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University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Public Relations senior Angelina Gamba and Pubic Relations sophomore Pristine Thai were chosen for the 2024 cohort of the Frank Karel Fellowship in Public Interest Communications. The eight-week paid summer program, from June 16 to Aug. 9 in Washington, D.C., encourages first-generation…

Are you looking for a new opportunity? Join us next week for the inaugural Summer 2024 Alumni/Student Virtual Career Fair At this event, UF College of Journalism and Communications students and alumni can connect with companies hiring in advertising, journalism, public relations, media production and related communications industries! Date: Wednesday, May…

Are you a UF undergraduate student interested in learning more about how environmental issues have long shaped and continue to shape communities along the Gulf of Mexico? As part of UF Gulf Scholars, the Bob Graham Center for Public Service and the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program invite you to take part…

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Advertising senior Layla Dubreucq and Journalism senior Brett Posner-Ferdman were selected by the UF Alumni Association and the UF Honors Program as Outstanding Scholars. The Outstanding Student Scholars selection committee considers grade point average, curriculum, academic awards and a research project…

Luigi Bencosme, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and Technology (MPMT) senior, received first place in the 29th annual Palm Beaches Student Showcase of Films (SSOF) College Feature/Short category for his independent study film “Sweet Nothing.” The film was chosen from 529 entries reviewed by…

A University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) faculty member and alumna will be featured in “Once Upon a Time in Florida: Roots and Rivers” on May 1 at the Matheson History Museum in Gainesville, Florida. The panel discussion on Florida’s environment will include Cynthia Barnett, UFCJC senior…

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) student journalists, WUFT News staff, The Independent Alligator staff and editorial board, alumni and a Miami Herald intern were honored in the Region 3 2023 Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Mark of Excellence (MOE) Awards competition. The awards recognize the best…

Nathan Carpenter, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Atlas Lab director, Myiah Hutchens, UFCJC Public Relations associate professor and chair, and Andrew Selepak, UFCJC Media Production, Management, and Technology instructional assistant professor, will be presenters at the Florida Public Relations Association (FPRA) Ocala Chapter COMMference: The Conference for…

David Cuillier, director of the Brechner Freedom of Information Project, is quoted in “Lombardi Puts A Gag on City Employees” published in the Lockport (New York) Union-Sun & Journal on April 25. The story focuses on Lockport mayor John Lombardi III’s written directive to all city employees to refrain from contact…

International First Opportunity Sponsor: Department of State, U.S. EMBASSY Algiers PAS Annual Program Statement Funding Opportunity Title: Annual Program Statement Key words: Algiers, media, disinformation, democracy Link to RFP: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/353609 Agency Deadline: 06/01/2024 Funding available: minimum of $10,000 to maximum of $100,000 per award with $300,000 total funding available Period…

Ted Bridis, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Michael and Linda Connelly Senior Lecturer in Investigative Reporting, is the author of the opinion column “Investigative Journalism is Not Dying, it’s Adapting” published in the Tampa Bay Times on April 23. In the column, Bridis focuses on the…

Report for America reporter Rose Schnabel will join the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Innovation News Center in July as part of the new Florida Environment & Ag Desk. She will cover the agriculture, water and climate change beat in North Central Florida for WUFT News.…