Month: May 2024

Jane Bambauer, Brechner Eminent Scholar and director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, is quoted in “The ‘Quantum Internet’ (and Why Washington Should Care)” published in POLITICO on May 20. The article focuses on the “quantum internet,” a still-theoretical way to connect quantum […]

The spread of “confidentiality” laws throughout the states threatens to lock up government employees for potentially unconstitutional reasons, according to a new study by the Brechner Freedom of Information Project. The Brechner FOI Project is located at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications. The paper, “Secrecy on Steroids: How Overzealous State Confidentiality […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications alumni Meghan McGlone and Loren Miranda finished third and 13th, respectively, in the 2023-2024 Hearst Journalism Awards Investigative Reporting Competition. Investigative Reporting is one of five competitions in the Writing category. The College finished second overall in the category, with first place in the Explanatory Writing and […]

By Ashleigh Lucas, Sports@CJC PALM COAST — Nearly 80 golfers descended on The Conservatory at Hammock Beach on Tuesday, May 14 trying to secure one of five spots in the final round of qualifying for the 2024 U.S. Open. Here are some of photos from the competition.   Ashleigh Lucas is a photojournalism student at […]

By Alexander Vafeas, Sports@CJC PALM COAST — Out of golf’s four major championships, none brings unlikely groups of people together quite like the U.S. Open. That was exactly what one could observe while at The Conservatory at Hammock Beach for the first round of Open qualifiers.  Nearly 80 golfers competed in Palm Coast to attempt […]

By Chandler Hawkes, Sports@CJC PALM COAST — Aiden Byce stepped onto the tee box on a muggy Tuesday morning at The Conservatory at Hammock Beach. But this wasn’t an ordinary round for the 20-year-old Anderson, South Carolina, native. Byce was about to tee off in his first U.S. Open Qualifier … and he had a […]

By Hannah Mack, Sports@CJC PALM COAST — Although Ty Rucarean graduated from the University of Florida more than 10 years ago, the Gators club cover on his driver shows that Gainesville will always hold a special place in his heart. In mid-May, the Albert head cover was on proud display as Rucarean tried to qualify […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) alumnus Brett Posner-Ferdman, B.S. Journalism 2024 and UF College of Liberal Arts B.A Political Science 2024, recently presented research to scholars and experts in global freedom information at the Global Conference on Transparency Research in Brussels, Belgium. The paper, “Dark Deserts: Newspaper Decline and Its Relation […]

Six students and staff from The Agency at the University of Florida, the marketing agency at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communication’s (UFCJC), attended the exclusive Disney Upfront, the annual event where media companies showcase new content and programming plans to major advertisers and media buyers. Disney has been an Agency client […]

“A Seat at the Table,” a documentary directed and produced by University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and Technology (MPMT) senior Sophia Abolfathi and alumnus Robert Bailey, B.S. Telecommunication 2023,  was named an official selection at the Roxbury International Film Festival being held June 20 – July 2, 2024, in […]

Benjamin Johnson, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Advertising associate professor and interim director of the STEM Translational Communication Center, visited the University of Dubrovnik in Croatia from May 5-11. The trip was part of an Erasmus+ mobility agreement that facilitates student and faculty exchange between the University of Dubrovnik and the […]

WUFT Media Services, in the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Division of Media Properties, is the recipient of a 2024 Communicator Awards Award of Excellence in the General-Live Events category for a “WUFT Amplified” episode featuring Casey Jones II. “WUFT Amplified” features rising stars from North Central Florida’s vibrant music culture . […]