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University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Journalism senior Serra Sowers placed fifth in the 2023-2024 Hearst Journalism Awards Multimedia Narrative Storytelling Competition. There were 85 entries from 52 schools submitted in the first multimedia competition of the academic year. Sowers is an anchor and reporter for WUFT-TV’s…

The Florida Public Radio Emergency Network (FPREN) will receive the 2024 Florida Emergency Preparedness Association (FEPA) Media Award for their outstanding efforts in educating and informing the public about emergency management. The award will be presented at the FEPA Annual Meeting in Miramar Beach, Florida, on Feb. 1. FEPA provides…

By Ashley Rodriguez, Journalism junior The moment University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Journalism junior Ethan Eibe enters any sporting arena, it becomes his playground. But instead of sporting an orange and blue helmet preparing to take the field, he puts on his standard black headset and…

Write yourself into the art museum! Words on Canvas is an annual art writing competition at the Harn Museum of Art for University of Florida and Santa Fe College students.  We invite you to engage museumgoers with your poetry or prose inspired by art at the museum. This year, students can…

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…

Volume 6 Submissions for ADVNT are open now through February. We want your work! Print, digital, campaigns, branding, design, copywriting, and more! IG: advnt (@advntuf) • Instagram photos and videos Email: ufadvnt@gmail.com

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communication (UFCJC) has joined a consortium of journalism programs across the United States to explore how they can best collaborate to bolster beleaguered local news — considered essential to accountability for state and local governments, education, policing and more — because its…

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…

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.   1.       RTV4930 – Cinematic Storytelling for Marketing and Advertising This course, taught by the award-winning director…

Each semester, the UF Bob Graham Center for Public Service and UF Office of Federal Relations (the university’s federal lobbying office) sponsor a semester-long undergraduate internship program in Washington, D.C. that places students in Florida congressional offices. The WIP interns are provided housing and are eligible for a modest cost…

The Joseph L. Brechner Freedom of Information (FOI) Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications is joining the National Freedom of Information Coalition (NFOIC) in promoting research in access to government information. The two organizations will co-sponsor the annual Freedom of Information Research Competition, which, for…