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Herbert Lowe Authors Article on UFxFAMU1963 Student Expedition to Report on the U.S. Civil Rights Trail 60th Anniversary

Friday September 22, 2023

Herbert Lowe, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Journalism senior lecturer, is the author of “Four Girls, 60 Years, 11 Students, 2,800 Miles and a New Awareness of History” published on neimanstoryboard.org on Sept. 15. During Spring Break 2023, Lowe and three other faculty advisers led a group of students from UFCJC […]
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Norm Lewis Comments on Public University Rankings from The Wall Street Journal

Thursday September 21, 2023

Norm Lewis, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism associate professor, was quoted in “Students, Experts Question Wall Street Journal’s UF Ranking” posted on wuft.org on Sept. 7. The story focuses on a news report from The Wall Street Journal which ranked UF as the top public university in the country. Some UF […]
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Cynthia Barnett Co-Authors Behind-the-Scenes Article on Fertilizer Investigation by Missouri and Florida Student Journalists

Thursday September 7, 2023

Cynthia Barnett, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Environmental journalist-in-residence and senior lecturer, is the co-author of “Missouri, Florida Journalism Professors Join Classes on Multistate Fertilizer Investigation” published on sej.org on Sept. 6. Barnett and Missouri School of Journalism Associate Professor Sara Shipley Hiles collaborated to build a course for journalism students to […]
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UFCJC Student Journalists, Alumni and Staff Honored in the 2023 SPJ Sunshine State Awards Competition

Monday August 28, 2023

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) students, staff and alumni from WUFT News, Fresh Take Florida and The Independent Florida Alligator were honored in the 2023 Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Florida Pro Chapter Sunshine State Awards Competition. The awards recognize outstanding journalism produced in 2022. UFCJC students and alumni received 16 […]
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Local Newscast Director Joins UFCJC Innovation News Center

Monday August 14, 2023

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications today announced that Andre Sanders has joined the College as a newscast director in the Innovation News Center (INC), its multimedia newsroom serving the North Central Florida community. Sanders’ primary task will be to introduce students to advanced newscast production technology and help them program, automate […]
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CJC Student Journalists, Alumni and Staff Receive 2022 Region 3 SPJ Mark of Excellence Honors

Tuesday April 11, 2023

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) student journalists, WUFT News staff, The Independent Alligator staff and editorial board, and floridagators.com interns were honored in the Region 3 2022 Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Mark of Excellence (MOE) Awards competition. The awards recognize the best collegiate journalism in Region 3 which comprises Alabama, […]
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WUFT News Receives Report for America Reporter Position to Cover Racial Inequity in East Gainesville

Tuesday December 8, 2020

WUFT News, a leading news organization in Gainesville, Florida, is the recipient of a Report for America (RFA) reporter position to cover racial inequity in East Gainesville. WUFT News is located in the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications’ Innovation News Center and provides news to several broadcast and online properties, including WUFT-FM […]
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UF’s “Fresh Take Florida” to Provide News Coverage of State Government

Tuesday January 29, 2019

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) today announced the launch of Fresh Take Florida, an effort to provide coverage of Florida state government at a time when state capitals are increasingly under-covered. Six student journalists, all graduating seniors, will be covering executive-branch agency operations as well as legislation throughout the 2019 […]
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WUFT-TV to Air “Life After Maria” Special Report on Anniversary of Devastating Storm

Tuesday September 18, 2018

In August, a team of 11 multimedia journalists from Noticias WUFT and WUFT News spent a week in Puerto Rico nearly a year after Hurricane Maria ravaged the island. What they saw and heard will be presented in a special 30-minute report to air on WUFT-TV on Sept. 20 at 8 p.m., the one-year anniversary […]
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WUFT News on Top 20 List of Best Open-Record Stories

Thursday April 27, 2017

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications student journalists investigated compliance with the state public record law in all 20 Florida district state attorney’s offices and found that the state lacks a uniform system to enforce the law. The resulting WUFT News report, Sunshine Lost: Florida’s Public Records Act Lacks Effective Enforcement Mechanism by […]