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University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications students, staff and alumni from WUFT News, Fresh Take Florida and The Independent Florida Alligator are finalists in the 2023 Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Florida Pro Chapter Sunshine State Awards Competition. The awards recognize outstanding journalism produced in 2022. Finalists in…

The INC Multimedia News Manager search committee will meet: Tuesday, June 20 at 9am. Agenda: Candidate Interviews Zoom link: https://ufl.zoom.us/j/99834301946?pwd=NlVOeWlDMnRtVWpQZ2FJUTg0K1BnQT09 Thursday, June 22 at 11am. Agenda: Candidate interviews. Zoom link: https://ufl.zoom.us/j/96882327214?pwd=YWtqcTEzd0s4VlVwL2ZpemlaS3ltZz09 Friday, June 23 at 9am. Agenda: Evaluate candidates. Zoom link: https://ufl.zoom.us/j/91705198600?pwd=TEw3Y0xBMVBOc0V4VTJ4cjExU1huQT09

Hub Brown, dean of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC), has been elected vice president of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication (ASJMC). His term will run from October 2023 through September 2024. In October 2024, Brown will become president-elect and then president…

Kim Walsh-Childers, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communication Journalism professor, has accepted the position of chair of the Behavioral/Non-Medical Institutional Review Board (IRB-02) effective July 1, 2023. The board is responsible for reviewing and monitoring a subset of the research with human subjects conducted at UF, including non-medical…

Four University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) alumni have been selected to participate in the Gotham EDU Film and Media Career and Development Program. The program is dedicated to championing and empowering young professionals as they face the challenges of transitioning from student to industry professional. The…

UF Alumnus Robert Judin, B.S. Journalism and Sports Management 2015, will join the College in fall 2023 as a lecturer in the Public Relations Department. Currently, Judin is director of marketing and creative media at The Draft Network, a collection of NFL Draft analysts and former NFL scouts, who provide…

Janet Coats, managing director of UF’s Consortium on Trust in Media and Technology, will be a participant in the Tech and the Future of News Workshop at the Computer History Museum (CHM) in Mountain View, California, on June 20. Her discussion will focus on technology and disinformation/misinformation. CHM, a leading…

The INC Multimedia News Manager search committee will meet: Thursday, June 15 at 9am. Agenda: Receive charge from HR https://ufl.zoom.us/j/93848664193?pwd=TFROd29pcjNERi93WWlIL2swSGExdz09 Thursday, June 15 at 230pm. Agenda: Finalize applicant screening tool and develop interview questions. https://ufl.zoom.us/j/91713175369?pwd=dlZoQktqa0RQcXVxd01ZN2s1WnBLUT09 Friday, June 16 at 1230pm. Agenda: Evaluate candidate pool https://ufl.zoom.us/j/94445836913?pwd=UmxjMnp0UFBkU0l3Titoakc0dDRmQT09

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications doctoral student A. Kix Patterson is one of two recipients of the 2023 Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Visual Communication Division’s Sandy Utt Excellence in Teaching Award. The award recognizes instructors who demonstrate exceptional teaching skills, a high…

A new study on “In Real Life” (IRL) streaming has found that community identification is associated with different dimensions of social presence derived from the streamers and other viewers. The findings by Yu-Hao Lee, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and Technology associate professor, and…

Janice Krieger, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Advertising professor, has been selected for the International Communication Association Fellows Class of 2023, one of the most prestigious honors in communication research. Krieger is one of 30 notable scholars included into the 2023 ICA Fellows Class. Fellow status…

Diverse perspectives and trauma-informed copywriting are among the topics explored in the latest issue of the Journal of Public Interest Communications. This is the first issue of the revamped, peer-reviewed, open-access journal, which is dedicated to advancing public interest communications scholarship and bringing together the voices of both academics and…