Month: February 2026

Won-Ki Moon, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Advertising assistant professor, has received one of two 2026 Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Emerging Scholar Grants. Moon’s winning project, “Smarter or Just More Confident? Investigating Generative AI’s Impact on Fact-Checking, the Illusion of Expertise, and Interventions for Digital Literacy,” will […]

Research Opportunities from February 20, 2026.

The Search Committee for MPMT Creative Assistant/Associate Professor position will meet February 27, 2026, at 1pm in the Gator Vision conference room. Agenda: Screen applications. 

After more than three years of research and development, the College of Journalism and Communications is unveiling Authentically, a writing program assisted by artificial intelligence to identify potential bias in news coverage. Authentically can comb through an article, flagging language that could reflect unconscious bias or editorializing, then provide suggestions for language that is more neutral. Created […]

Meda Mucundorfeanu, Babes-Bolyai University associate professor in Communication, Public Relations and Advertising, is a Romanian Fulbright scholar visiting the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Advertising Department for the spring 2026 semester. She will present “Can Commercial Images Be Made Safer? What 20+ Years of Research on Interventions in Idealized Advertising Reveals” […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Public Relations senior Tiffany Steinke is the inaugural winner of the Tucker/Hall Future Communicators Foundation (FCF) Scholarship. Steinke will receive a $2,500 award and a one-hour mentor meeting with a senior executive from Florida PR firm Tucker/Hall. The Tucker/Hall FCF Scholarship features a yearly theme addressing […]

Genesis Trujillo, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism senior was one of six students selected for the inaugural class of Arizona State University’s (ASU) Inclusive Excellence in Journalism (IEJ) Fellowship. The fellows will be immersed in many aspects of investigative reporting, including how to develop strong story ideas, how to approach research, […]

Sofia Zarran, B.S. Journalism 2025, received fourth place in the 2025-26 Hearst Journalism Awards Audio News/Features competition. The contest received a record 78 entries submitted from 51 universities. Zarran was recognized for “Alachua School District: What it Means to Lose and Keep a Superintendent” and “Between Pressure and Hope: How an English Class Can Help […]

Chat with Myiah Hutchens, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Public Relations, College of Journalism and Communications. Listen at: wuft.org/podcast/communigator-podcast/2026-02-24/political-communications-with-myiah-hutchens

Research Opportunities from February 20, 2026.

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Advertising students were the recipients of 2026 American Advertising Federation (AAF) North Central Florida student ADDY awards. The annual contest, coordinated by AAF North Central Florida chapter, honors creative work completed in 2025. The judges for the event were Bob Hakek, senior art director BBDO Atlanta, […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) students, alumni and faculty were honored in the 2026 Broadcast Education Association (BEA) Festival of Media Arts competition. The contest received 2,250 entries from over 300 colleges and universities. In the Student News Competition, Journalism senior Alex Land received the Best of Festival in the Television […]