providing high school students in Florida and beyond with the knowledge and tools to become successful communication professionals. UFCJC’s new initiative, CJC on the Go, aims to provide high school students from Title I high schools with an opportunity […]

In the Sunshine State, where hurricanes and tropical storms pose a significant threat, the Florida Public Radio Emergency Network (FPREN) exemplifies how the University of Florida (UF) extends its mission beyond education to benefit all state residents directly. FPREN, which launched in 2011, is a collective of 13 public radio stations that cover Florida. In […]

Dan Windels, UF CJC Advertising Lecturer, who previously worked on mega-budget films in Hollywood, is featured on the CommuniGator Podcast.

This email serves as a public meeting notice for an INC Faculty Transition Meeting on Thursday, 2/15 from 10-11am in the INC Conference Room. I have attached the agenda and previous meeting minutes.   Agenda: Academic Resources Student Resources Bylaws  

The STCC Search committee will be meeting several times over the next two weeks for 30-min Zoom interviews with the initial group of semifinalists for the 3 faculty positions (health, sci/risk/enviro/tech, cancer) connected to the STEM Translational Communication Center.

Please join Center for Governmental Responsibility (CGR) at the University of Florida Levin College of Law and the Brechner Center for Freedom of Information at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications for the 2024 Technology, Media and Privacy Law Conference on March 1, 2024, either in-person on the UF Law campus in Gainesville, […]

The Stephen C. O’Connell Center currently has Summer and Fall Internship opportunities available! We encourage you to submit your application materials as soon as you can. The two following internship positions will look to hire for both summer and fall at the same time: Marketing HR If you would like to be considered for BOTH […]

Jessical Sparks, a University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) doctoral student and graduate student researcher for the Brechner Freedom of Information Project, will be a panelist for the Student Press Law Center online discussion “The Challenges and Future of College Press Freedom” on Feb. 20 at 1 p.m. The panel will discuss […]

A new study has found that high-quality news is not rewarded on social media in terms of shares, likes, and other reactions. Poor-quality news (e.g., inaccurate news and sensational news) performed better than high-quality news on social media. The findings by Jieun Shin, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and […]