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The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) has been accepted as the 13th student chapter of the Associated Press Sports Editors (APSE). UFCJC Journalism Sports Lecturer Ryan Hunt, B.S. Journalism 1997, will serve as faculty adviser. APSE is an organization consisting of nearly 400 sports editors, journalism…

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Posted: February 28, 2024

The search committee for the Center for Public Interest Communications Research Coordinator position will meet via Zoom on Thursday, February 29, at 9 am to discuss the application packets.   https://ufl.zoom.us/s/7207903907

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Posted: February 28, 2024

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications today announced that Mindy McAdams will be retiring at the end of the 2024-2025 academic year, marking nearly 26 years at the College. McAdams has been the Knight Chair in Journalism Technologies and the Democratic Process since July 1999, the only…

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Posted: February 28, 2024

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) today announced that Journalism Associate Professor John Freeman will be retiring in May after nearly 33 years at the College. Freeman has headed the photojournalism program at the UFCJC since joining the faculty in 1991. He is a two-time winner…

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Posted: February 28, 2024

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) today announced that Journalism Assistant Professor Maria Celeste Wagner will be joining Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, as an assistant professor in the Department of Journalism and Media Studies in fall 2024. Wagner, who is also an affiliate…

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Posted: February 28, 2024

Connect with companies hiring in advertising, journalism, public relations, media production, management and technology, and related communications industries at the Spring 2024 CJC Virtual Career Fair! This semester’s CJC Virtual Career Fair will be on Wednesday, April 3 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the Career Fair Plus app…

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Posted: February 28, 2024

Connect with companies hiring in advertising, journalism, public relations, media production, management and technology, and related communications industries at the Spring 2024 CJC Virtual Career Fair! This semester’s CJC Virtual Career Fair will be on Wednesday, April 3 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the Career Fair Plus app…

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Posted: February 28, 2024

The INC faculty will meet for a faculty transition meeting on Thursday, Feb 29 from 10-11am in the INC Conference Room. Agenda: Faculty Senate Representation Bylaws  

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Posted: February 27, 2024

Wednesday, March 6th, 4:30pm, Ustler Hall Atrium The Baddie, The Book, & The Bag: A Real Talk with Sesali Bowen The author and podcaster dives deeper into her career, including the themes of her acclaimed memoir and navigating the media industry. Sesali Bowen is a multifaceted author and cultural commentator.…

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Posted: February 27, 2024

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) today announced that Olivia M. Bullock will join the College in the fall as an assistant professor in the Department of Advertising. Bullock, currently assistant professor of communication and director of the Undergraduate Communication Program at George Washington University, is…

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Posted: February 26, 2024

Jane Bambauer, Brechner Eminent Scholar and the director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, is the cohost of “Free Speech Unmuted” with Hoover Institution fellow Eugene Volokh, one of the foremost U.S. experts on the First Amendment and…

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Posted: February 26, 2024

A new study has found that Google Fact Check could not provide sufficient fact-checking information for most false claims. The findings by Juliana Fernandes, University of Florida (UF) College of Journalism and Communications Advertising assistant professor, UF Electrical and Computer Engineering doctoral student Qiangeng Yang, UF Florida Institute for Cybersecurity…

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Posted: February 26, 2024