Month: April 2024

A new study has found that intersectional media narratives can humanize Black women and dismantle media stereotypes by breaking down monolithic identities. The findings by Rachel Grant, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Journalism assistant professor, and Benjamin Johnson, UFCJC Advertising associate professor and interim director of the STEM Translational Communication Center, […]

Summer 2024 Alumni/Student Virtual Career Fair At this event, UF College of Journalism and Communications students and alumni can connect with companies hiring in advertising, journalism, public relations, media production and related communications industries! Date: Wednesday, May 8th Time: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Event Type: Virtual Career Fair Starting today (April 24), students and alumni can book 1-on-1 […]

Summer 2024 Alumni/Student Virtual Career Fair At this event, UF College of Journalism and Communications students and alumni can connect with companies hiring in advertising, journalism, public relations, media production and related communications industries! Date: Wednesday, May 8th Time: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Event Type: Virtual Career Fair Starting today candidates can book 1-on-1 meetings with employers […]

Three University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Advertising seniors are the recipients of a 2024 American Advertising Federation (AAF) Fourth District Florida/Caribbean Silver Student ADDY Award. The awards honor creative work completed in 2023. Miguel Correa, Katherine George and Elizabeth Wagner received the award for “Mars Makeover” in the Out of Home & […]

The search committee for the Innovation News Center’s faculty position in television news production will meet virtually on Monday, April 29, at 10 a.m. to establish a candidate screening rubric and interview question list.   Zoom link: https://ufl.zoom.us/j/92499805585?pwd=K3VDMVl5RHJlQ25XK3pEZk96Wm9idz09    

Fresh Take Florida, the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) student news service producing investigative reporting on Florida’s state government or other issues of statewide, regional or national interest, is featured in “University of Florida’s Fresh Take Florida Launches Journalism Careers” published by the University of Vermont’s Center for Community News on […]

A collaboration among the Texas Tribune, ProPublica and FRONTLINE to report on the tragic mishandling of the active-shooter situation at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24, 2022, received the 2024 Collier Prize for State Government Accountability. Public Health Watch and several partner organizations won second place for “Toxic Texas Air.” The Democrat […]

Cheryl Oberlin, assistant director of University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) online graduate program, will serve on the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) Board of Directors starting in July 2024. This prestigious role underscores Oberlin’s extensive dedication and contribution to online education, a field in which she has been a pivotal […]

David Cuillier, director of the Brechner Freedom of Information Project, is quoted in “Out-of-State Public Records Experts Weigh in on a Louisiana Bill that is Drawing Lots of Criticism” published on fox8live.com on April 19. The story focuses on a bill that would exempt Louisiana’s public records law of “any records reflecting advisory opinions, recommendations and […]

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) annual Awards Banquet on April 20, 2024, celebrated achievements from students, faculty and staff and honored five new alumni Hall of Fame members. To download the Awards Banquet program, click here.  For a photo gallery from the event, click here. 2024 Hall of Fame Inductees: […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) student journalists were honored in the Florida Association of Broadcast Journalists (FABJ) college competition for content produced in 2023. The awards honor outstanding work from college-level broadcast journalists in the Sunshine State. Twelve of the 20 awards given were for first place. In the College Radio […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) alumna Lucille Lannigan, B.S. Journalism 2023, received first place in the 2023-24 Hearst Journalism Awards Personality/Profile Competition. There were 127 entries from 68 schools submitted in the fourth writing competition of the academic year. Her entry, “Moving Forward Through the Rubble” published in UFCJC’s Atrium Magazine, […]