Webcasts

David Finkel, TEL 1977, currently the Enterprise Editor and Reporter for the Washington Post spoke to Professor Mike Foley’s reporting class about immersion journalism on October 24, 2013 . Finkel was awarded a Pulitzer Prize in 2006 as a staff writer for the Washington Post for his coverage of U.S.-funded democracy efforts in Yemen. He…

  On Tuesday, March 26, UF PRSSA and the PR Advisory Council presented “Connected Minds Ignite Ideas” featuring Jonathan Jones in Gannett Auditorium. Jones is the Sr. Manager for Emerging Channels at NRG Energy.  In that role, he is responsible for identifying and developing new media, marketing & technology channels…

Former New York Times Executive Editor Howell Raines talks with students and faculty of the College on Feb. 26, 2013 in Gannett Auditorium. Raines, a Pulitzer Prize winning writer, talks about a variety of topics, including the past, present and future state of journalism, his experience of stepping into the…

  Professor Clay Calvert and Professor Norm Lewis participated in a MyCJC Speaker Series for the College of Journalism and Communication’s social media journalism class on Tuesday, Jan. 22. Professor Calvert spoke about the legal facets of social media in which he compared the journalism style as “new wine being…

[jwplayer file=”college/Marks-Jankowski-2012-1102.mp4″ html5_file=”http://fms01.jou.ufl.edu/college/Marks-Jankowski-2012-1102.mp4″ image=”http://wwwtest.jou.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Marks-2.jpg”] What do brands want and how are brands using a variety of media to achieve their communications goals? Cliff Marks (ADV 84, Alumnus of Distinction), president of sales and marketing, National CineMedia (NCM) and Ben Jankowski, group head of global media for MasterCard Worldwide, discuss this…

“Wired for Story” shares cognitive secrets of effective storytelling Author Lisa Cron will discuss her book Wired for Story: The Writer’s Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence on Thursday, Oct. 4 at 6:30 p.m. in the 21st Century News Laboratory at Weimer Hall…

[jwplayer file=”college/PR-Panel-2012-0330.mp4″ html5_file=”http://fms01.jou.ufl.edu/college/PR-Panel-2012-0330.mp4″] Public Relations Advisory Council spring meeting Future Trends panel. This spring’s event explored the future of mobile communication technology in a panel discussion that included live questions and comments from the audience of students, faculty and advisory council members. Moderator: John Deveney, Deveney Communications Panelists: Jay Magee,…

[jwplayer file=”college/Drew-Westen-20120322.mp4″ html5_file=”http://fms01.jou.ufl.edu/college/Drew-Westen-20120322.mp4″] Drew Westen, a clinical, personality, and political psychologist and neuroscientist, and Professor in the Departments of Psychology and Psychiatry at Emory University, speaks to students, faculty and others and holds a question-and-answer session in MacKay Auditorium in Pugh Hall on Thursday, March 22, 2012. Westen studies the…

[jwplayer file=”college/Aha-Opening-2012-03-19.mp4″ html5_file=”http://fms01.jou.ufl.edu/college/Aha-Opening-2012-03-19.mp4″] The Center for Media Innovation + Research (CMIR) hosted a grand opening ceremony for its newest component, AHA! The Innovation CoLab, on March 19, 2012. Speakers Dr. John W. Wright II, Dean, College of Journalism and Communications (00:00, 5:20, 25:03) Dr. Joe Glover, UF Provost (3:02) Kelsey…

[jwplayer file=”college/PR-Future-Trends-2011-1118.mp4″ html5_file=”http://fms01.jou.ufl.edu/college/PR-Future-Trends-2011-1118.mp4″] Three members of the UF Public Relations Advisory Council, teamed up with three members of the PRSSA at UF for a review and critique of their personal and business social media sites. Each participant reviewed and made suggestions for improvements to their paired partner’s Facebook, Twitter and…

[jwplayer file=”college/Alison-Byrne-Fields-2011-1108.mp4″ html5_file=”http://fms01.jou.ufl.edu/college/Alison-Byrne-Fields-2011-1108.mp4″] Alison Byrne Fields, a nationally known strategist in the field of social media, speaks to students, faculty and others and holds a question-and-answer session in the College’s 21st Century News Laboratory on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011. In her talk, “Awareness is not an Objective: Social Strategy for…

[jwplayer file=”college/AdvPR-Symposium-20110915.mp4″ html5_file=”http://fms01.jou.ufl.edu/college/AdvPR-Symposium-20110915.mp4″] “Emerging Trends in Advertising and Public Relations: Navigating the Integrated Landscape” features several prominent professionals and is moderated by UF Public Relations Professor Ann Christiano. Panelists: Pete Barr, Jr., president and CEO of Orlando-based Fry Hammond Barr, one of Florida’s most successful full-service advertising, public relations and…