Month: July 2024

The JOU search committee for the position of our Visiting Lecturer, Visual Journalism will meet at 2:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, July 16, via Zoom to evaluate candidates. This is an expedited search for the fall. The job posting was here: https://explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/job/532087/visiting-lecturer-visual-journalism    

In spring 2024, six students participated in “Covering the U.S. Open,” a Journalism special-study class taught by Journalism Sports Lecturer Ryan Hunt. The class included travel to Pinehurst, North Carolina, the site of the 2024 U.S. Open, as well as to local and final-round qualifiers. Students were required to create original content, both on-deadline and […]

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) today announced the appointment of Rick Hirsch as the inaugural director of the Collier Prize for State Government Accountability. Hirsch, a veteran journalist with more than four decades of experience, will lead efforts to expand the scope and elevate the reputation of one of the […]

Juliana Fernandes, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Advertising assistant professor, received the 2024 Best Reviewer Award from the International Journal of Advertising. The award was presented at the European Advertising Academy 22nd International Conference on Research in Advertising (ICORIA), which was held in Greece from June 27-29. Fernandes also was a co-presenter […]

A new study has identified the differences between viral and non-viral advertising and provides guidance for advertisers on the design process and strategic objectives. The findings by Juliana Fernandes, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Advertising assistant professor, and Florida International University associate professor Sigal Segev are featured in “The Persuasion Cues that […]

Lindita Camaj will join the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) in fall 2024 as an associate professor in the Journalism Department. An award-winning scholar with an international reputation, Camaj has more than 10 years of experience as a faculty member and director of graduate studies at the University of Houston’s Jack […]

Larry Bornacelli has joined the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Division of Media Properties as a senior broadcast engineer for public media stations WUFT-FM/TV and commercial stations WRUF-AM/FM/TV. Bornacelli is responsible for the installation, operation and maintenance of all broadcast equipment, including radio frequency systems in accordance with federal, state, local […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications alumna Kathy “Kat” Markett Orr, B.S. Telecommunication 1987, has joined the College as a Hearst Visiting Professor in the Innovation News Center. Orr will be in charge of production for the new Gator Game Day show.  She will also teach a summer B production course to prepare […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Journalism Professor and Director of the Media Effects and Technology Lab (METL)  Sri Kalyanaraman will be leaving the College to become senior associate director of research at the Michigan State University (MSU) College of Communication Arts and Sciences. His last day at UFCJC will be Aug. […]