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Antoine Haywood will join the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications in August 2024 as assistant professor in the Department of Journalism. Haywood currently is a Ph.D. candidate and Penn Presidential Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg School for Communication. His studies have focused on local media…

A new study has found that frequent consumption of artificial intelligence (AI)-related news amplifies political discussion about AI and leads to increased AI literacy and support of AI policies and regulation. The findings by University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) doctoral students Fanjue Liu and Heidi Makady,…

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Journalism senior Chris Will and Macie Goldfarb, B.S. Journalism 2023, placed seventh and 11th, respectively, in the 2023-2024 Hearst Journalism Awards Television I Competition. There were 97 entries from 54 schools submitted in the first of two television competitions of the…

A new study has found that human attributes, message interactivity and narrativity are optimal for enhancing the persuasiveness of chatbot advertising. The findings by Yuan Sun, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Advertising assistant professor, Grand Valley State University Assistant Professor Jin Chen and Penn State University Professor…

A new study has found that artificial intelligence (AI) influencers’ humanlike appearances have a positive impact on consumers’ receptivity. The findings by Yang Feng, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Advertising associate professor, UFCJC Advertising Associate Professor and Department Chair Huan Chen and Southern Methodist University Assistant…

A new study has revealed how agencies capitalize upon and benefit from workers’ race and ethnicity as well as the invisible labor performed because of that identity. The findings by Kasey Windels, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Advertising associate professor, and UFCJC doctoral students Kelsey Lunsford…

Ann Searight Christiano, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Center for Public Interest Communications director, is the co-author of the commentary “When Climate Change Shows Up in the Exam Room” published in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine on Dec. 13, 2023. Christiano, Joanna Katzman…

David Cuillier, director of the Brechner Freedom of Information Project, is quoted in “Locked Out of Local Government: Residents Decry Increased Secrecy Among Towns, Counties, Schools” published on apnews.com on Dec. 18. The article focuses on the lack of disclosure regarding a major property-tax hike in a small Pennsylvania town. It’s…

By Amanda Friedman, Journalism senior When Sofia Portugal looked at UF’s website for the first time as a high school student in Bahia, Brazil, she couldn’t imagine attending college anywhere else. “It just felt right,” Portugal said. The now 23-year-old University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) graduate…

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Journalism senior Alan Halaly and Journalism junior Kylie Williams placed sixth and eighth, respectively, in the 2023-2024 Hearst Journalism Awards Feature Writing Competition. There were 152 entries from 82 schools submitted in the first writing competition of the academic year. Halaly…

A new study has found that gamification can be a valuable tool for enhancing corporate public-engagement programs. The findings by Spiro Kiousis, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Public Relations professor and executive associate dean, Beijing Normal University Assistant Professor Xiaomeng Lan, Ph.D. 2019, and Virginia Commonwealth University…

David Cuillier, director of the Brechner Freedom of Information Project, is quoted in “Washington Tax Agency Pressured to End Controversial Secrecy Policy” published on crosscut.com on Dec. 13. The article focuses on a recently revealed policy from the State of Washington Department of Revenue that supposedly allowed it to black out…