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University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Advertising seniors Freya Garcia and Jackie Truong have been selected for the American Advertising Federation’s (AAF) 2024 Most Promising Multicultural Students program from Feb. 4-9, 2024, in New York City. Since 1997, the Most Promising program is one of the organization’s…

A new study has shown an increasing tendency for public service announcements (PSAs) to represent marginalized identities as individual obstacles to overcome through hard work, rather than through structural and systemic solutions. The findings by Kasey Windels, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Advertising associate professor, University…

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The Gracie Awards have been recognizing programming and individual achievement by, for and about women in television/streaming, radio/audio and digital media for nearly fifty years and serves as the largest fundraiser of the year for AWM Foundation. Our work to produce programming and provide scholarships has continued and involvement in the Gracies makes that happen.

We're thrilled to announce, in collaboration with the Advertising and MPMT Departments, The Agency has co-developed two courses tailored for students aspiring to work in marketing, advertising, public relations, and consulting firms post-graduation.

Applications for the Summer 2024 Washington Internship Program are now open!

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) will offer students a unique opportunity to produce a live, one-hour sports preview show backed, in part, from the latest allocation of strategic funds from the office of the University of Florida President. The new show, modeled after ESPN’s College…

A new study has found that frequent consumption of artificial intelligence (AI)-related news amplifies political discussion about AI and leads to increased AI literacy and support of AI policies and regulation. The findings by University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) doctoral students Fanjue Liu and Heidi Makady,…

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Journalism senior Chris Will and Macie Goldfarb, B.S. Journalism 2023, placed seventh and 11th, respectively, in the 2023-2024 Hearst Journalism Awards Television I Competition. There were 97 entries from 54 schools submitted in the first of two television competitions of the…

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Journalism senior Alan Halaly and Journalism junior Kylie Williams placed sixth and eighth, respectively, in the 2023-2024 Hearst Journalism Awards Feature Writing Competition. There were 152 entries from 82 schools submitted in the first writing competition of the academic year. Halaly…

PRWeek has selected the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Public Relations Department as one of five finalists in the 2024 PRWeek Awards Outstanding Education Program category. The winner will be announced on March 14 in New York City. The department won PRWeek’s Outstanding Education Program award…

“WUFT News First at Five,” a student-produced weekday newscast from the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Innovation News Center, has been nominated for a Television Academy Foundation College Television Award in the Newscast category. The 43rd annual competition honors excellence in student-produced programs from colleges nationwide.…