Linda Hon

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Center for Public Interest Communications has awarded the 2023 Hon Research Prize in Public Interest Communications to three researchers using ethnographic research in a small Midwestern town to explore discursive frames that link class, race, place, and behavior. Teresa Gonzales, assistant professor…

Linda Hon, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Public Relations professor, will retire in July 2022 after a distinguished 28 years at the College. During her tenure, she was a public relations faculty member, served seven years as Executive Associate Dean, and nine years as Program Director…

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications honored outstanding alumni, faculty, staff and graduate and undergraduate students during the annual awards ceremony that was presented virtually on April 16. The College honored five alumni who were inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2020: Edward Aschoff, S. Journalism…

Linda Hon, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Public Relations professor, was selected as one of four recipients of a 2020-2021 UF Doctoral Dissertation Advisor/Mentoring Award. The annual awards are given to faculty doctoral advisors selected on a competitive basis recognizing promotion of doctoral studies and excellence in…

While anecdotally, millennials are vocal about their concern for the environment and the impact of climate change on the planet, it remains unclear as to whether they feel personally connected to the cause and what actions they are willing to take to address the crisis. And, if they are, what…

Ah Ram Lee, Ph.D. 2019, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) alumna, is the lead author of “The Role of Psychological Proximity and Social Ties Influence in Promoting a Social Media Recycling Campaign” published in the Journal of Environmental Communication on Nov. 14. Lee and co-authors UFCJC…

Linda Hon, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Public Relations professor, has received a grant from the Arthur W. Page Center to study the “Antecedents and Outcomes of Corporate Political Advocacy Among Consumers.” The funding is a part of the Center’s Page/Legacy Scholar Grant program. Hon, in partnership with CJC…

Social change communicators running social media campaigns should ensure people feel they are able to help resolve the issue and tout the benefits of participating in the campaign to increase engagement, a new study finds. Although social media has changed the landscape of how people can gather around a cause,…

Dr. Brigitta Brunner-Johnson has been selected as the inaugural editor of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journal of Public Interest Communications (JPIC). JPIC is a new scholarly journal publishing the latest research in public interest communications. It will be housed in the College under the direction…

UF College of Journalism and Communications (CJC) Public Relations Assistant Professor Rita Men, Ph.D., APR, has been named a scholar of the Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations. Dr. Men will be one of 12 scholars, each serving a five-year term. The Plank Center at the University of Alabama…

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Public Relations Professor Linda Childers Hon will receive the Milestones in Mentoring Educator Award from the Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations.  The award will be presented at an induction ceremony in Chicago on Nov. 10, 2016. Established in 2010 to…

The use of social media for enhancing a social movement’s reach has become standard, but few examples demonstrate its potency as well as the Million Hoodies Movement for Justice. Million Hoodies was formed as an online action network following the shooting death of Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman and includes…