Texas Public Radio Claims First Collier Spotlight Quarterly Certificate Award

Tuesday October 7, 2025

The first Collier Spotlight award, a new quarterly certificate recognizing groundbreaking reporting on state government institutions, is awarded to Texas Public Radio and reporter Paul Flahive for a …

Associated Press Wins 2025 Collier Prize for State Government Accountability

Wednesday April 23, 2025

The largest prize in state government accountability journalism honors the Associated Press, NBC News/Noticias Telemundo, and Illinois Answers Project for dedication to holding government officials accountable.

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Grist and Washington Post win ONA’s 2024 UF Investigative Data Journalism Award

Friday September 20, 2024

The Washington Post and Grist are the winners of the 2024 University of Florida Award in Investigative Data Journalism, presented by the Online News Association (ONA), in the Large Newsroom and …

Ted Bridis Authors Opinion Column on the Importance and Evolution of Investigative Journalism

Wednesday April 24, 2024

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 …

Texas Tribune, ProPublica and FRONTLINE Win 2024 Collier Prize for State Government Accountability

Tuesday April 23, 2024

The news organizations collaborated on an investigative series about the tragic mishandling of the active-shooter situation at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24, 2022

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Hub Brown Comments on the Value of a Journalism Education and the Importance of Local and State Investigative Reporting

Friday April 19, 2024

Hub Brown, dean of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC), is quoted in “Media is in Flux. Don’t Let That Dissuade You from a Journalism Career” published on …

Dean Hub Brown Comments on the Importance of Community-Based Investigative Journalism

Monday April 1, 2024

Hub Brown, dean of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) was a guest on Black Star News on WBAI 99.5 FM, community-based Pacifica Radio in New York City. The …

Ted Bridis Authors Article on the State of Journalism in 2024 and the Need for Investigative Reporting in Talk Media

Friday March 22, 2024

Ted Bridis, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Rob Hiaasen Senior Lecturer in Investigative Reporting, is the author of “The State of Journalism in 2024: Why Talk Media …

UFCJC Receives $8 Million Gift to Strengthen its Support for State and Local Journalism

Monday March 4, 2024

As part of its commitment to bolstering state and local journalism, the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) today announced that Nathan S. Collier has gifted $8 …

Los Angeles Times Wins 2023 Collier Prize for State Government Accountability

Thursday April 27, 2023

A series about failures by the State Bar of California to regulate and enforce the integrity of lawyers in the state earned the Los Angeles Times the 2023 Collier Prize for State Government …