Jack Barry

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Center for Public Interest Communications, Radical Communicators and creative agency Milli are the recipients of a Bronze Anthem Award for BROKE, a guide for the social change sector to tell better stories. The BROKE project, funded through the Omidyar Network as part of…

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…

Define American and the Center for Public Interest Communications at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) collaborated to produce a new body of research on immigration and local news with a focus on North Carolina media consumers. The result, “Reimagining Immigration News: North Carolina’s Case for…

By Sue Wagner, CJC Communication “Need a little hope in the world?” asked Jack Barry, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Center for Public Interest Communications post-doctoral research associate, when reflecting on a recent trip to the Medenine region in southern Tunisia. “Just look at what young social…

Ann Christiano, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Center for Public Interest Communications director, and Jack Barry, a post-doctoral research associate for the Center, are the authors of “This Untapped Tool Could Help Boost Vaccination Rates” published in Barron’s on Jan. 27. Christiano and Barry write about the…

This article originally appeared in Barron’s on Jan. 27, 2022. To read the full article, visit: https://www.barrons.com/articles/this-untapped-tool-could-help-boost-vaccination-rates-51643231633?tesla=y.  The recent failure of workplace vaccine mandates in the Supreme Court means we have to look for fresh ideas to get the last third of Americans vaccinated. Here’s a tool no one has tried: activating…

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…

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…

The Center for Public Interest Communications at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications on April 23, 2021 was mentioned in the White House press briefing by the Biden Administration’s COVID-19 Response Team and public health officials. U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy reported that “The National Association of…

Ann Christiano, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Center for Public Interest Communications director, and Jack Barry, a post-doctoral research associate for the Center, were quoted in “How to Talk to Employees About Vaccines” published on the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) website on April 13. Christiano and…

The Center for Public Interest Communications and The Agency , located in the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, on Feb. 26 conducted a virtual presentation, “Healthy Gainesville: Research Finding and Strategic Recommendations,” for the National League of Cities University Communities Council meeting on their mask-wearing campaign collaboration…

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…