Month: April 2026

The Collier Prize for State Government Accountability, one of the largest journalism prizes in the nation, today announced KARE 11 in Minneapolis as the first local broadcast station to win the annual prize for its investigation, “Housing Hustle.” Administered by the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, the Collier Prize honors investigations that […]

A recent study by Seungahn Nah, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Dianne Snedaker Chair in Media Trust and research director for the Consortium on Trust in Media and Technology, sheds new light on the ramifications of generative artificial intelligence (AI) use in newswriting. It found that articles written by a combination […]

Two University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) faculty members are the recipients of 2026 Arthur W. Page Center for Integrity in Public Communication Page/Johnson Legacy Scholar Grants. The Page Center selected only 11 projects out of 67 submissions from scholars around the world. Each will assess how corporate social responsibility, advocacy and […]

News reports, television programs and films produced by University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) students have been nominated in the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) 2026 Suncoast Chapter Student Production Awards. The awards encourage excellence in video production and spotlight outstanding achievements produced by college, university and high school […]

The Spring Collier Spotlight award is awarded to the San Francisco Chronicle for an investigation into how the property insurance industry inserted itself into the effort to reform compensation guidelines for homeowners impacted by wildfire and smoke damage.

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) Bateman Case Study Competition team has received an  honorable mention in the 2026 contest. The team, led by Public Relations Lecturer Christine Bucan, included public relations students Silvana Noriega, Ava Markel, Elena Limonta, Maya Vaidya, Grace Anderson and […]

A new study finds that how researchers design automated journalism experiments—particularly their methodological choices—may be critical to better understanding how automated authors shape the psychological processing of news. The findings were featured in “Analyzing Automated News: A Systematic Review of Experimental Evidence Across 20 Years of Research” by Frank Waddell, University of Florida College of […]

Research Opportunities from April 3, 2026.

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) will honor Mickie Edwardson and Jon Roosenraad posthumously with the CJC Legends Award at the 2026 UFCJC College Awards Banquet.

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications student journalists and recent graduates from WUFT, Fresh Take Florida, Atrium Magazine, Grandstand Magazine and The Independent Florida Alligator were recognized in the 2026 Florida Society of News Editors (FSNE) Journalism Contest. The annual FSNE Journalism Contest recognizes the best work across Florida’s newspaper industry. Student competition […]

Grandstand Magazine, a new print and digital publication by University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) students, officially launched the first print issue on March 31. The magazine was created in the fall of 2025 by Journalism Sports Lecturer Ryan Hunt’s Advanced Sports Storytelling class. Editor-in-Chief Liana Handler and Managing Editor Noah White […]