Independent Florida Alligator

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Journalism freshman Madilyn Gemme received 14th place in the 2023-2024 Hearst Journalism Awards Photo II Picture Story/Series competition. The contest included 88 entries from 54 schools submitted in the second and final photo competition of the year. Gemme’s winning photo story,…

Hub Brown, dean of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, is the author of the opinion column “Black History? Our History” published in the Independent Florida Alligator on Feb. 12. Brown recalls how his family was part of “The Great Migration” when six million African Americans moved…

Jon Roosenraad, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Journalism professor emeritus, passed away at age 78 on Sept. 13 in Gainesville. Roosenrad joined the UFCJC faculty in 1968 at the age of 23. He was the last faculty member hired by Rae Weimer, the first dean of…

Diane McFarlin, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications dean, is featured in The Independent Florida Alligator podcast episode “News: What Could Be Better Than This” on Dec. 6. McFarlin, B.S. Journalism 1976, spoke with senior Journalism Major Thomas Holton, The Alligator Podcast host and producer, about her eight-year…

Matt Duffy, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Master’s student, is featured in “Born Zillennial: UF Graduate Student Creates Viral Online Community” published in The Independent Florida Alligator on Nov. 8. Duffy created the Born Zillennial Facebook Group as part of a semester-long project for his Social Media…