Month: April 2024
The GatorWell Health Hut is Coming to Weimer!
/Stop by the GatorWell Health Hut for free stress relief goodies, information about relevant health and wellbeing topics, and campus resources to help you on you wellness journey as finals week approaches! When? Tuesday, April 9th from 12 – 2 p.m. Where? Outside of Weimer towards the Florida Gym
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Study: Mainstream Media’s Biased Coverage of Monkeypox Contributed to False Messaging Affecting Treatment for Gay and Bisexual Men
A new study has found that mainstream media’s biased coverage of the monkeypox crisis contributed to false messaging which affected health prevention and treatment for gay and bisexual men. The findings by Rachel Grant, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism assistant professor, and Journalism senior Alan Halaly were featured in “Parallelling the […]
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Dean Hub Brown Comments on the Importance of Community-Based Investigative Journalism
Hub Brown, dean of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) was a guest on Black Star News on WBAI 99.5 FM, community-based Pacifica Radio in New York City. The interview was broadcast on March 26. Brown spoke about the importance and relevance of grass-roots community-based journalism and referenced a recent $8 […]
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Environmental Journalism: ““The demand is finally there from the profession. And, many of our students are fired up to cover the story.”
/This profile originally appeared in the College’s 2024 Dean’s Report. Cynthia Barnett, CJC’s director of Climate and Environment Reporting Initiatives, says many students in her classes see climate change and what’s happening to the planet as the story of their generation. She’s training future environmental journalists to ensure they are prepared to cover it with […]
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