Center for Public Interest Communications

Jack Barry, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Center for Public Interest Communications post-doctoral research associate, is the author of “COVID-19 Exposes Why Access to the Internet is a Human Right” published on openglobalrights.org on May 26. In the article, Barry writes about internet access, or the lack…

Jack J. Barry has joined the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Center for Public Interest Communications (CPIC) as a  post-doctoral research associate. Barry earned his doctoral degree in Political Science from the University of Connecticut (UConn). His research areas include a focus on the impact of communication…

Ann Christiano, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Frank Karel Chair in Public Interest Communications and Center for Public Interest Communications director, is featured in “Frank Karel Chair Ann Christiano Builds a Field Where There Never Was a Field,” an episode of the “Let’s Hear It!” podcast posted…

Ann Christiano, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Frank Karel Chair in Public Interest Communications and Center for Public Interest Communications director, and Annie Neimand, Center research director,  are co-authors of “How to Build Better Calls to Action” published in Stanford Social Innovation Review on Jan. 6. Christiano…

Ann Christiano, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Frank Karel Chair in Public Interest Communications and Center for Public Interest Communications director and Annie Neimand, Center research director, are co-authors of “Communicating Complexity in the Humanitarian Sector” published in Stanford Social Innovation Review on Oct. 16. Christiano and…

Matt Sheehan, managing director of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Center for Public Interest Communications, is quoted in “No End in Sight for Digital Media Merger Madness Following Vice, Vox and Group Nine Deals” published in TheWrap on Oct. 13. “These moves are emblematic of the…

Annie Neimand, Center for Public Interest Communications director, and Samantha Wright, Exposure Labs managing director of impact, are the co-authors of “How to Use Stories to Bring ‘Us’ and ‘Them’ Together” published in Stanford Social Innovation Review on June 17. In the article, Neimand and Wright suggest that social organizations…

Ann Christiano, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications director of the Center for Public Interest Communications (CPIC) and Frank Karel Chair in Public Interest Communications, is the author of “A Gift I Wasn’t Sure I Wanted Changed Everything For Us” published in Florida Weekly on May 29. Christiano…

Ann Christiano, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Frank Karel Chair in Public Interest Communications and Center for Public Interest Communications (CPIC) director and Annie Neimand, CPIC research director, are featured in the podcast “Building a Communication Strategy for Diversity and Inclusion” posted on the Stanford Social Innovation…

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Center for Public Interest Communications awarded Dr. Jeremy Yip, assistant professor of management at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, the annual $10,000 Prize for Research in Public Interest Communications for his paper, “Losing Your Temper and Your Perspective: Anger Reduces…

Beginning in May 2019, the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications will launch an online master’s degree with a specialization in public interest communications, the country’s only master’s program in this emerging field. Public interest communications focuses on the development and implementation of science-based, planned strategic communication campaigns…

Kelly Chernin, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism Center for Public Interest Communications research associate and Journal of Public Interest Communications manager, is the author of “Hong Kong’s Legal System May be Only Hope for Democracy Movement” published in The Globe Post on Nov. 21. Chernin writes…