Month: August 2025

Pat Ford, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Public Relations professional-in-residence, will be one of six inductees into the PRWeek Hall of Fame 2025. He will be recognized for his outstanding contributions to the communications industry over the course of his career. The 13th PRWeek Hall of Fame class includes Ford, Kathy […]

Want to learn more about Regions Emerging Talent Program? The Regions Bank Emerging Talent Program is an early career program created to train and develop current college students and recent college graduates as they begin to build a career with Regions. Regions is looking for students graduating in Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 for the […]

Kristin Moorehead, B.S. Telecommunication 2021, M.A.M.C. 2022, has been named local “Morning Edition” anchor and Multimedia Content Producer for WUFT News in the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Innovation News Center.  She will assume the new role on Aug. 15. Moorehead has served as an anchor and digital and podcast producer and […]

Florida Victorious, the official NIL partner of the Florida Gators, and the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) have announced a first-of-its-kind partnership to establish “Two Bits Creative,” a creative agency within the college designed to help student-athletes develop their personal brands. The agency will give current UF students — particularly those […]

Fourteen University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications student journalists and recent graduates from WUFT, Fresh Take Florida, Atrium Magazine, and The Independent Florida Alligator and WUFT Report for America Reporter Rose Schnabel were honored in the 2025 Florida Society of News Editors (FSNE) Journalism Contest. The annual FSNE Journalism Contest recognizes the best […]

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Ted Bridis, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Michael and Linda Connelly senior lecturer in Investigative Reporting, was elected secretary/treasurer of the board of directors for the Florida Society of News Editors (FSNE) during the annual Florida Media Conference in Punta Gorda, Florida. FSNE is a non-profit organization led by top editors […]

A literature review of Artificial intelligence (AI) research has unveiled the potential to revolutionize the advertising industry by transforming how advertisements are created, delivered and analyzed. The findings are detailed in “The AI Genie in the Bottle: Charting AI Evolution and Aversion in Advertising,” a systematic review of two decades of research on AI in […]

A new study from the Brechner Freedom of Information (FOI) Project at the University of Florida finds that states with weaker newspaper environments are associated with greater government secrecy. The study, published in the July 2025 News Research Journal, found that states with fewer newspapers per capita and financially weak press associations are more likely […]