Chris Will

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Journalism senior Chris Will received 10th place in the 2023-24 Hearst Journalism Awards Television News Competition. There were 76 entries from 43 schools submitted in the second television competition of the academic year. Will entered two news stories, “A Small Town…

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Posted: April 14, 2024

Two University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) student films and a student journalist have been nominated for 2024 National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) Suncoast Chapter Student Production Awards. In the Non-Fiction – Long Form category, “Runway Rivals,” created by UFCJC Media Production, Management, and…

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Posted: April 8, 2024

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) students were honored in the 2024 Broadcast Education Association (BEA) Festival of Media Arts competition. In 2024, the contest received almost 1,900 entries from over 300 participating schools. In the Student News Competition, “Inside ICAC” by Journalism senior Chris Will received…

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Posted: February 20, 2024

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…

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Posted: December 22, 2023

By Aurora Martínez, Journalism senior It “takes a community” to produce the University of Florida’s annual Homecoming Parade in Gainesville, Florida, held each Friday on homecoming weekend. While hundreds of people watched and cheered for the parade floats passing by 13th Street and University Avenue on Oct. 6, a team…

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Posted: November 27, 2023

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism rising senior Chris Will and  the student staff of The Independent Florida Alligator are the recipients of Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) 2022 National Mark of Excellence (MOE) Awards. These awards honor the best collegiate work published or broadcast in 2022.…

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Posted: June 9, 2023

All seven of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) student journalists who competed in the 63rd annual Hearst Journalism Awards National Championships were honored in the Writing, Photojournalism, Audio, Television and Multimedia categories. UFCJC had the greatest number of students competing from any participating college in…

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Posted: June 8, 2023

Six University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Journalism students have qualified to compete in the 2022-23 Hearst Journalism Awards National Championships on June 2-8 in San Francisco. Journalism senior Alexis Ashby, who placed second in Multimedia 2 Innovative Storytelling and Audience Engagement with “Behind the Bet: Stories…

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Posted: April 14, 2023

Two University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) student journalists were recognized in the first 2022-23 Hearst Journalism Awards Television News Features competition. Journalism junior Chris Will and Journalism senior Ophelie Jacobson received first and fourth place, respectively. Will’s first place honor includes a $3,000 award and automatically…

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Posted: January 4, 2023