Month: January 2025

Andrew Selepak, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and Technology associate instructional professor, was quoted in “Meta Ditches Fact-Checkers for Community Policing, Lifts Ban on Political Speech” posted on abcnews4.com on Jan. 7. The story focuses on Facebook’s parent company scrapping its third-party fact-checking program. Meta will now rely on […]

Coffee. Connections. Community! Join us for our Spring 2025 Caffeine with the Dean featuring Dean Hub Brown. Enjoy free coffee, tea & snacks until they’re gone! Thursday, January 23rd, 2025 from 10am – 12pm in Weimer Hall, Room 3032

Find your passion. make connections. Join us for this year’s student involvement day to learn all about the opportunities within the College of Journalism and Communications! Wednesday, January 29th, 2025 from 10am – 2pm @ the Weimer Hall Atrium & Lawns.  

Chat with Benjamin Johnson, Director of the CJC’s STEM Translational Communication Center and Associate Professor in the Department of Advertising.

The Journalism Scholar Search Committee will meet Tuesday, Jan. 14, at 2 p.m. via Zoom. We will discuss the possibility of nominating an additional candidate to bring in for campus interviews, due to the withdrawal of one of the previously invited candidates. Anyone who’s interested is welcome to attend.

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Journalism senior Ashleigh Lucas received ninth place in the 2024-25 Hearst Journalism Awards Photojournalism News and Features Competition. The winners were selected from 124 entries from 72 schools submitted in the first photo competition of the academic year. Currently, UFCJC is in eighth place in the […]

International First Opportunity

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 “Public Safety or Free Speech? What’s at Stake in the TikTok Case” published in The Christian Science Monitor on Jan. 9. The article focuses on the popular […]

Week 1: A Million Days in One Living in New York City feels like living one million days at once. This first week has been transformative, shifting my emotions and thoughts so drastically that I can’t help but wonder what lies ahead. I set out with the goal of learning about myself and building my […]

The Advertising Search Committee will via Zoom on Wednesday, January 15th, at 9:30 AM to candidate review applications for the senior scholar position. The meeting will be held via Zoom at https://ufl.zoom.us/j/93949499021

By Sydney Pomeranz, Advertising senior UF Online student Sydney Pomeranz participated in CJCxNYC Immersive Fall 2024.  As an Advertising major at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, I never imagined I’d have the opportunity to work with a prestigious advertising organization while still in school — but here I am, living that […]

By Lorena Bacallao, Advertising junior Lorena Bacallao participated in the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications’ CJCxNYC Immersive Fall 2024.   New York City is a place like no other—a vibrant mix of history, culture and opportunity. As a CJCxNYC student, I’ve been able to experience the city not just as a visitor but […]