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Seungahn Nah to chair 2026 BEA Symposium on communicating in an AI-driven world

Tuesday April 14, 2026

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, is the chair of the 2026 Broadcast Education Association (BEA) …

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A new study highlights policies and strategies for leveraging social networks to promote responsible AI adoption

Tuesday December 2, 2025

A new longitudinal study has extended the Technology Acceptance Model by using artificial intelligence (AI) ethics as a dynamic mediator between social influence and the acceptance of AI technology. The findings were featured in “Socially Constructed Ethics …

Study: Transparent Communication About Data Privacy Can Effectively Reduce the Feeling of Intrusiveness

Wednesday May 14, 2025

A new study has found that transparent communication about data privacy can significantly reduce the feeling of intrusiveness, particularly for users who have a lower trust in algorithms. The research was conducted by Yuan Sun, assistant professor of …

Seungahn Nah to Present Paper on Generative AI at International Conference

Tuesday May 6, 2025

Seungahn Nah, Dianne Snedaker Chair in Media Trust and research director for the Consortium on Trust in Media and Technology at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC), is the co-author of a paper that he will present at the …

Study: Transparency, Personalization Needs and Familiarity with Artificial Intelligence Can Help Build Consumer Trust

Thursday April 10, 2025

A new research study demonstrates that ad transparency, ad verisimilitude, artificial intelligence (AI) familiarity and consumer personalization can positively predict consumer trust. The findings by Yang Feng, University of Florida College of Journalism and …

Seungahn Nah Co-Authors New Book on North Korea Communication Research

Tuesday February 18, 2025

Seungahn Nah, Dianne Snedaker Chair in Media Trust and research director for the Consortium on Trust in Media and Technology at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC), is co-author of a new book “Locating North Korea in …

Janet Coats Comments on Fighting Artificial Intelligence Deepfakes

Thursday December 5, 2024

Janet Coats, managing director of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Consortium on Trust in Media and Technology, is featured in “Fighting AI Deepfakes,” published in Issue 12 of NITECH, the NATO Communications and …

Sylvia Chan-Olmsted to Serve as Keynote Speaker at International University Sustainable Media and Marketing Conference in Germany

Monday November 25, 2024

Sylvia Chan-Olmsted, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Media Production, Management, and Technology professor and director of consumer media research, will be the keynote speaker at Shaping the Future: Sustainable Media …

All Media Trust is Not Created Equal

Thursday October 31, 2024

Distrust in “mass media” is high. But a vast majority say that their local journalists are doing a good job of reporting news in their communities accurately.

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Janet Coats Comments on Lack of Local Hurricane Coverage and Rescue Efforts Hindered by Misinformation

Monday October 14, 2024

Janet Coats, managing director of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Consortium on Trust in Media and Technology, and Joy Mayer, executive director and founder of Trusted News, are the authors of the opinion piece “Where’s …

UFCJC Researchers Win U.S. State Department Grant to Better Climate Reporting in Chile

Wednesday October 2, 2024

Faculty and staff from the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) received funding from the U.S. Embassy in Santiago, Chile, to develop and deliver training workshops on climate journalism and fact-checking in Chile. The …

Seungahn Nah Named to Journal of Communication Editorial Board

Tuesday September 17, 2024

Seungahn Nah, Dianne Snedaker Chair in Media Trust and research director for the Consortium on Trust in Media and Technology at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC), has been named to the editorial board of the Journal of …