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Ethan Magoc

Ethan Magoc

Interim Director - Innovation News Center

Office: 2324 Weimer

Phone: 352-392-6397

Email: emagoc@ufl.edu

Ethan Magoc

Interim Director - Innovation News Center

Ethan Magoc, MAMC 2013, is the Interim Director of the Innovation News Center (INC) at the University of Florida’s College of Journalism and Communications, where he leads the strategic, editorial, and operational direction of one of the nation’s largest student-driven, professionally guided newsrooms. In this role, he oversees news, weather, and sports operations across digital and broadcast platforms, delivering content through public media and commercial outlets.

Magoc provides leadership in cross-platform content development, audience engagement, and newsroom innovation. He works closely with college leadership, faculty, and staff to shape student experiences, foster community engagement, and support experimentation in content creation and delivery. Under his supervision, a professional staff guides WUFT’s students in both English and Spanish-language reporting environments as they produce high-impact journalism across media formats.

Previously, Magoc served as Managing Editor and held several other digital producing and leadership roles at WUFT News. He created The Point, a daily newsletter curating local and state news for public media audiences in Florida and was a founding editor of Fresh Take Florida, a student-powered investigative news service at the college.

Magoc has developed and taught courses including Editing and Coaching, Multimedia Reporting and Investigative Reporting. His instruction emphasizes critical thinking, digital storytelling and editorial leadership, and he has supported the publication of thousands of student-reported stories at the CJC and WUFT.

A Pennsylvania native, his professional background includes work as a social media editor at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and a News21 fellow at Arizona State University.

His collaborations with colleagues overseeing student reporting have earned national recognition, including multiple Edward R. Murrow and Hearst Journalism Awards. Magoc is a member of ACES: The Society for Editing and Investigative Reporters and Editors.

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