Consortium on Trust in Media and Technology

Four University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) faculty and two doctoral students are included in the Research Handbook on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Communication edited by Seungahn Nah, Dianne Snedaker Chair in Media Trust and research director of the UF’s Consortium on Trust in Media and Technology.…

Sylvia Chan-Olmsted, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Media Production, Management, and Technology professor and director of consumer media research, recently  presented insights on the Sustainable Media Management (SuMM) project at the Sustainable Media & Brand Management Symposium hosted by the IU International University of Applied Sciences…

Janet Coats, managing director of UF’s Consortium on Trust in Media and Technology (CTMT), and Kendall Moe, CTMT senior project manager, are the co-authors of “Choose Your Words Wisely: The Role of Language in Media Trust” published in the InContext newsletter by Digital Content Next on Nov. 16. In the…

A new study has found that active use of news portals positively predicts online community discussion to subsequently increase cognitive, psychological and behavioral dimensions of civic engagement. The findings by Seungahn Nah, Dianne Snedaker Professor in Media Trust and research director of the UF’s Consortium on Trust in Media and…

Sylvia Chan-Olmsted, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Media Production, Management, and Technology professor and director of consumer media research, will be a presenter at the Sustainable Media & Brand Management Symposium hosted by the IU International University of Applied Sciences in Hamburg, Germany, on Nov. 8-9.…

David Cuillier, director of the  Brechner Freedom of Information Project, and Janet Coats, managing director of UF’s Consortium on Trust in Media and Technology, will participate on panels for the virtual National Freedom of Information Coalition summit from Oct. 3-5. Cuillier will participate in two sessions. The first, “School Shootings…

Sylvia Chan-Olmsted, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Media Production, Management, and Technology professor and director of consumer media research, and UF Computer & Information Science Professor My T. Thai have received a National Science Foundation Grant for $930,000 to support research on “Information Integrity: A User-Centric…

Janet Coats, managing director of UF’s Consortium on Trust in Media and Technology, has been selected to selected to serve as an advisor on the new Center for News, Technology & Innovation (CNTI). Research executives have raised nearly $3 million to launch this independent policy research center focused  on global…

Janet Coats, managing director of UF’s Consortium on Trust in Media and Technology, is quoted in “DeSantis Campaign’s Use of Fake Images Against Trump Part of AI ‘Arms Race’” published in the Tampa Bay Times on June 14. The article focuses on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ political campaign’s apparent use…

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) and Levin College of Law today announced that Mónica Guzmán has been named the inaugural McGurn Fellow for Media Integrity and the Fight Against Disinformation. The fellowship, funded through a $2 million commitment from UF alumni Linda and Ken McGurn,…

Seungahn Nah’s curiosity hooked him on the path of research and took him from an internship in South Korea’s National Assembly in the mid-1990s to pursue academia in the United States. “I enjoy being curious about something new,” said Nah, a Journalism professor, the inaugural Dianne Snedaker Chair in Media…

This column originally appeared on the Consortium on Trust in Media and Technology website.  With the reality of Elon Musk’s hostile takeover of Twitter setting in, many individuals, news outlets and communities are left in the wreckage of the social media giant. It has served the world as the preeminent…