Sports

Journalism senior Rafael De Los Santos shares a first-person account of this unique experience during the summer of 2023.

Herbert Lowe, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Journalism senior lecturer, is the author of the commentary “Ranking 25 Films About Sports and Moving Black America Forward” published in the Los Angeles Times on July 15. According to Lowe, “I teach students in my Race, Sports and…

UF Alumnus Robert Judin, B.S. Journalism and Sports Management 2015, will join the College in fall 2023 as a lecturer in the Public Relations Department. Currently, Judin is director of marketing and creative media at The Draft Network, a collection of NFL Draft analysts and former NFL scouts, who provide…

Ryan Hunt, B.S. Journalism 1997, will join the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Journalism Department as a sports lecturer in fall 2023. Hunt comes to UFCJC from Sports Illustrated (SI) where he served for more than 20 years, most recently as co-editor-in-chief. In this role, he…

By Jamie Goldman, Journalism Junior As I walk toward the restaurant in the hostel, I hear one of my favorite songs playing, “I Will Survive” by Gloria Gaynor. It’s karaoke night, but something is different about the song. It’s in another language. That’s when it really hit me that I…

Amid a subway strike in Paris, we found a way to interview people who speak French about the legend himself, Michael Jordan, and learned a lot along the journey to Accor Arena and beyond.

By Chloe Stein, Media Production, Management, and Technology Sophomore In January, I was lucky enough to be chosen as one of 24 students to represent the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications in covering the second-ever NBA game hosted in Paris. This was a regular-season game on Jan.…

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From tours of the city, to local cuisine, to exuberant fans, students experienced covering a historic international sporting event .

By Lenore Devore, B.S. Journalism 1984 When the NCAA changed its rules to allow students to use their name, image and likeness (NIL), University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (CJC) alumnae Leah Clapper, B.S. Advertising 2021 and M.A.M.C. 2022, wanted to figure out how to capitalize on her…

Geoff Thompson, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Media Production, Management, and Technology lecturer, has been named the new Associate Director of Sports Journalism and Communication beginning Aug. 15. In this role, Thompson, B.S. Journalism 1994, M.A.M.C. 2002, will work with Director Eric Esterline to rebrand the…

Sports journalism has evolved from simply including play-by-play and color commentary during a live game to incorporating more audio and visual storytelling elements. As a result, the education provided to sports journalism students should reflect these changes.