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ProPublica and The Washington Post Win 2023 UF Investigative Data Journalism Award

Sunday August 27, 2023

For the second year in a row, ProPublica and The Washington Post won the annual University of Florida Award for Investigative Data Journalism at the 2023 Online News Association (ONA) Online Journalism Awards ceremony on Aug. 26 in Philadelphia. The winners will each receive a $7,500 prize and an expense-paid trip to the University of Florida to […]

Eleven CJC Alums Awarded 2022 Pulitzer Prize in Breaking News Reporting for Miami Condominium Collapse Coverage

Tuesday May 10, 2022

Eleven University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications alumni and Miami Herald staffers were awarded a 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting. Rick Hirsch, B.S. Journalism 1980 and Hall of Fame 2014, the Miami Herald Managing Editor at the time of the collapse, Al Diaz, B.S. Journalism 1983, Adrian Ruhi, B.S. Journalism 2008, […]

Washington Post Reporters Win 2022 Brechner Freedom of Information Award

Monday April 11, 2022

Washington Post Reporters Hannah Dreier and Andrew Ba Tran are the winners of the 2022 Brechner Freedom of Information Award for their coverage of hidden inequities in the way FEMA administers aid to victims of national disasters. Dreier and Tran spent 13 months investigating how FEMA distributes aid, filing records requests in four states, analyzing […]

Ted Bridis Comments on the Selection of the New Washington Post Executive Editor

Wednesday August 25, 2021

Ted Bridis, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Rob Hiaasen Lecturer in Investigative Reporting, is quoted in “Inside the Plan to Make Jeff Bezo’s Washington Post the Everything Newspaper” published on washingtonian.com on Aug. 25 and in the Sept. 2021 Washingtonian print edition. The article focuses on the search for new Washington Post […]

Clay Calvert Comments on the Senate Impeachment Trial of Former President Trump

Tuesday February 9, 2021

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, is quoted in “It’s Not a Typical Trial. Lawyers in the Trump Impeachment Trial to Argue Big Constitutional Questions” published in The Washington Post on Feb. 8. The article focuses on the Senate impeachment […]

Frank LoMonte and CJC Student Journalist Quoted on the Rise of College Newspapers During the Pandemic

Tuesday September 22, 2020

Frank LoMonte, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Brechner Center for Freedom of Information director, and Journalism senior Kyle Wood were quoted in “College Newspaper Reporters are the Journalism heroes for the Pandemic Era” published in The Washington Post on Sept. 19. The article focuses on college newspapers who are filling the local […]

Clay Calvert Comments on Alan Dershowitz’s Libel Suit Against CNN

Thursday September 17, 2020

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, was quoted in Erik Wemple’s column “Stop Whining, Alan Dershowitz” published in The Washington Post on Sept. 16. Calvert comments on defense attorney and legal scholar Alan Dershowitz’s libel suit against CNN alleging that […]

Frank LoMonte Comments on the Compromised Access to Public-Records and Free Speech Restrictions During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Monday April 20, 2020

Frank LoMonte, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Brechner Center for Freedom of Information director, was quoted in “Local Governments Are Hard to Find as Coronavirus Ends Public Meetings” published in The Wall Street Journal on April 19. The article looks at struggles by many communities to run city-council meetings amid bad connections […]

CJC Journalism Student Comments About the Stress of Covering the COVID-19 Pandemic

Thursday March 19, 2020

Christina Morales, a University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism senior and The Independent Florida Alligator editor-in-chief, was quoted in “Their College Year Upended, Gen Z Journalists Keep Breaking News on Coronavirus (Some from Home)” published in The Washington Post on March 18. The article focuses on how student reporters at campus news […]

Kim Walsh-Childers Comments on Harassment in the Media Environment

Tuesday October 1, 2019

Kim Walsh-Childers, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism professor, is quoted in “A Man Kissed a Reporter on Air Against Her Will. He’s Facing Harassment Charges” published in The Washington Post on Sept. 26. The article focuses on Eric Goodman interrupting an on-air news report by journalist Sara Rivest. She considered his […]

Clay Calvert Comments on Off-the-Record Requests and Possible Treason

Monday June 24, 2019

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, was quoted in “President Trump, Proven Leaker” published in The Washington Post on June 21. Erik Wemple, Post columnist and media critic, writes about a Time magazine interview with President Trump in the Oval […]

Ted Bridis Comments on Alleged AMI Blackmail Threats

Friday February 8, 2019

Ted Bridis, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Rob Hiaasen lecturer in Investigative Reporting, was cited in “Ronan Farrow Says He Also Faced ‘Blackmail Efforts from AMI’ for Reporting on the National Enquirer, Trump” published in The Washington Post on Feb. 7. The article features journalist Ronan Farrow’s claim that he and “at […]

CJC Professor, Doctoral Student Collaborate on Washington Post Story

Wednesday January 30, 2019

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Journalism Department Chair Ted Spiker and doctoral student Rachel Damiani are the co-authors of “Everywhere in Your Body is Tissue Called Fascia. Scientists are Unlocking Its Secrets,” published in The Washington Post on Jan. 26. Damiani and Spiker’s article looked at the science and future of […]

CJC Students Participate in The Washington Post and Instagram Midterm Elections Video Project

Friday October 5, 2018

Three University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications student journalists were selected to participate in a collaborative midterm elections video project hosted by The Washington Post and Instagram. Journalism senior Bailey LeFever, Journalism junior Mackenzie Behm and Telecommunication senior Veronika Vernachio worked with Washington Post editors to produce an election-themed IGTV video from the […]

Clay Calvert Comments on Ed Whelan Tweet Controversy

Monday September 24, 2018

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism Professor Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project, was quoted in “The Kavanaugh Controversy Meets Fake News. Real Fake News.” published in The Washington Post on Sept. 21. The opinion piece by Erik Wemple focuses on tweets posted by Ed Whelan, president […]