Annie Neimand

Define American released a new body of research on immigration and local news – “Reimagining Immigration News: North Carolina’s Case for the Nation” – that gives journalists in every state a road map for inclusive coverage of immigrant communities and policies. The organization collaborated with the Center for Public Interest…

Annie Neimand, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Center for Public Interest Communications research director, will be part of a three-person panel focusing on “Remaking the Economy: Building Narrative Power for Economic Justice.” The 90-minute Nonprofit Quarterly (NPQ) webinar will be on Sept. 29 at 2 p.m. The…

The topic of refugees continues to be a polarizing one in the United States, often fueled by the media and its representation of displaced individuals. In a new study, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications researchers Frank Waddell, Journalism associate professor, Center for Public Interest Communications Director Ann…

Frank Waddell, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism associate professor, Center for Public Interest Communications Director Ann Christiano, Center Research Director Annie Neimand, and Kelly Chernin are the co-authors of “The Effect of Documentary and Fictional Narratives on Dehumanization of Refugees and Stereotype Reversal” published in the…

This article originally appeared in The Conversation on Sept. 24, 2021.  The article was written by University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Center for Public Interest Communications Post-Doctoral Associate Jack Barry, Director Ann Christiano and Research Director Annie Neimand. Are workplace vaccine mandates prompting some employees to quit…

Annie Neimand, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Center for Public Interest Communications research director, is featured in “How to Build a Transformative Narrative” published in the Canadian magazine Raccords on Sept. 9. Neimand offers tips on how social-impact organizations can engage stakeholders to move them into action…

Ann Christiano, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Center for Public Interest Communications director, was featured in the “Understanding Vaccine Hesitancy” broadcast on Orlando, Florida, public radio station WMFE-FM on Aug. 13. Christiano, Jack Barry, a post-doctoral research associate for the Center, and Center Research Director Annie Neimand…

Ann Christiano, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Center for Public Interest Communications director, Center Research Director Annie Neimand, and Jack Barry, a post-doctoral research associate for the Center, are three of the co-authors of Invest in Trust: A Guide for Building COVID-19 Vaccine Trust and Increasing Vaccination…

Annie Neimand, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Center for Public Interest Communications research director, is the co-author of “Finding the Right Messenger for Your Message” published in Stanford Social Innovation Review on May 6. Neimand, Samantha Wright and Max Steinman stress that trusted messengers are important to…

Despite more than 450,000 deaths from COVID-19 so far in the U.S., nearly a third of Americans say they definitely or probably will not get the vaccine, according to a recent Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs survey. If those numbers hold, it will be well short of the number…

Ann Christiano, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Frank Karel Chair in Public Interest Communications and Center for Public Interest Communications director, and Annie Neimand, Center research director,  are co-authors of “How to Build Better Calls to Action” published in Stanford Social Innovation Review on Jan. 6. Christiano…

Ann Christiano, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Frank Karel Chair in Public Interest Communications and Center for Public Interest Communications director and Annie Neimand, Center research director, are co-authors of “Communicating Complexity in the Humanitarian Sector” published in Stanford Social Innovation Review on Oct. 16. Christiano and…