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Kimberly Blum, a University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism freshman, is the recipient of a 2022 National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation (NATAS) National Student Production Award in the News Report – Light News category. “Riley’s Red Wagon,” produced by Blum and classmates when they…

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) today announced the promotion of Evan Kropp to executive director of Distance Education. Kropp also has been named an affiliate faculty member in the College’s Department of Media Production, Management, and Technology. Kropp joined UFCJC in June 2019 as the…

BCW Information Session December 1, 2022 4 – 5 PM, Weimer Hall, Room 3032 Join us to hear directly from BCW about the Summer 2023 HAROLD Internship Program and application process. The BCW HAROLD Internship Program is a 10-week paid summer internship from early June until early August connected to…

Join us for an enlightening webinar to learn more about our internship program categories, host companies, the application process and more. Panelists: Nancy Robinson, Director of Education Programs Internship Alums Thursday, December 1, 2022 5:00 – 6:00 PM PST / 8:00 – 9:00 PM EST Panel Event will take place…

This column originally appeared on the Consortium on Trust in Media and Technology website.  With the reality of Elon Musk’s hostile takeover of Twitter setting in, many individuals, news outlets and communities are left in the wreckage of the social media giant. It has served the world as the preeminent…

The search panel for the Brechner Freedom of Information Project director will meet at 2 p.m. on Monday (Nov. 21) via Zoom. At the meeting, we will collectively review the candidates through three rounds: First, does the candidate meet the minimum qualifications for the role (e.g. education and career tenure)…

“Five Questions With…” is a series of profiles of CJC graduates and the career paths they chose. Dr. Daniel Pimentel, B.S. Advertising 2011 and Ph.D. 2020 1. Tell us about your current job. I’m an assistant professor in immersive psychology at the University of Oregon’s School of Journalism and Communication,…

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project and Brechner Eminent Scholar in Mass Communication at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, is quoted in “Judge Nixes Higher Education Portions of Florida’s Stop WOKE Act” published in The Washington Post on Nov. 17. A…

Andrew Selepak, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and Technology lecturer and coordinator of the online master’s program with a specialization in social media, is quoted in “FBI Director Warns of National Security Risk Posed by TikTok” posted on katv.com, the ABC-television affiliate in Little…

A new study has found that ideological extremity and partisanship strength correlate with the use of easier-to-read language. The findings by Jay Hmielowski, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Public Relations associate professor, and UFCJC doctoral student Jessica Sparks are featured in “At the Extremes: Assessing Readability,…

Stephanie Sinclair, B.S. Journalism 1998 and Hall of Fame 2008, is an acclaimed photographer whose work focuses on gender and human rights. Her photographs were recently featured in “What A High-Risk Pregnancy Looks Like After Dobbs” published in The New York Times Magazine on Nov. 13. Since the Supreme Court…

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Public Relations Department has been selected for the PRNEWS’ 2023 Education A-List. This is the third year in a row that UFCJC has been named to this prestigious list, which was launched in 2021. The list recognizes the top 50…