Month: August 2024

David Cuillier, director of the Brechner Freedom of Information (FOI) Project, is quoted in “Treasury Department Sued for Ghosting Activists Seeking Emails with Left-Wing Groups” published in The Washington Examiner on Aug. 29. The article focuses on the U.S. Department of Treasury and an impending lawsuit due to the lack of a response to public records […]

Jasmine McNealy, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Media Production, Management, and Technology professor, has been named the director of the Infrastructure for Communities, Ecology for Data (ICED) Hub. The ICED Hub, which McNealy founded as ICED Labs in February 2024, will investigate the infrastructure and ecology connected with emerging and deployed […]

Didn’t get a ticket to this week’s big game? Want to see the Gators take on the Hurricanes while avoiding big stadium crowds? Interested in seeing how social media analytics can measure fan reactions in real time? Join your fellow CommuniGators in the Atlas Lab for a live football watch party on some of the […]

Sylvia Chan-Olmsted, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Media Production, Management, and Technology professor and director of consumer media research, will retire at the end of the fall 2024 semester after 27 years at the College. During her tenure, Chan-Olmsted was the Al and Effie Flanagan Professor in Journalism and Communications, the […]

Nathan Carpenter, director of UF CJC’s Atlas Social Media Listening Lab, is featured on the CommuniGator Podcast.

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Media Production, Management, and Technology Associate Professor and Department Chair Roxane Coche and Nathan Carpenter, UFCJC Atlas Lab director, reviewed the effectiveness of the new social and digital media guidelines established by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for the Paris 2024 Olympics. Their findings were featured […]

Austin Soto has joined the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Division of Graduate Studies and Research as an academic advisor for master’s students. Soto will provide comprehensive program guidance to assist students in navigating their coursework and meeting their academic and professional goals. His role includes developing personalized academic plans, offering advice […]

A new study has found that human-machine communication and explainable artificial intelligence can help influence humans’ perceptions and attitudes toward artificial intelligence (AI). The findings by Kun Xu, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) associate professor in emerging media, and Hong Kong Baptist University Associate Professor Jingyuan Shi are featured in “Visioning […]

Eight University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) students from the 15-member UFCJC Fall 2024 Semester Abroad program are working as paid interns for NBC Sports during the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games from Aug. 19 to Sept. 8. Under the direction of Media Production, Management, and Technology Associate Professor and Department Chair Roxane […]

Jasmine McNealy, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and Technology professor, will moderate a discussion on “Politics, Movements and Joy: A Meditation on Black Twitter” on Aug. 29 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in Ustler Hall on the UF campus in Gainesville. The discussion of the Hulu documentary, “Black Twitter: […]

A new study has found that a real organ donation campaign video can increase people’s thoughts about death and distrust of organ donation. The findings by Yu-Hao Lee, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and Technology associate professor, and Texas A&M Assistant Professor Sining Kong are featured in “How to […]