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Ted Bridis, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Michael and Linda Connelly Senior Lecturer in Investigative Reporting, is the author of the opinion column “Investigative Journalism is Not Dying, it’s Adapting” published in the Tampa Bay Times on April 23. In the column, Bridis focuses on the…

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Public Relations Professor and Executive Associate Dean Spiro Kiousis is co-author of the opinion column “Is Media Messaging Making the Gaza War Worse? We Need to Revisit How Fights are Framed” published in the Tampa Bay Times on Jan. 30. Kiousis and…

Spiro Kiousis, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Public Relations professor and the College’s executive associate dean, was quoted in “Trailing in Polls, DeSantis Turns to Attention-Grabbing Moves” published in the Tampa Bay Times on Aug. 11. The article focuses on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ attention-grabbing political moves.…

Spiro Kiousis, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications executive associate dean, was quoted in “LGBTQ+ Republicans to DeSantis: The ‘Old Playbook’ Doesn’t Work Anymore” published in the Tampa Bay Times on July 11. The article focuses on backlash from a video shared by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ presidential campaign…

Cynthia Barnett, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Environmental-Journalist-in-Residence, was quoted in “Don’t Cancel John Muir: But Don’t Excuse Him, Either,” part of the new series “Who Owns America’s Wilderness,” published in The Atlantic on April 12. Barnett talked about confronting the prejudices in John Muir’s famous 1,000…

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications doctoral student Michael Munroe is the author of the opinion column, “American Youth Are on the Right Side of History” published in the Tampa Bay Times on Nov. 19. Munroe focuses on the recent presidential campaign and the high participation rate of…

Update (Feb. 13, 2019) — Katherine Campione was interviewed about this story on the Feb. 12, 2019 broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered.” University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Journalism seniors Katherine Campione and Christina Morales and CJC alumnus, Vincent McDonald, B.S. Journalism 2018, are the authors…

Clay Calvert, director of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project, is the author of “Fane Lozman’s Long Fight to Criticize Riviera Beach May Go On, Supreme Court Rules” published in the Tampa Bay Times on June 19. In the column, Calvert…

Jeff Klinkenberg, B.S. Journalism 1971 and 2010 University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications’ Alumni of Distinction, is the 2018 recipient of the Florida Humanities Council Lifetime Achievement Award for Writing.

Former Tampa Bay Times columnist Jeff Klinkenberg, B.S. Journalism 1971 and 2010 Alumnus of Distinction, is one of three 2018 Florida Heritage Award winners. For almost 40 years, Klinkenberg penned the “Real Florida” column warmly depicting the diversity of Florida’s residents. The Florida Heritage Awards honor outstanding folk artists and…

Frank LoMonte, director of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Brechner Center for Freedom of Information, commented in “Mom Says Her 6-Year-Old Son Was Silenced by a Teacher After He Knelt for the Pledge of Allegiance” published in the Tampa Bay Times on Sept. 27. LoMonte remarks…

Frank LoMonte, director of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Brechner Center for Freedom of Information, authored the column “Student Journalists Deserve More Protection” published in the Tampa Bay Times on Sept. 27. In the column, LoMonte comments on decreasing newsroom employment and the increasing number of…