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Jieun Shin, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Media Production, Management, and Technology assistant professor, has joined the editorial board of the Journal of Communication. The Journal of Communication (JOC) is the flagship journal of the International Communication Association and is intended for all communication specialists and policy makers.…

Benjamin Johnson, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Advertising associate professor and interim director of the STEM Translational Communication Center, will join an editors’ panel and give a research presentation at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (UC Chile) in Santiago, Chile, from Jan. 15-19. Johnson will participate…

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…

Andrew Selepak, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and Technology instructional assistant professor, is the author of the opinion piece “Are We Finally Getting Sick of the Media Outrage Machine? The Numbers Don’t Lie” published on The Hill on Dec. 25. “This waning trust in…

Antoine Haywood will join the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications in August 2024 as assistant professor in the Department of Journalism. Haywood currently is a Ph.D. candidate and Penn Presidential Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg School for Communication. His studies have focused on local media…

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…

A new study has found that human attributes, message interactivity and narrativity are optimal for enhancing the persuasiveness of chatbot advertising. The findings by Yuan Sun, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Advertising assistant professor, Grand Valley State University Assistant Professor Jin Chen and Penn State University Professor…

A new study has found that artificial intelligence (AI) influencers’ humanlike appearances have a positive impact on consumers’ receptivity. The findings by Yang Feng, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Advertising associate professor, UFCJC Advertising Associate Professor and Department Chair Huan Chen and Southern Methodist University Assistant…

A new study has revealed how agencies capitalize upon and benefit from workers’ race and ethnicity as well as the invisible labor performed because of that identity. The findings by Kasey Windels, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Advertising associate professor, and UFCJC doctoral students Kelsey Lunsford…

Ann Searight Christiano, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Center for Public Interest Communications director, is the co-author of the commentary “When Climate Change Shows Up in the Exam Room” published in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine on Dec. 13, 2023. Christiano, Joanna Katzman…

David Cuillier, director of the Brechner Freedom of Information Project, is quoted in “Locked Out of Local Government: Residents Decry Increased Secrecy Among Towns, Counties, Schools” published on apnews.com on Dec. 18. The article focuses on the lack of disclosure regarding a major property-tax hike in a small Pennsylvania town. It’s…