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“Five Questions With…” is a series of profiles of CJC graduates and the career paths they chose. Jordan Jacobs, B.S. Public Relations 2005 1. Tell us about your current job. I am a senior vice president and partner at the Moore agency, headquartered in Tallahassee, Florida, with team members across…

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Advertising Assistant Professor Julia Fernandes has been invited to join the Social Science Advisory Council of More Like Us, a non-governmental organization (NGO) aiming to address America’s political perception gap. According to More Like Us, Americans overestimate differences between political parties. The…

Margaret Gaylord, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) executive director of Advancement and Alumni Relations, has been selected as the new vice president of Advancement and Alumni Relations at Merrimack College in Andover, Massachusetts. June 1 will be her final day at UF. During her 19-year tenure…

The original story appeared in the spring 2023 edition of Florida Gator, the University of Florida’s alumni magazine. This edited version is reprinted with permission. By Jenny Rogers, B.S. Public Relations 2023 To generations of reporting students in the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, Journalism Master Lecturer…

By Lenore Devore, B.S. Journalism 1984 Lainey Johnson, B.S. Public Relations 2008, took classes at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) when advertising, marketing and public relations were taught in silos. As a marketing executive, she’s learned the power the three have when used to build…

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) and Levin College of Law today announced that Mónica Guzmán has been named the inaugural McGurn Fellow for Media Integrity and the Fight Against Disinformation. The fellowship, funded through a $2 million commitment from UF alumni Linda and Ken McGurn,…

The Public Relations Lecturer Search Committee will meet Wednesday, May 10, at  10 a.m. on Zoom to discuss feedback on candidates. Topic: PR Search Committee Meeting Join Zoom Meeting https://ufl.zoom.us/j/99916258423?pwd=ZnpRUStvbjg4cXRwcU8zZGJDM3oxdz09 Meeting ID: 999 1625 8423 Passcode: 123636 Committee members:  Katrice Graham, Mickey Nall, Chris Chu, Courtney Baer, Pat Ford

A new study has found that the unfriendly culture of many advertising agencies ultimately pushes people of color out of the industry’s mainstream and into segregated multicultural agencies. The findings by Kasey Windels, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Advertising associate professor, and doctoral students Noura Ibrahim and…

Sylvia Chan-Olmsted, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Media Production, Management, and Technology professor and director of consumer media research, and UFCJC doctoral student Anran Luo, will be presenting at the 2023 World Media Economics and Management Conference (WMEMC), May 15-18, in Seoul, South Korea. The theme…

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications(UFCJC) student films and news reports were nominated for recognition in the National Academy of Arts and Sciences (NATAS) 2023 Suncoast Chapter Student Production Awards competition. In the Fiction – Long Form category, all three nominations were for films produced by UFCJC students…

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) Bateman Case Study Competition team has received first place in the 2023 national contest. The UFCJC team, led by Public Relations Lecturer Christine Bucan, was comprised of Public Relations seniors Courtney Baer, Will…

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) and Levin College of Law announced today that First Amendment scholar and teacher Jane Bambauer has been named UFCJC’s  Brechner Eminent Scholar in Mass Communication and professor of law at Levin. Bambauer also will assume leadership of the Marion B.…