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Jieun Shin joins Journal of Communication Editorial Board

Monday January 8, 2024

Jieun Shin, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Media Production, Management, and Technology assistant professor, has joined the editorial board of the Journal of Communication. The Journal of Communication (JOC) is the flagship journal of the International Communication Association and is intended for all communication specialists and policy makers. JOC is published six times […]

Four UFCJC Faculty and Two Doctoral Students Contribute to Research Handbook on AI and Communication

Tuesday November 21, 2023

Four University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) faculty and two doctoral students are included in the Research Handbook on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Communication edited by Seungahn Nah, Dianne Snedaker Chair in Media Trust and research director of the UF’s Consortium on Trust in Media and Technology. The book is scheduled to […]

New Study Examines Information-Seeking Behaviors Following U.S. Presidential Elections

Monday October 9, 2023

A new study suggests that individuals whose candidate lost an election use pro-attitudinal media to repair their identity or engage in information utility behaviors by seeking out counter-attitudinal information to learn about the opposing party following their win. The findings by University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) doctoral student Eliana DuBosar, UFCJC […]

Study: News Media Use Can Impact Perceived Psychological Distance to COVID-19

Wednesday September 6, 2023

A new study has found that conservative media use is associated with greater perceived distance to COVID-19, while less partisan news use is associated with a smaller perceived distance. The findings by Jay Hmielowski, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Public Relations associate professor, UFCJC doctoral student Alexandrea Matthews and UFCJC Public […]

UFCJC Doctoral Student and Jay Hmielowski Receive 2023 AEJMC Collaborative Scholar Award

Tuesday August 1, 2023

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) doctoral student Alexandrea Matthews is the recipient of one of two Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) 2023 Collaborative Scholar Awards for her research proposal “Polarization by Examining How Targeted Ideological Messaging through Use of Moral Cues May Stimulate Political Participation and Influence Attitudes in […]

Jay Hmielowski Comments on How America’s Culture War Has Extended To Medicine

Friday January 20, 2023

Jay Hmielowski, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Public Relations associate professor, was quoted in “America’s Culture Wars Extend Into Medicine” published in The Economist on Jan. 8. The article focuses on the decline in confidence in the medical establishment since 2021. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has tapped into this sentiment and […]

Study: Interpersonal Communication Can Influence Science and Environmentally Related Outcomes

Friday December 9, 2022

A new study has found that interpersonal communication can influence important science and environmentally related outcomes. The findings by Jay Hmielowski, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Public Relations associate professor, Moritz Cleve, Ph.D. 2022, and UFCJC doctoral students Eiiana DuBosar and Michael Munroe were featured in “Feeling is NOT Mutual: Political […]

Study: Extremely Partisan Media Features Easier-to-Read Language Than Non-Partisan Media

Thursday November 17, 2022

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, Grade Level, Sentiment, and Tone […]

Study: How Non-Experts Share Information About Technology Risks

Wednesday September 14, 2022

A new study has found that cultivating trust in artificial intelligence (AI) requires an understanding of how the general public perceives and shares news about AI and not just the perspectives of experts and policymakers. The findings by Jay Hmielowski, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Public Relations assistant professor, and colleagues are […]

Five UFCJC Faculty Receive Promotions

Friday July 1, 2022

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) today announced promotions for five faculty members. Eric Esterline, Media Production, Management, and Technology lecturer in sports media and communication and director of the Sports Journalism and Communication Program, has been promoted to senior lecturer. Esterline originally joined the College in August 2015. Herbert Lowe, […]

CJC Public Relations Faculty and Staff Will Present and Receive Awards at IPRRC 2022

Wednesday March 2, 2022

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications faculty and doctoral students will be presenting at the International Public Relations Research Conference in Orlando, Florida from March 3-5. Public Relations Associate Professor Rita Men and doctoral students Jie Jin, Renee Mitson, Yufan Sunny Qin, and Marc Vielledent will receive the Plank Center Award for Leadership […]

Jay Hmielowski Co-Authors Article on Increasing Resistance to Persuasive Environmental Communication

Friday December 10, 2021

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Public Relations Assistant Professor Jay Hmielowski is the co-author of “Are You Threatening Me? Identity Threat, Resistance to Persuasion, and Boomerang Effects in Environmental Communication” published in Environmental Communication on Nov. 25. Hmielowski and Yanni Ma from Oregon State University examined resistance to persuasive messages in today’s […]

Jay Hmielowski Co-Authors Article on Gateway Hypothesis Reassessment

Wednesday October 20, 2021

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Public Relations Assistant Professor Jay Hmielowski is the co-author of “Laugh, But Don’t Seek: A Reassessment of the Gateway Hypothesis” published in the International Journal of Communication, Vol. 15, 2021. Hmielowski and Michaele Myers examined the gateway hypothesis which argues that political satire programs open the door […]

Jay Hmielowski Co-Authors Article on the Relationship Between Traditional and Nontraditional Media When Seeking Risk Information in China

Friday October 1, 2021

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Public Relations Assistant Professor Jay Hmielowski is the co-author of “Clearing the Smog? Examining the Relationship Between Traditional Media Versus Nontraditional Internet-Based Media and Risk Information Seeking in China” published in the International Journal of Communication, Vol. 15 (2021). Hmielowski and co-authors Yanni Ma and Wenjie Tan […]

Jay Hmielowski and Two CJC Doctoral Students Co-Author Article on Diminishing News Media Trust in U.S. Rural Versus Urban Areas

Monday September 13, 2021

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Public Relations Assistant Professor Jay Hmielowski and CJC doctoral students Eve Heffron and Michael Munroe are the co-authors of “You’ve Lost That Trusting Feeling: Diminishing Trust in the News Media in Rural Versus Urban U.S. Communities” published in The Social Science Journal on Sept. 10. Hmielowski, a […]