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UFCJC Alumna Honored in Inaugural 2024-25 Hearst Journalism Awards Podcast Competition

Wednesday May 14, 2025

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) alumna Serra Sowers has placed 18th in the inaugural 2024-25 Hearst Journalism Awards Journalism Podcast Competition. The contest received 54 entries from 32 schools. Sowers entry, “The …

WUFT Student Journalists Receive Two 2024 National Edward R. Murrow Awards

Friday August 16, 2024

Student journalists from public media station WUFT, operated by the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC), are the recipients of two 2024 Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) National Edward R. Murrow Awards. In …

UFCJC Alum Wins Second Place in 2023-24 Hearst National Multimedia Championship

Monday June 10, 2024

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) alumna Serra Sowers, B.S. Journalism 2024, has received second place in the 2023-24 Hearst Journalism Awards National Multimedia Championship in San Francisco on June 6. Sowers was honored …

UFCJC Alumna Qualifies for 2023-24 Hearst Journalism Awards Multimedia National Championship

Thursday May 23, 2024

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications alumna, Serra Sowers, B.S. Journalism 2024, will be one of 29 competitors representing 17 universities from across the U.S. who will compete in the 64th annual Hearst Journalism Awards Writing, …
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UFCJC Student Places in the Top 20 in the 2023-24 Hearst Multimedia Digital Journalism Competition

Friday April 19, 2024

Serra Sowers, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism senior, has tied for 20th place in the 2023-24 Hearst Journalism Awards Multimedia Digital Journalism competition. The contest included 68 entries submitted from 40 …

UFCJC Student Places Fifth in 2023-24 Hearst Journalism Awards Multimedia Narrative Storytelling Competition

Friday January 12, 2024

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Journalism senior Serra Sowers placed fifth in the 2023-2024 Hearst Journalism Awards Multimedia Narrative Storytelling Competition. There were 85 entries from 52 schools submitted in the …

Student Shares Experience of Covering Aftermath of Hurricane Ian: “Nothing could have prepared me for the sheer damage we saw.”

Monday October 31, 2022

Serra Sowers and fellow student journalists from WUFT-FM, WUFT-TV and Fresh Take Florida spent two days in Southwest Florida covering the human and physical toll of Hurricane Ian.

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