By Jacob Sedesse, Media Production, Management, and Technology senior Since I stepped foot in the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC), I’ve kept busy. You may have heard my voice on WUFT-FM—the college’s in-house NPR affiliate—where I have hosted the local newscasts during Morning Edition and All…
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There’s no doubt that social media platform Snapchat is popular, but are marketers leveraging its advertising power? A recent study by University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Advertising Associate Professor and Interim Chair Huan Chen and Yoon-Joo Lee from Washington State University found that Snapchat users would be open…
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By Emma Behrmann, B.S. Journalism 2024 In a Zoom room filled with CEOs of non-governmental organizations, activists and lobbyists, Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel called out Jacob Sedesse. He recognized him as a member of the Snapchat generation, and as a 20-year-old University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC)…
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Andrew Selepak, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications director of the online Master’s program with a specialization in social media, was quoted in “Twitter, Snapchat: Redesigns and Risks Go Hand in Hand” featured on CBS News MoneyWatch on Nov. 14. The report focuses on how Twitter and Snapchat…
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