Month: July 2025

Rachel Grant, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Journalism assistant professor, has been award the 2025 Association for Education and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Minorities and Communication Division (MAC) Dr. Paula Poindexter Faculty Research Grant. The grant includes a stipend to support her research projects on global communication messaging in solidarity movements within […]

Chat with Randy Wright, Executive Director of the CJC’s Division of Media Properties, which includes public media and commercial radio and TV stations. Listen at: wuft.org/podcast/communigator-podcast/2025-07-28/public-media-management-with-randy-wright

Iman Zawahry, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Media Production, Management, and Technology senior lecturer, was one of six presenters at the TEDxUF’s 16th annual conference held on April 12 in the University Auditorium in Gainesville, Florida. Following the theme “Metamorphosis,” six visionaries and changemakers gathered to explore how we can actively […]

David Cuillier, director of the Brechner Freedom of Information (FOI) Project, was quoted in “’Alligator Alcatraz’ Contracts Disappeared From a Florida State Database” published on reason.com on July 22. The article focuses on state contracts for Florida’s controversial “Alligator Alcatraz” detention camp that were removed from a public database and replaced with far less detailed documents […]

Evan Kropp, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) executive director of Distance Education, is quoted in “5 Ways to Better Prepare Students for a Changing Job Market” published in University Business on July 15. Recent college graduates are entering one of the tightest job markets since the COVID-19 pandemic. Kropp offers advice […]

David Cuillier, director of the Brechner Freedom of Information (FOI) Project, was quoted in “It’s Not Just the Epstein Files. The Trump Administration is Withholding All Kinds of Public Records” published on msnbc.com on July 15. The story focuses on President Trump’s less-publicized efforts to block access to public records requests. These records often serve as […]

Andrew Selepak, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and Technology associate instructional professor, was quoted in “’Love Island’ Isn’t Real, but it Might Reflect the Way We Date” published in UF News on July 15. Selepak comments on how social media plays a part in the popular reality television show. […]

Maria Fernanda Camacho has joined the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Innovation News Center (INC) as an Assistant In and director of the Summer Media Institute. Camacho is a bilingual journalist and educator with deep experience in investigative reporting, public affairs, and community storytelling across print, radio and digital media. Her […]

Kevin Winter has been named the new WRUF ESPN brand manager in the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Division of Media Properties. Winter comes to WRUF from ESPN Radio, headquartered in Bristol, Connecticut. During his more than 20-year tenure, he anchored ESPN Radio SportsCenter and served as a studio host covering major […]

A new partnership led by MuckRock and involving the National Freedom of Information Coalition (NFOIC), the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and the Brechner Freedom of Information Project is working to help journalists acquire the information they need to inform the public. Journalism relies on public records, but transparency laws are weakening nationwide, […]

Mickey Nall, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Public Relations professional in residence and senior lecturer, and Kathy Barbour, B.S. Public Relations 1998 and UFCJC PR Department Advisory Board member, are presenting a session at the 2025 Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Sunshine District Conference on July 18 in Jacksonville, Florida. […]

Dr. Bobi Ivanov will join the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Advertising department as a professor in August 2025. Ivanov comes to the College from the University of Kentucky, where he served as professor of Integrated Strategic Communication. Throughout his distinguished career, he has taught a broad array of courses in […]