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Documentary Outreach Program Information The Documentary Outreach is a month-long travel course with a focus on nonfiction mediamaking that is collaborative and impact-driven. Students learn how to produce a short documentary film entirely on location while telling stories about local changemakers. In 2023, Actuality Abroad are leading Documentary Outreaches in…

Connect with other first-gen college students while creating art that promotes the importance of your community. The event will take place at Peabody Hall, Room 408 on Friday, Feb 12 from 12:00pm-1:30pm with food provided!

The Public Relations Search Committee will meet this Thursday, 09/30/2021, at 3:30 p.m. via ZOOM.  The meeting agenda is to discuss the job description and timeline. Topic: PR Lecturer Search Committee Time: Feb 9, 2023 10:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://ufl.zoom.us/j/99970098232?pwd=am5DSnBST3RTLzhJOEc1QXNrSG9wUT09 Meeting ID: 999 7009…

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications announced today that Nathan Carpenter will be the inaugural director of the College’s new social media listening lab. Carpenter will join the College on July 3. As director, Carpenter will be responsible for leading the lab’s operations, insights/analysis, and engagement with…

Myiah Hutchens, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Public Relations Associate Professor, has been named chair of the Public Relations Department, after serving as interim chair since May 2022. During her tenure as interim chair, the department proposed two additional tracks: Public Interest Communications and Corporate Communication.…

Join us on Wednesday, Feb 15 at 12pm-1pm for an information session on  how you can attain a MAMC Degree while still in undergrad! The event will take place in Weimer Hall Room 3032 as well as online. Registration Link for Zoom is here:  https://ufl.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYpf-mqpzIuHdwKFjWjIme6L93UmkDwbjoJ

Films by University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Media Production, Management, and Technology (MPMT) seniors and an alumnus were recognized in prestigious film festivals. Emilee Ford was selected as best cinematographer in the 2023 Los Angeles Cinematography Awards (LACA) for “The Aftermath.” The film, written, directed and…

By Chloe Stein, Media Production, Management, and Technology Sophomore In January, I was lucky enough to be chosen as one of 24 students to represent the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications in covering the second-ever NBA game hosted in Paris. This was a regular-season game on Jan.…

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) today announced that Jinping Wang will be joining the College in fall 2023 as an assistant professor in the Department of Advertising. Wang currently is an assistant professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong School of Journalism and Communication.…

An article by Kun Xu, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and Technology assistant professor in emerging media, and co-author Matthew Lombard has received the 2022 Amsterdam School of Communication Research Denis McQuail Award. The article, “Social Responses to Media Technologies in the 21st Century:…

A new study has found that manipulating social robots’ facial and kinetic cues can induce medium-to-large-sized effects on users’ social presence and trust. The findings by Kun Xu, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Media Production, Management, and Technology assistant professor in emerging media, UFCJC doctoral student…

Join the Gator Chapter of NABJ for our second GBM of the semester on Thursday, February 9 at 7 p.m. in the INC. Learn more about the E-board and all that UFABJ has to offer. See you soon!