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The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) has placed second overall for the third year in a row in the Hearst Journalism Awards Intercollegiate Competition. The rankings are based on the highest accumulated points earned by individual students in the writing, photojournalism, audio/television and multimedia competitions. The…

Cynthia Barnett, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Environmental Journalist-in-Residence, was the opening speaker at the Blue Tech Forum 2023 on May 16 held in Edinburgh Castle in Edinburgh, Scotland. Barnett’s presentation “A Short History of Rain and Witchcraft” focused on the role of Edinburgh Castle in the…

Research from University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications scholars Sylvia Chan-Olmsted and Amy Jo Coffey will be presented at the European Media Management Association (EMMA) conference being held June 7-9 in Pamplona, Spain. The theme of this year’s conference is “Perspectives on Media Trust.” Chan-Olmsted, Media Production, Management,…

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) doctoral student Hyesoo Chang will join the College this fall as Advertising visiting assistant professor for the 2023-24 academic year. She is scheduled to defend her dissertation in early July. Chang’s research is focused on understanding how people psychologically process strategic…

Mary Ann Ferguson, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Public Relations Professor Emeritus, will retire from the College on June 1 after a 42-year career. Ferguson is best known as the researcher on the first experiment on public relations corporate social responsibility published in 1978, which led…

Public media station WUFT, operated by the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, is the recipient of two Region 13 2023 Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards in the Radio Small Market Division Continuing Coverage and News Magazine categories. In the Continuing News…

By Claire Grunewald, Journalism senior With his online master’s degree from the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC), Kevin Doe Crowsyn was able to spark change in U.S. Army recruiting. Crowsyn started working in recruiting with the U.S. Army in 2009 when he discovered he had a…

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) faculty and doctoral students will be participating in 46 sessions at the 2023 International Communication Association (ICA) conference, being held May 25-29, 2023, in Toronto. ICA is one of the premier academic conferences for communication scholars. Research awards for UFCJC faculty…

A team of seven University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) student journalists placed sixth in the 2022-23 Hearst Journalism Awards Multimedia Team Digital News/Enterprise Story competition. The team was comprised of Emily Palazzotto, B.S. Journalism 2023, Kendall Brandt, B.S. Journalism 2022, Alexus Cleavenger, B.S. Journalism 2022, Amy…

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Associate Dean for Research Marcia DiStaso has been named Educator of the Year in this year’s Ragan & PR Daily Communicators of the Year Awards. The Ragan and PR Daily Communicators of the Year Awards honor the industry’s most creative, dedicated and…

Benjamin Johnson, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Advertising associate professor and interim director of the STEM Translational Communication Center, was quoted in the UF News article “Social Media and Mental Health: Considerations from Experts This Mental Health Awareness Month” published on May 17, 2023. In the article,…

Iman Zawahry, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Media Production, Management, and Technology lecturer, was one of about 15 academics and practitioners worldwide selected to participate in a two-day laboratory focused on humor and human rights. The laboratory, which will take place June 15-16 in Padova, Italy,…