Storytelling

Moni Basu, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Michael and Linda Connelly Lecturer for Narrative Nonfiction, is featured in “Nut Grafs: Triptich II – Pointed Questions, Including WHOGAS?” published on Neimand Storyboard on Oct. 28. Basu describes how she teaches her students to write nut graphs, paragraphs that…

The Center for Public Interest Communications and the  Radical Communicators Network (RCN) today announced that they are the recipients of a $100,000 Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Voices for Economic Opportunity Grand Challenge Grant for their collaborative proposal “Changing the Poverty Narrative by Changing the Voices.” This project was one…

Family stories about mental illness transmitted from one generation to another can both reinforce stereotypes and yet still teach children important lessons and expectations about the management of such illnesses, according to a new pilot study. This area of study may help explain the role family communication plays in young…

Mindy McAdams, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism professor and Knight Chair of Journalism Technologies and the Democratic Process, authored  “What Educators Should Understand About Code and Journalism” published in MediaShift on July 10. In the article, McAdams focuses on building a better digital experience to create…