Happy #FDOC 🐊

Florida Victorious, the official NIL partner of the Florida Gators, and the UF College of Journalism and Communications have announced a partnership to establish a creative agency within the college designed to help student-athletes develop their brands. Learn more: www.jou.ufl.edu/2025/08/12/f...

Congratulations to Huan Chen, Rachel Grant, Juliana Fernandes, Jieun Shin and Dan Windels! www.jou.ufl.edu/2025/07/02/f...

Staff Attorney Jonathan Gaston-Falk was thrilled to speak with those attending the @ufjschool.bsky.social Summer Media Institute! What terrific students, now ready to tell their communities' stories. 🔥 If you'd like an SPLC expert to speak with your students, reach out to us! splc.org/speakers

Ethan Magoc has been named the new Interim Director of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Innovation News Center (INC). Since 2022, Ethan has served as Managing Editor, leading a commitment to student-centered journalism. www.jou.ufl.edu/2025/05/27/e...

Congratulations to everyone graduating today! #CommuniGators Class of 2025, we are so happy to celebrate your achievements all weekend! Don’t forget to share your special grad moments using #UFgrad and to tag us.🐊 🎓 #GoGators

We are proud to announce the winners of the 2025 Collier Prize for State Government Accountability as well as a report that reflects a profession under pressure with systemic barriers to information and our institutions.

Join us in congratulating Cynthia Barnett, UF's Undergraduate Teacher of the Year and Harrison Hove, UF's Undergraduate Faculty Adviser/Mentor of the Year! Did you know? 🧐 8 UF Teachers of the Year since 2007 have been CJC faculty! Go CommuniGators! www.jou.ufl.edu/2025/04/10/c...

The UFCJC annual Awards Banquet was hosted on April 2, 2025. We celebrated the achievements of students, faculty and staff and honored four new alumni Hall of Fame members. www.jou.ufl.edu/2025/04/04/u...

Reminder: Join us this Thursday, @ 11:45 AM at the Reitz Auditorium for our seminar featuring Dr. Nadia Drake. This is a great opportunity for those curious about the search for beyond our planet and how journalism plays a role in telling that story. @ufresearch.bsky.social @ufjschool.bsky.social

Join us for an engaging seminar with Dr. Nadia Drake, science journalist and Interim Physics Editor at Quanta Magazine. She will explore life beyond Earth through the lens of a journalist! Don’t miss this opportunity! @nadiadrake.bsky.social @ufresearch.bsky.social @ufjschool.bsky.social

So excited to welcome @jetaabazi.bsky.social to @ufjschool.bsky.social & co-present timely research that is tied to our joint Balkan roots! A Fulbright scholar from the University of Pristina, Jeta has an exciting research agenda on public diplomacy & global communication. Join us!

Ever wondered if there is a science behind going viral? Last year, I took a course for my @ufjschool.bsky.social graduate degree on the science of going #viral and my professor recently talked about the course on @computerworld.com's podcast! www.computerworld.com/video/384829...

#SunshineWeek: Libraries contain a treasure trove of information for journalists. We asked a @ufjschool.bsky.social librarian how reporters can use the library to get the information they need — without an open records request: www.pressclubinstitute.org/2025/03/18/s...

Congrats to UF School of Music and @ufjschool.bsky.social students, faculty and staff on winning yet another AVA Digital Award for Sounds of the Season! #wuft

Congratulations to Harrison Hove for being named the interim chair of the UFCJC Department of Journalism! Hove was named UF Teacher of the Year in 2021 and CJC Mentor of the Year in 2025. 🎉 www.jou.ufl.edu/2025/03/06/h...

UFCJC Journalism assistant professor Rachel Grant and colleagues published “Rehistoricizing Black Masculinity in 'The Wonder Years' Reboot,” focusing on reclaiming history by centering Black experiences within a nostalgic, family-friendly format. www.jou.ufl.edu/insights/how...

UFCJC Journalism junior Jessica Garcete covered her first Daytona 500 race as part of the NASCAR College Program. www.jou.ufl.edu/2025/02/25/u...

UFCJC Journalism senior Vivienne Serret was featured in “Spark Talks: The Future of Investigative Journalism is Fierce” at the Knight Media Forum 2025. She spoke about her journey to becoming a journalist and her reporting on the resignation of Ben Sasse. www.jou.ufl.edu/2025/02/27/u...

Good morning, CommuniGators! 🧡🐊💙 It’s time to Stand Up and Holler because it is Gator Nation Giving Day! Show your love for CJC by giving what you can, big or small. Remember, every bit counts! Give here: givingday.ufl.edu/pages/colleg....

TFW a former student 3 years out of @ufjschool.bsky.social is a National Magazine Award finalist! 🥳 Read Natalia Galicza's powerful story on solitary confinement👇. So proud of her-and appreciative of Deseret Magazine for giving great writers what they need to thrive. www.deseret.com/magazine/202...

At the @ufjschool.bsky.social Brand Bowl where students are monitoring social media responses to Super Bowl ads.

Learn AI tools to better access and track public records. Hear from prize-winners on how they broke their stories. Register here (and it's free!): www.eventbrite.com/e/collier-pr...

Public radio station @wuft.org was named a finalist for the 2025 National Association of Broadcasters Crystal Radio Awards. The awards honor outstanding radio stations in the U.S. for their commitment to community service. www.jou.ufl.edu/2025/02/04/w...

Dean Hub Brown was quoted in “UF’s College of Journalism and Communications Faces Rigorous Reaccreditation Process” published in the Gainesville Sun on Jan. 31. www.jou.ufl.edu/2025/02/03/u...

With democratic backsliding, the first thing to go is freedom to access information and accountability! Secrecy Tracker will help us track down such backsliding initiatives in the U.S. Free for all, launched by the Brechner Freedom of Information Project at the @ufjschool.bsky.social

This year marks CJC's 10th annual Climate Communications Summit! Join us Thursday, February 6th as we explore this year's theme of trust—and how to overcome the climate divide. Registration at go.ufl.edu/climate

📰 Some great research from @ufjschool.bsky.social... that you should read and then share. www.jou.ufl.edu/insights/spr...

Can't wait to welcome Benji Backer w/ the Nature Is Nonpartisan movement to #Gainesville Thurs 2/6 for UF's annual #Climate Comms Summit. How do we bridge the climate divide? w/ @maxchesnes.bsky.social, @sjryan3.bsky.social & more. Free and open to public. Register: www.jou.ufl.edu/2025-climate...

Happy #FDOC!

Wishing you a safe and joyful holiday season 🧡💙

Breaking new grounds with AI: @UFJSchool leads the nation in launching BEACON, a revolutionary emergency alert system. @WUFTNews is the first in the country to use this multi-lingual, text-to-speech broadcasting technology on WUFT-FM. Learn more: www.jou.ufl.edu/2024/12/19/n...

After nearly 27 years at UFCJC and WRUF, Steve Russell is retiring. His impact at UFCJC and across sports media will be long-lasting. His final “Sportscene” show from Dec. 17 is available to listen to online at the link below. www.jou.ufl.edu/2024/12/17/r...

Janet Coats, managing director of the University of Florida Consortium on Trust in Media and Technology, is featured in “Fighting AI Deepfakes,” published in Issue 12 of NITECH, the NATO Communications and Information Agency’s official magazine. www.jou.ufl.edu/2024/12/05/j...

After his 35-year tenure at the UFCJC, MPMT Associate Professor Michael Leslie will retire at the end of the 2024-2025 academic year. www.jou.ufl.edu/2024/12/06/m...

Happy end of the semester, CommuniGators! 🐊

Celebrating my first semester in the big house, with awesome colleagues at the @ufjschool.bsky.social

If you’ve done impactful reporting that holds state institutions to account, don’t hesitate to enter this competition. your work makes a difference and can inspire your peers.

The entry period for the $25,000 Collier Prize for State Government Accountability is NOW OPEN! The prize, which recognizes outstanding journalism at the state level, is available to any news organization in the U.S. on any media platform. Enter here: www.jou.ufl.edu/collier-priz...