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University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Public Relations Professor and Executive Associate Dean Spiro Kiousis is one of the co-authors of “Public Relations as a Driver of Social Change,” a chapter included in Navigating Changes: Recommendations for Advancing Undergraduate Public Relations Education – The 50th Anniversary Report published…

By Michelle Castano, Professional Master’s student How could FOX Sports best promote the prestigious FIFA Women’s World Cup™? That was the task for five University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications students as part of the annual FOX Sports University challenge. The result: first prize in this year’s challenge.…

By Marisa Braverman, Media Production, Management, and Technology senior Marisa Braverman was one of 15 students who participated in the Globalizing American Sports study-abroad program from the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, held Nov. 1-6, 2023 in Frankfurt, Germany. To read other stories from the program, visit here. As my…

Seungahn Nah, Dianne Snedaker Chair in Media Trust and research director for the Consortium on Trust in Media and Technology at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC), is the editor of  the Research Handbook on Artificial Intelligence and Communication. The Handbook is a collection of studies…

McClatchy’s Virtual News Career Fair Time: 1-5 PM EST Dates: December 13, 14 and 15, 2023. Are you a professional journalist looking to ring in the new year with your next big career move? McClatchy is hiring! Breaking News Reporters | Education Reporters | Political Editors | Senior Editors, Opinion…

By Aurora Martínez, Journalism senior It “takes a community” to produce the University of Florida’s annual Homecoming Parade in Gainesville, Florida, held each Friday on homecoming weekend. While hundreds of people watched and cheered for the parade floats passing by 13th Street and University Avenue on Oct. 6, a team…

Four University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) faculty and two doctoral students are included in the Research Handbook on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Communication edited by Seungahn Nah, Dianne Snedaker Chair in Media Trust and research director of the UF’s Consortium on Trust in Media and Technology.…

Sylvia Chan-Olmsted, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Media Production, Management, and Technology professor and director of consumer media research, recently  presented insights on the Sustainable Media Management (SuMM) project at the Sustainable Media & Brand Management Symposium hosted by the IU International University of Applied Sciences…

A new study has found that political fandom moderates the effects of partisanship on biased information seeking and sharing. The findings by Won-Ki Moon, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Advertising assistant professor, and Soobyn Lee from Incheon National University in Korea are featured in “Who Seeks and…

“Americanish,” the award-winning romantic comedy directed by Iman Zawahry, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and Technology lecturer and one of the first hijabi American-Muslim filmmakers, was included in Entertainment Weekly’s “What to Watch” list published on Nov. 15. The film is now available via…

Jasmine McNealy, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and Technology associate professor, is author of “Design + Power:  Policy for Ecology of Influence,” a chapter in the Research Handbook on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Communication edited by Seungahn Nah, Dianne Snedaker Chair in Media Trust…

Florida TaxWatch, the Florida Council of 100 and the state of Florida have announced that University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Division of Media Properties Executive Director Randy Wright, Chief Meteorologist and Florida Public Radio Emergency Network (FPREN) Director Jeff George, and Senior Multimedia Meteorologist Megan Borowski…