Spiro Kiousis

Spiro Kiousis, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications executive associate dean, is the co-author of the second edition of the textbook, “Political Public Relations: Concepts, Principles and Applications,” published by CRC Press on Aug. 16. Kiousis and Jesper Strömbäck, professor in the  Department of Journalism, Media and Communication…

Spiro Kiousis, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications executive associate dean, is the co-author of “Mediated Public Diplomacy in the Digital Age: Exploring the Saudi and the U.S. Governments’ Agenda-building During Trump’s Visit to the Middle East” published in Public Relations Review on June 29. Kiousis and CJC…

Spiro Kiousis, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications executive associate dean, was quoted in “Social Media Wars: Ex-Water Board Member Retaliates Over Threats” published in The Palm Beach Post on Feb. 8. The article focuses on the social media and public criticism that several of the members of…

Spiro Kiousis, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications executive associate dean, was quoted in “Brian Mast, Lauren Baer: National Groups Pumping More Money Into 18th District Congressional Race,” published on TCPalm.com on Oct. 19. The article focuses on a report about two major national fundraising committees that have…

Spiro Kiousis, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications executive associate dean, was one of four editors and authors of Bridging Disciplinary Perspectives of Country Image, Reputation, Brand and Identity. The book seeks to offer a holistic view on the topic of country brand and reputation by bringing together…

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Librarian April Hines is co-author of a recently published book, Collaborating with Strangers: Facilitating Workshops in Libraries, Classes, and Nonprofits. The resource leads readers through a unique framework that breaks down barriers to collaboration while also kindling long-lasting enthusiasm and inspiring organizations to…

As many reflect on a historic election season, scholars are already hard at work analyzing the public relations campaigns of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Digging into the data to examine the public relations strategies of the two candidates leads to some surprising conclusions. Spiro Kiousis, executive associate dean of…

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications faculty members recently presented research papers at Sungkyunkwan University in Korea. The gathering, sponsored by the Korea Entertainment Association and Sungkyunkwan University Social Science Korea Research Group, included presentations by Public Relations Associate Professor Rita Men on “Building an Engaged Workforce: The…

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Executive Associate Dean Spiro Kiousis will be presenting In the Eye of Democracy: Mediated Public Diplomacy and the International Agenda Building Influence of the 2014 Hong Kong Protest at The Chinese University of Hong Kong’s Public Relations Week conference being held March…

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Executive Associate Dean and Professor of Public Relations Spiro Kiousis published “Agenda-building linkages between public relations and state news media during the 2010 Florida Senate election” in the March issue of Public Relations Review. Co-authoring on the research were: Ji Young…

A substantial amount of research in political public relations focuses on the progress of presidential candidates—the ways in which each chooses to communicate political messages, the manner in which media reacts, and the corresponding public opinion throughout the campaign process. In short, the instances of strategic communication that dot the…

Executive Associate Dean and Public Relations Professor Spiro Kiousis is featured in the June 1, 2015 post on the USC Center for Public Diplomacy blog, “Culture Posts: What about the Public Diplomacy Context?,” regarding the discussion of context at the Public Diplomacy pre-conference held May 21, 2015 prior to the…