Frank Karel Endowed Chair in Public Interest Communications

Angela Bradbery, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Frank Karel Endowed Chair in Public Interest Communications, is the author of “Want the Rich to Pay Their Fair Share? Don’t Call It a Tax” published on CommonDreams.org on March 26. Bradbery’s opinion piece suggests a possible approach to reframing…

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Posted: March 29, 2021

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) today announced that Angela Bradbery, Director of Communications for Public Citizen, has been named the new Frank Karel Endowed Chair in Public Interest Communications. She will be a faculty member in the College’s Department of Public Relations. Bradbery, a 1986…

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Posted: June 4, 2020

Ann Christiano, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Frank Karel Chair in Public Interest Communications and Center for Public Interest Communications director, is featured in “Frank Karel Chair Ann Christiano Builds a Field Where There Never Was a Field,” an episode of the “Let’s Hear It!” podcast posted…

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Posted: April 30, 2020

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Public Interest Communications (PIC) program has been granted center status by UF and the Florida Board of Governors. The new Center for Public Interest Communications will be first of its kind in the nation and demonstrates CJC’s leadership and dedication to the growing public interest communications discipline.

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Posted: February 13, 2018

By Ann Christiano and Annie Neimand In an article published earlier this year, we asked nonprofits to stop raising awareness, and instead focus on super-strategic communications efforts that will result in lasting change. But starting this process presents some challenges. What’s the first step? And how can you help others…

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Posted: September 22, 2017

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications frank Academy team recently trained 80 program officers and scientists from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). The three-day training session in Washington, D.C., was designed to help scientists and program officers explain the value of their work and why it…

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Posted: June 16, 2017

Ann Christiano, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Public Relations professor and Karel Endowed Chair in Public Interest Communications was quoted in, “Small Donations Add up to a Big Difference as Give Day Tampa Bay Returns Tuesday”, published in the Tampa Bay Times on April 28. Christiano comments…

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Posted: May 2, 2017