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Amy Jo Coffey, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Media Production, Management, and Technology associate professor, will be leaving the College after a 17-year tenure to become the director of the School of Journalism and Media at the University of Tennessee on July 1, 2024. The school…

A new study has found that tailored messages communicated by online agents, both humans and chatbots, are more effective for achieving a positive response. The findings by University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) alumna Sophia Mueller, Ph.D. 2023, former UFCJC dean of Graduate Studies and Research and…

We know that the cost of travel abroad is out of reach for many University students. Actuality Abroad created the Citizen Storyteller Scholarship to make our programs more financially accessible for those who are driven to tell important stories about real life. Applications for scholarships just opened again. Each award…

Jasmine McNealy, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and Technology associate professor, will be the keynote speaker for the annual Pockrass Memorial Lecture at the Penn State University Kern Auditorium on March. 11. Her lecture, “Sound/Off: Data, Persuasion and Regulation,” will address the cognitive and…

By Jacob Sedesse, Media Production, Management and Technology senior Anyone who has followed my work throughout my life—and especially at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC)—would know I’m deeply curious about technology. I was raised around computers by my mother, who has worked in UF Information…

More than half of college student news organizations have major financial ties to their university, which can be problematic for student journalists who risk losing their independence if there aren’t several safeguards in place. That was one of the findings in a new report from the University of Florida Brechner Freedom…

Rachel Grant, Assistant Professor in the Department of Journalism, is featured on the Communigator Podcast.

The INC faculty will hold a transition meeting on 2/22 from 10-11am in the INC Conference Room.   I have attached the agenda, meeting minutes from our 2/15 meeting and unit proposed bylaws.   Agenda: Funding, effort reports Promotion Vote on proposed bylaws.  

David Cuillier, director of the Brechner Freedom of Information Project, is quoted in “’I Like Mexicans’ Omitted from San Fran State Crime Announcement” published in The College Fix on Feb. 14. The article focuses on the actions of officials at San Francisco State University who won’t explain why they redacted a…

Cynthia Barnett, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications senior lecturer and director of Climate and Environment Reporting Initiatives, received the City of Gainesville Mayor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts for “extraordinary contributions in the field of literature.” Gainesville Mayor Harvey Ward, B.S. Public Relations 1991, presented the…

Join the CJC for coffee, conversations, and creating community! Free coffee, tea, and snacks will be provided. When? February 28th, from 10am – 12pm in Weimer Hall, Studio 2, G009

Calling all journalism students: Don’t miss these upcoming career development opportunities, hosted by TEGNA and Sinclair Broadcast Group! Digging Deeper, a boot camp presented by TEGNA Anchor/Investigative Reporter Emerald Morrow In this professional development boot camp, Emerald will discuss the following topics: Finding story ideas in public records and non-obvious…