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Jasmine McNealy is Featured in Data Privacy Podcast

Monday March 10, 2025

Jasmine McNealy, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Media Production, Management, and Technology professor and director of the Infrastructure for Communities, …
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Beyond Consent: Rethinking Privacy in the Digital Age

Friday January 31, 2025

In an age where data drives much of our digital interactions, questions about privacy and consent are more pressing than ever. As tech evolves, so do the complexities of navigating the digital landscape — particularly when it comes to the collection and use of our personal data. This book chapter argues that the traditional understanding of consent — where individuals simply opt into terms and conditions — fails to protect users in the current data ecosystem.

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CommuniGator Podcast: Researching privacy with Jasmine McNealy

Monday September 30, 2024

Chat with Jasmine McNealy, Professor with UF CJC’s Department of Media Production, Management, and …
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Jasmine McNealy to Speak at University of Wisconsin-Madison Research Colloquium

Friday September 20, 2024

Jasmine McNealy, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Media Production, Management, and Technology professor and director of the Infrastructure for Communities, …
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Jasmine McNealy Named Director of UFCJC Infrastructure for Communities, Ecology for Data (ICED) Hub

Thursday August 29, 2024

Jasmine McNealy, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Media Production, Management, and Technology professor, has been named the director of the Infrastructure for …
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Jasmine McNealy to Moderate Discussion on Hulu Documentary “Black Twitter: A People’s History”

Friday August 23, 2024

Jasmine McNealy, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and Technology professor, will moderate a discussion on “Politics, Movements and Joy: A …
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All the Rumors are True: Verification, Actual Malice and Celebrity Gossip

Monday August 5, 2024

Proving defamation for celebrities is difficult because they are omnipresent in the public eye, and actual news is conflated with social media. New commentary explores celebrity gossip, defamation and social technology using the Cardi B v. Tasha K (Almanzar v. Kebe) case as a lens.

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Jasmine McNealy Authors Book Chapter on Consent and Data Protection Regulation

Wednesday June 5, 2024

  Jasmine McNealy, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and Technology associate professor, is the author of “Consent (Still) Won’t …
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Empowering Citizens in the Age of AI: The Importance of Efficacy and Literacy

Tuesday April 9, 2024

For years, researchers have grappled with understanding the relationship between technology and political behavior. A team of researchers has developed a novel approach to examine how AI-related news consumption, discussions and literacy influence citizens’ support for AI policies.

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Study: User Understanding Can Lead to a Positive Attitude Toward AI-Enabled Technologies

Monday April 8, 2024

A new study has found that perceived AI ethics can play a vital role in mediating between self-efficacy and technological factors and lead to a more positive attitude toward AI technologies. The …
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Jasmine McNealy Comments on Court Cases that Could Give the Government More Control of Social Media Platforms

Thursday February 29, 2024

Jasmine McNealy, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and Technology associate professor, was quoted in “How a Handful of Court Cases Could …
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Jasmine McNealy to Serve as Keynote Speaker for the Annual Penn State Pockrass Memorial Lecture

Monday February 19, 2024

Jasmine McNealy, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and Technology associate professor, will be the keynote speaker for the annual Pockrass …
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Jasmine McNealy Comments on Tracking of Celebrities’ Private Jets

Tuesday February 13, 2024

Jasmine McNealy, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and Technology associate professor, is quoted in “Taylor Swift Doesn’t Want People …
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A Power Analysis for Platforms: Expression, Equitable Governance and Participation

Thursday November 30, 2023

In this legal essay, Jasmine McNealy proposes that internet platforms have become so ubiquitous and indispensable for communication that they can easily place organizational benefits above the needs of society.

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Four UFCJC Faculty and Two Doctoral Students Contribute to Research Handbook on AI and Communication

Tuesday November 21, 2023

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 …
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Jasmine McNealy Authors AI Book Chapter and an Essay on Fact-Checking of Celebrity Gossip

Tuesday November 21, 2023

Jasmine McNealy, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and Technology associate professor, is author of “Design + Power:  Policy for Ecology …
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Jasmine McNealy Authors Opinion Piece on the Need for a Rural AI Agenda

Wednesday October 25, 2023

Jasmine McNealy, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and Technology associate professor is author of the opinion piece “We Need an Agenda …
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We Need A Policy Agenda for Rural AI

Monday October 16, 2023

Rural communities need to be invited into conversations about the potential positive and negative impacts of artificial intelligence.

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Center for Public Interest Communications Adds Two Faculty Research and Strategy Collaborators

Friday March 24, 2023

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Center for Public Interest Communications recently added two faculty collaborators to their team. Jasmine McNealy, UFCJC …
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Jasmine McNealy Authors Essay Analyzing Social Platform Expression, Governance and Participation

Monday October 10, 2022

Jasmine McNealy, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and Technology associate professor and associate director of the Marion B. Brechner First …
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Before the Algorithm, What’s in the Imagination?

Tuesday October 4, 2022

Algorithms suffer from inherent bias due to human imagination, or lack thereof. Associate Professor Jasmine McNealy explains that it’s critical to mitigate the potential harm human intervention can have on developing algorithms by asking essential questions.

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Jasmine McNealy Authors Essay on the Importance of Protecting Sonic Privacy

Wednesday September 21, 2022

Jasmine McNealy, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications associate professor and associate director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project, is the author of “Sonic …
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Jasmine McNealy Appointed Technology Advisor for Federal Trade Commission’s Office of Policy Planning

Tuesday June 7, 2022

Jasmine McNealy, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications associate director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project, will join the Federal Trade Commission’s Office …
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Jasmine McNealy Pens Article on the Possible Impacts from Algorithmic Systems

Tuesday May 10, 2022

Jasmine McNealy, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications associate director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project and associate professor, Media Production, …